Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
"distinguished service over" » "distinguish'd services over", "distinguisht service over", "distinguished choice over", "distinguished services over"
"distinguished merit over" » "distinguished from over", "distinguished wits over", "distinguished persons over", "distinguished merit order", "distinguished merit open"

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "((\"distinguished service over\") OR (\"distinguished merit over\"))".
• Removing quotes may allow a broader search: (( distinguished service over ) OR ( distinguished merit over )).
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: (("distinguished service over") OR ("distinguished merit over"))*.