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between all men but only

It will perhaps be answered that Freemasons do not believe in the doctrine of brotherhood between all men, but only between Masons of all races.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

by any money but only

Having done this I parted, my mind not eased by any money, but only that I had done my part to the King’s service.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

be a mile back of

These dense woods on the right used to be a mile back of the town.
— from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

beautiful and most brittle of

Remember, my dear Evelina, nothing is so delicate as the reputation of a woman; it is at once the most beautiful and most brittle of all human things.
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

behold a man black of

And, as they [168] were thinking about the way, behold, a man, black of flesh, but covered with a very light robe, came to them, and asked them why they stood there.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can Read by John Bunyan

be acquired merely by one

Now as after one experiment of this kind, the mind, upon the appearance either of the cause or the effect, can draw an inference concerning the existence of its correlative; and as a habit can never be acquired merely by one instance; it may be thought, that belief cannot in this case be esteemed the effect of custom.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

be a man be one

2 be a man (be one who combs his hair flat) (humorous).
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

bága arun musiláub Blow on

Tayhúpa ang mga bága arun musiláub, Blow on the live coals so they will burst into flame.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

being and may blunder on

I am a very matter-of-fact, plain-spoken being, and may blunder on the borders of a repartee for half an hour together without striking it out.”
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

be a man blessed of

“In that case,” replied the abbé, “he should be a man blessed of God, rich, happy.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

board a Mrs Burney one

I wondered she had not a maid, but I afterwards heard from a bright little lady on board, a Mrs. Burney, one of the wickedest flirts that ever with a flash of dark glance drew a sigh from a man, that the woman Miss Le Grand had engaged to accompany her as maid to Europe had omitted to put in an appearance at the last moment, in perfect conformity with the manners and habits of the domestic servants of the Australian colonies of those days, and the young lady having no time to procure another maid had shipped alone.
— from The Honour of the Flag by William Clark Russell

by a Mr Bartlett of

There are several accounts of this event, including one dictated by the King himself to Samuel Pepys; but the one that is considered most reliable is Colonel Gounter's narrative, a manuscript which was found in a secret drawer of an old bureau, formerly in possession of the Gounter family, and purchased by a Mr. Bartlett of Havant, when their old seat at Racton was dismantled about the year 1830.
— from Florizel's Folly by John Ashton

before a marble bust of

He placed himself before a marble bust of Cæsar which stood on a black pedestal in his cabinet, and he gazed for some time on the beautifully chiselled features of the Roman conqueror of the world.
— from For Sceptre and Crown: A Romance of the Present Time. Vol. 1 (of 2) by Gregor Samarow

by any man but one

Such a speech as the Earl of Derby delivered during the ensuing hour; so prudent in what was said, and omitted; so complete and comprehensive in its scheme and scope; so exact and felicitous in detail and expression—could not have been prepared, and delivered, as it was, by any man but one of great and practised powers, and consummate discretion.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 438, April 1852 by Various

barren abstract manner but of

To such minds a Rose freshly blowing was a symbol, not merely of Divinity in a barren, abstract manner, but of Divinity in its most vivid and fascinating forms.
— from The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

by any means but of

It was not a tour of cities by any means, but of the most delightful country in the world, with its towns, villages, historic spots and solitary ruins.
— from British Highways and Byways from a Motor Car Being a Record of a Five Thousand Mile Tour in England, Wales and Scotland by Thos. D. (Thomas Dowler) Murphy

be assurance may be only

It may not even be assurance, may be only hope and longing, and a reaching towards the Highest.
— from A Day at a Time, and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Archibald Alexander

brushes against metallic buttons on

The priming charge of the armatures is produced by friction of metallic brushes against metallic buttons on the face of the rotating plate.
— from The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering by T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor) Sloane

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