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a religion like a

The Confucian system as a religion, like a giant with a child's head, is exaggerated on its moral and ceremonial side as compared with its spiritual development.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

a relief life a

In the evening Belisarius led his infantry to the attack of the camp; and the pusillanimous flight of Gelimer exposed the vanity of his recent declarations, that to the vanquished, death was a relief, life a burden, and infamy the only object of terror.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

and ran like a

Mitya left him, and ran like a madman to Fenya.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

a religious life and

This learned stranger was exemplary as regarded at least the outward forms of a religious life; and early after his arrival, had chosen for his spiritual guide the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A Royal Licence and

A Royal Licence, and exemplification following thereupon, is necessary for each single one.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

and reflected like a

He bent his head and reflected like a blood-hound who puts his nose to the ground to make sure that he is on the right scent.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

and rolling like a

There are other people whose ideas always strike me as being round and rolling like a hoop.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

and Roman laws and

"] That country was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws; and every step of intestine discord was marked by some deplorable victory of savage man over civilized society.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

added reflectively looking at

The question was, then, he added reflectively, looking at the low discolored ceiling, what part the Negroes of this land would take in the striving of the new century.
— from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois

and really love a

He moved merrily along, trying to win me from my moody thoughts by relating all the news of the settlement both as concerned the Europeans and natives; for like all other idle people the natives are great gossips and really love a little scandal.
— from Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George, Sir

And risk losing a

And risk losing a friendship you might have given in your ignorance of me?" Quick, hot, unconsidered words flew to my lips—so sweet and fearless were her eyes.
— from The Hidden Children by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

and resourceful leaders and

The opposition to the Whig Party has been for the most part unorganized, without wise and resourceful leaders, and without funds adequate to compete with the dominant Whig administrations in national campaigns.
— from Liberia: Description, History, Problems by Frederick Starr

any rate learned assistance

Yet it seems certain that, in Oxford, Robert of Lincoln and Adam Marsh had at any rate learned assistance in the production of some Greco-latin translations of Aristotle, of the Ethics for example.
— from Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 by T. Clifford (Thomas Clifford) Allbutt

a real live American

The story of Dewey's victory in Manila Bay as it appeared to a real, live American youth who was in the navy at the time.
— from Dick Hamilton's Steam Yacht; Or, A Young Millionaire and the Kidnappers by Howard Roger Garis

are ringing loud and

The bells are ringing loud and strangely near, The shout of children dins upon mine ear Shrilly, and like a flight of silvery arrows Showers the sweet gossip of the British sparrows, Gathered in noisy knots of one or two, To joke and chatter just as mortals do Over the days long tale of joys and sorrows; Talk before bed-time of bold deeds together Of thefts and fights, of hard-times and the weather, Till sleep disarm them, to each little brain
— from Among the Millet and Other Poems by Archibald Lampman

a river lamprey a

There is also a river lamprey, a foot long; this fish has remarkably strong teeth; on its tongue are two rows of objects that resemble teeth, and it moves its tongue backwards and forwards like the sucker of a pump when imbibing other fish as food.
— from Galicia, the Switzerland of Spain by Annette M. B. Meakin

and reluctantly looked at

Dick retraced his steps slowly, and reluctantly looked at the bodies again.
— from With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

and roaring like a

"There was one of our men hanging on the mainstay, and roaring like a bull, as he tried to climb by it out of the water.
— from Poor Jack by Frederick Marryat

assertion recalling like assertions

"This was a tacit assertion, recalling like assertions previously made, that the survival of the fittest operates beneficially in society."
— from Herbert Spencer by J. Arthur (John Arthur) Thomson

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