In the beginning of the present letter Defoe had said that, though far from Debarring a visit from his son-in-law, circumstances, much to his sorrow, made it impossible that he could receive a visit from anybody.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
"Depend upon my sincerity for this," Defoe answers, "that I am far from Debarring you.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
They were turned down at the universities, which admitted them in the ratio of three Jews to a hundred Gentiles, under the same Debarring entrance conditions as at the high school,-especially rigorous examinations, dishonest marking, or arbitrary rulings without disguise.
"The Promised Land"
Mary Antin