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all been related in various

I. With regard to Lykurgus the lawgiver there is nothing whatever that is undisputed; as his birth, his travels, his death, and, besides all this, his legislation, have all been related in various ways; and also the dates of his birth do not in any way accord.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

and Beryl rushed in very

I’m coming,” and Beryl rushed in, very flushed, dragging with her two big pictures.
— from Bliss, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield

After being repulsed in various

After being repulsed in various quarters, he sent a confidential messenger to Lamartine, asking him to meet him by night on horseback in a dark alley in the Bois de Boulogne.
— from France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer

and barbarous races in various

Among savages and barbarous races in various parts of the world it is the recognized custom, reversing the more usual method, for the girl to take the initiative in courtship.
— from Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Havelock Ellis

again began rolling it very

“So that’s where you were,” we seemed to hear her say, as she proceeded to catch it, and again began rolling it very softly without hurting it, under her paw.
— from The Humour of Homer and Other Essays by Samuel Butler

altogether but rather in view

As for Sir Hudson, he had caught at the idea altogether, but rather in view of an historical work on the island, from the earliest times till now—and I believe he means to accompany the two botanists himself over toward Longwood to-morrow, where we may very likely get sight of them.' "'O—h!' thought I, and Lord Frederick Bury smiled.
— from The Green Hand: Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant by George Cupples

a bell rang it violently

Soon he leaned over his desk once more, and seizing a bell rang it violently.
— from The Bath Keepers; Or, Paris in Those Days, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII) by Paul de Kock

and billows raged in vain

But flames consumed, and billows raged in vain. }
— from The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 Poetry - Volume 1 by Alexander Pope

and billows raged in vain

And Heaven itself the wandering chariot burn'd: For this my brother of the watery reign Released the impetuous sluices of the main; But flames consumed, and billows raged in vain.
— from The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Alexander Pope

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