forasmuch as
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And some said that the Pope assented thereto; but we-242- do not give faith to this, forasmuch as he was held to be a holy man.
From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Giovanni Villani
I.—"He hath shut the lions' mouths and they have not hurt me, forasmuch as before Him justice was found in me."
From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by R. W. (Richard William) Church
Faith is a great virtue, and a great virtue is true hope; yet love excels them, forasmuch as it is ever to eternity, and the other two will end.
From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Abbot of Eynsham Aelfric
Comgall said she was his, forasmuch as she was caught in his territory.
From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown
And, forasmuch as ingratitude is one of the most odious of vices, let me not be unmindful gratefully to acknowledge the favours I receive from Heaven.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Chester E. Jorgenson
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