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One might have supposed that the General would have absented himself from that lovers' meeting, but as a matter of fact he did not.

From Mary Gray by Tynan, Katharine

That they, who could have absented themselves, should choose the damnation of destruction and dare the danger, convinced the entire French nation of its own righteousness.

From Out To Win The Story of America in France by Dawson, Coningsby

"We have absented ourselves from our college to do some investigating, and it is necessary to blast, in some cases, to get at the lower deposits."

From The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X by Baker, Willard F.

The house was completely dark, leading them to believe that the widow might have absented herself for the evening.

From The Wishing Well by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

He must have absented himself from Boston soon after that occurrence, as he did not go with the other consignees to the castle.

From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)