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What mocking devil had driven Étienne de Mar, out of a whole France full of lovely women, to fix his unturnable desire on this Ligueuse of Mayenne's own brood?

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

In some respects, his countenance reminded me often of Dr. Martineau's: in others it recalled the knife-like edge, unturnable, of his great predecessor, Professor Owen.

From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Allen, Grant