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and famous lyric poet and

According to Herodotus, I. 24 (Bonn's ed., p. 9), Arion, the son of Cyclon of Methymna, and famous lyric poet and musician, having won riches at a musical contest in Sicily, was voyaging home, when the sailors of his ship determined to murder him for his treasure.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine

and find lost property and

But he could also read any man's life through the stars in a big book he had, and find lost property, and every one in the village except Father Peter stood in awe of him.
— from The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories by Mark Twain

a few lessons privately and

So did mine; but I proved to her that I had talent, by taking a few lessons privately, and then she was quite willing I should go on.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

and formal logic perhaps as

In this sense mathematics and formal logic (perhaps as a branch of mathematics) alone are strictly logical.
— from How We Think by John Dewey

arms folded looking pale and

She was walking up and down the verandah with her arms folded, looking pale and agitated, and was obviously trying her utmost to suppress the agonizing, despairing misery which could be plainly discerned in her eyes, her walk, her every movement.
— from White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

a few little political acts

These are merely a few little political acts.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

a freer less petty and

I consider it as already a progress, as a proof of a freer, less petty, and more Roman conception of law, when the Roman Code of the Twelve Tables decreed that it was immaterial how much or how little the creditors in such a contingency cut off, " si plus minusve secuerunt, ne fraude esto. "
— from The Genealogy of Morals The Complete Works, Volume Thirteen, edited by Dr. Oscar Levy. by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

a few laces pins and

Sometimes he carries a few laces, pins, and needles, etc., so as to get a few coppers at places where spectacles would not be needed.
— from Beggars by W. H. (William Henry) Davies

a far larger part and

And a far larger part, and far more important, do these Divine gifts play than many wise educationists conceive.
— from The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor

APPLES FOR LUNCHEON Pare and

BAKED APPLES (FOR LUNCHEON) Pare and core the apples; fill the centers with butter and sugar.
— from The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald

and Flora looked paler and

Dr. May did not seem to know what he was about; and Flora looked paler and paler.
— from The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

and Federal laws practices and

(a) Curriculum.--The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, shall-- (1) develop a curriculum for training State, local, and tribal government officials, including law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, and other emergency response providers, in the intelligence cycle and Federal laws, practices, and regulations regarding the development, handling, and review of intelligence and other information; and (2) ensure that the curriculum includes executive level training for senior level State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, and other emergency response providers.
— from Homeland Security Act of 2002 Updated Through October 14, 2008 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security

a fine lady prosperous and

He wanted to give her at least the illusion that she was a fine lady, prosperous and fashionable.
— from Nostalgia by Grazia Deledda

a fiery Lutheran polemic a

Calorius, Abraham , a fiery Lutheran polemic, a bitter enemy of George Calixtus (1612-1686).
— from The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

and forestry leading producer and

Exports: $3 billion (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: petroleum 42%, bananas, shrimp, cocoa, coffee partners: US 53.4%, Latin America, Caribbean, EC countries Imports: $2.5 billion (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: transport equipment, vehicles, machinery, chemicals partners: US 32.7%, Latin America, Caribbean, EC countries, Japan External debt: $12.7 billion (1992) Industrial production: growth rate 3.9% (1991); accounts for almost 30% of GDP, including petroleum Electricity: capacity: 2,921,000 kW production: 7.676 billion kWh consumption per capita: 700 kWh (1992) Industries: petroleum, food processing, textiles, metal works, paper products, wood products, chemicals, plastics, fishing, timber Agriculture: accounts for 18% of GDP and 35% of labor force (including fishing and forestry); leading producer and exporter of bananas and balsawood; other exports - coffee, cocoa, fish, shrimp; crop production - rice, potatoes, manioc, plantains, sugarcane; livestock sector - cattle, sheep, hogs, beef, pork, dairy products; net importer of foodgrains, dairy products, and sugar Illicit drugs: significant transit country for derivatives of coca originating in Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru; minor illicit producer of coca; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; important money-laundering hub
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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