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I know not how long they shall ride the steed of desire and wander erringly in the desert of heedlessness and error.

From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá

The devotion of such a man," she erringly thought, "might well sanction the weakness of a woman's heart—might well persuade to the momentary error which none will seek more readily to repair than himself.

From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore

That which we then sought erringly was at least our own free action, an outflow of inward light; we put our whole soul into the sect of the Free Elect.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von

I accepted the part he thus erringly assigned me, and let him run on about all the fortunes and chances of a soldier's life.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

Finally, we were assured that votes given for the Coercion Bill would purchase a thorough-going Land Bill, and our anxiety for the latter induced us, naturally, but erringly, to acquiesce in the former.

From Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question by Godkin, Edwin Lawrence