make distinction

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Florence was the first to make distinction; the orator was appointed by the council of the republic; the mandatorio, with inferior powers, by the Council of Ten.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

Reverence, That angel of the world, doth make distinction Of place ’tween high and low.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred

Mistress Blanche, if she can hear and make distinction betwixt all these at the self-same moment, then is she no woman like to you.

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah

Which of them both Is dearest to me—I have no skill in sense To make distinction.

From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

I     can write very like my lady, your niece; on forgotten matter we     can hardly make distinction of our hands.

From Twelfth Night; or What You Will by Shakespeare, William