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and Prose Selections edited by

Palmer's George Herbert; Poems and Prose Selections, edited by Rhys, in Canterbury Poets; Dowden's Essay, in Puritan and Anglican.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Athenæum Press Selections edited by

The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc, in Standard English Classics, etc.; Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, in Temple Classics, Morley's Universal Library, Everyman's Library, Pocket Classics, etc.; Selections, edited by M. H. Turk, in Athenæum Press; Selections, edited by B. Perry (Holt).
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

a part So either by

XLVII Betwixt mine eye and heart a league is took, And each doth good turns now unto the other: When that mine eye is famish'd for a look, Or heart in love with sighs himself doth smother, With my love's picture then my eye doth feast, And to the painted banquet bids my heart; Another time mine eye is my heart's guest, And in his thoughts of love doth share a part: So, either by thy picture or my love, Thyself away, art present still with me; For thou not farther than my thoughts canst move,
— from Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare

and Purkinje specially endowed by

The physiology of the sense-organs has, in recent times, made us acquainted with a number of such phenomena, discovered partly in consequence of theoretic speculations and questionings, partly by individuals, like Goethe and Purkinje, specially endowed by nature with talent for this sort of observation.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

a passport signed either by

While abolishing the ten ri limit, it should be made obligatory on a person travelling about the country to carry a passport signed either by the Minister or the Consul, and countersigned by the governor of the port from which he set
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

and produce should exclusively belong

During the summer there will be ample opportunity for those who love horticulture to take exercise in the flower and vegetable garden attached to the institution, and such as wished might be assigned little plots of ground whose management and produce should exclusively belong to them.
— from The Opium Habit by Horace B. Day

a position somewhere else but

"Then I get a position somewhere else; but that is none of your business."
— from The Perils of Pauline by Charles Goddard

and perhaps something else besides

She used to go every day to pray there, and to leave flowers on this tomb which represented for her so many hopes, and perhaps something else besides.
— from Confessions of the Czarina by Radziwill, Catherine, Princess

a public seminary endowed by

WHEELING Is very pleasantly situated on the Ohio, and, standing upon high ground, appears to be healthy; it is also a very thriving town, as a number of excellent buildings and others rapidly carrying up sufficiently testify; among these is a public seminary endowed by a professional man in the law, who, dying without heirs, left amply sufficient to endow it: 21 near to this stands a neat chapel erected by methodists.
— from Faux's Memorable Days in America, 1819-20; and Welby's Visit to North America, 1819-20, part 2 (1820) by W. (William) Faux

and pitch so ere But

Nought enters there, Of what validity, and pitch so ere, But falles into abatement, and low price Euen in a minute; so full of shapes is fancie, That it alone, is high fantasticall Cu.
— from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

and perhaps somewhat embarrassed by

exclaimed James, surprised, and perhaps somewhat embarrassed by this unexpected encounter.
— from A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3) by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

a private seminary established by

He afterwards resided in West Cambridge (now Arlington), preaching on Sundays, and devoting his other time chiefly to his favorite pursuit, horticulture, and to the interests of a private seminary established by members of his own household.
— from Fifty Notable Years Views of the Ministry of Christian Universalism During the Last Half-Century; with Biographical Sketches by John G. (John Greenleaf) Adams

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