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To reproduce the names of his horses now would not be worth while, as from the effluxion of time the interest in them has ceased.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Reeve, Henry

On the other hand, I have endeavoured, as far as possible, to obliterate chronological references which the effluxion of time has rendered, or may render, misleading.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

In his business as a journalist, he had not much of that philosophy which says that the daily difficulties of a newspaper are sure to solve themselves by the effluxion of time.

From George Brown by Lewis, John

Virtually, therefore, these rates had lapsed through effluxion of time.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert

His strength seemed to fade out from him with the mere effluxion of time.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)