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about that writing that

He looked absent-mindedly at the young man, and answered, mumbling with his lips: “I keep thinking, Sanka, about that writing that was shown to that soldier at Ivanovka.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

across the water the

Away across the water the crags and domes were lit with a ruddy glare, and the firmament above was a reflected hell!
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain

ashamed to write to

“And you won’t feel ashamed to write to him?” Sónya smiled.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

against the waist than

Father Goriot pressed his lips very gently against the waist than his fingers had grasped too roughly.
— from Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

At these words the

At these words the Sheriff shaded his eyes and looked eagerly.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

are troubled with the

A decoction made thereof, of Wallwort and Agrimony, and the places fomented and bathed therewith warm, gives great ease to them that are troubled with the palsy, sciatica, or the gout.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

always to win the

Certainly, as Sophocles says, 'Wonderful is the power which the Cyprian Queen exerts so as always to win the victory:' 106 great also is the might of Ares; and in some sort we see the power of all the other gods divided among these two; for Aphrodite has most intimate connection with the beautiful, and Ares is in our souls from the first to combat against the sordid, to borrow the idea of Plato.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

and trade with the

It was the only medium of commerce and trade with the Romans, of literature and art, of the theater and of social relations.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

all there was time

So, after all, there was time yet!
— from The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

and they were talking

The officer, after having delivered up his sword, had entered into conversation with Sir John Johnson, who commanded the British troops, and they were talking to either in the most friendly manner, when Brant, having stolen slyly behind them, laid the American officer low with a blow of his tomahawk.
— from Life of Joseph Brant—Thayendanegea (Vol. II) Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals Harmar, St. Clair, and Wayne; And Other Matters Connected with the Indian Relations of the United States and Great Britain, from the Peace of 1783 to the Indian Peace of 1795 by William L. (William Leete) Stone

All the wealth the

All the wealth the poor peasant had was his family; and so poor was he, that it was a very feast-day in his cottage if only a penny happened to jingle there.
— from Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine by Various

at the window the

I tried to brace myself for death, as all my resistance seemed as nothing to his awful strength; but even while we struggled at the window, the door of his studio opened and some one came in.
— from Marion: The Story of an Artist's Model by Winnifred Eaton

accustom to wash their

Those, therefore, who (since the use of perukes) accustom to wash their heads, instead of powdering, would doubtless find the benefit of it; both as to the preventing of aches in their head, teeth, and ears, if the vicissitude and inconstancy of the weather, and consequently the use of their monstrous perukes, did not expose them to the danger of catching colds.
— from A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by George Saintsbury

addressed them with the

On Wednesday, the 26th, His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor and myself met those Indians who had arrived, in council, and addressed them with the view of explaining the purport of my commission, and the matters which were to form the subject of a treaty.
— from The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto by Alexander Morris

August they went to

In the middle of August they went to the Highlands, visiting Stirling Castle on the way.
— from His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII by Marie Belloc Lowndes

a third waits thee

Though two have been wooed, Still a third waits thee, Solace sweet Fain at a word to grant!
— from The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie The Ring of the Niblung, part 1 by Richard Wagner

all the way to

When we had finished this job, Jim made the remark that he had scalps enough now to protect the train all the way to California.
— from Capt. W. F. Drannan, Chief of Scouts, As Pilot to Emigrant and Government Trains, Across the Plains of the Wild West of Fifty Years Ago by William F. Drannan

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