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1  Don't speak against him, my son.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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2  You must not say anything against him.
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3  There, of course, I stumbled against Lady Brandon.
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4  Cry out against Heaven because the daughter of Brabantio died.
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5  Time is jealous of you, and wars against your lilies and your roses.
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6  They give us an impression of sheer brute force, and we revolt against that.
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7  He spoke very slowly, and the words seemed wrung out of him almost against his will.
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8  The sky was pure opal now, and the roofs of the houses glistened like silver against it.
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9  "I am afraid that your nephew is prejudiced against that great country," he said to Lady Agatha.
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10  "I'll back English women against the world, Harry," said Lord Fermor, striking the table with his fist.
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11  I quite sympathize with the rage of the English democracy against what they call the vices of the upper orders.
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12  Besides, every experience is of value, and whatever one may say against marriage, it is certainly an experience.
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13  In this country, it is enough for a man to have distinction and brains for every common tongue to wag against him.
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14  His lips trembled, and rushing to the back of the box, he leaned up against the wall, hiding his face in his hands.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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15  Leonardus Camillus had seen a white stone taken from the brain of a newly killed toad, that was a certain antidote against poison.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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16  But you, Dorian, with your pure, bright, innocent face, and your marvellous untroubled youth--I can't believe anything against you.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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17  Even those who had heard the most evil things against him--and from time to time strange rumours about his mode of life crept through London and became the chatter of the clubs--could not believe anything to his dishonour when they saw him.
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