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in perpetuity

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in perpetuity
forever. The land was given to the university in perpetuity.


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Here, established in perpetuity, is the poor Beauty, a widow with a little girl; here, at dinner on Sophy's birthday, are the three married girls with their three husbands, and one of the husband's brothers, and another husband's cousin, and another husband's sister, who appears to me to be engaged to the cousin.
In this view of the subject, by what logic can it be maintained that the local governments ought to command, in perpetuity, an EXCLUSIVE source of revenue for any sum beyond the extent of two hundred thousand pounds?
de Saint-Aignan, aide-de-camp in perpetuity, carried to La Valliere at the risk of foundering his horses.
 
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