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If it is successful, Germany will annex the Baltic provinces, Esthonia, Livonia and Courland.

From Time Magazine Archive

That, when it is done, will annex a vast and singularly fruitful country to the Union.

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary

Words have a great influence over them, and they find consolation for this loss of territory in the phrase that Alsace will annex a portion of Germany, and not be annexed to Germany.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry

He will migrate with his wives and little ones to Bowshott, and Jane and I will annex the flocks and herds in Argentine.

From Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir by Macnaughtan, S. (Sarah)

As their works are accessible to comparatively few of our readers, we will annex a quotation from several of them, at the same time abbreviating them as much as is consistent with perspicuity.

From American Lutheranism Vindicated; or, Examination of the Lutheran Symbols, on Certain Disputed Topics Including a Reply to the Plea of Rev. W. J. Mann by Schmucker, S. S. (Samuel Simon)