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"So that all this while I have been dissipating that which was not mine," said Roland, with a bitterness of voice and manner that bespoke what he suffered.

From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

You have been dissipating a little of late, you know," returned the other, patting his shoulder; "that makes a difference.

From The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans by Townsend, Mary Ashley