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But if it were possible for us to go to Italy, thou couldst dwell secretly and retiredly in some suburb of Florence, and we should be together often—very often!”

From Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by Reynolds, George W. M. (George William MacArthur)

Some live retiredly, spending their time in meditation, or in delivering precepts of morality to the people.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

But after only two years of happiness, Eleanor died, leaving one child, Catharine or Gwenllian. p. 44Maesmynan; by Caerwys in Flintshire; where Llywelyn lived retiredly in youth.

From The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History by Morley, Henry