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Aubrey speaks of May dew as "a great dissolvent" ("Miscellanies," p.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 53: May 1667
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May-Dew is a great dissolvent.
Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects
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He, however, was to learn that there is no greater dissolvent of rancor than intelligent curiosity.
Cosmopolis — Volume 1
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"The Reformation," according to H. A. L. Fisher, "was the great dissolvent of European conservatism.
The Age of the Reformation