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but Alexius soon recalled them

They were entertained in the service of the Greek emperor; and their first station was in a new city on the Asiatic shore: but Alexius soon recalled them to the defence of his person and palace; and bequeathed to his successors the inheritance of their faith and valor.
— 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

being all sat round the

One evening, in the month of February, when it was very cold, being all sat round the fire, we heard some one knock at the street door.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

But as she reached the

But as she reached the churchyard-gate the people began pouring out, and Tess found herself in the midst of them.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

bore a strange resemblance to

In dress he somewhat aped the attire associated with the name of Charles II, having heard it said in some earlier period of his career that he bore a strange resemblance to the ill-fated Stuarts; and in his mouth he had a holder of his own contrivance which enabled him to smoke two cigars at once.
— from Peter Pan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

bearing a striking resemblance to

Aïdes is usually represented as a man of mature years and stern majestic mien, bearing a striking resemblance to his brother Zeus; but the gloomy and inexorable expression of the face contrasts forcibly with that peculiar benignity which so characterizes the countenance of the mighty ruler of heaven.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

but are simply round thick

You may form some idea of a Burmese cart, when I tell you their wheels are not constructed like ours; but are simply round thick planks with a [436] hole in the middle, through which a pole that supports the body is thrust.
— from Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe

began A sacrificial rite to

The king who filled Ayodhyá's throne, By Ambarísha's name far known, At that same time, it chanced, began A sacrificial rite to plan.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

beings and seemed ready to

They were filled with passionate hatred of the horses, of the chaise, and of the human beings, and seemed ready to tear them into pieces.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Before another sun rose that

Before another sun rose that faint tapping made in the recesses of the drowned mine by Derrick Sterling with a bit of rock had been heard around the world.
— from Derrick Sterling: A Story of the Mines by Kirk Munroe

but as she reached the

She skimmed over the sand almost as if she were flying, but, as she reached the largest group of rocks, her exalted mood suddenly dissipated and her high spirits came down to earth with a thud.
— from The Jolliest School of All by Angela Brazil

been astonished sire retorted the

“And, therefore, I have been astonished, sire,” retorted the musketeer, “that a captain like myself, who ranks with a marechal of France, should have found himself under the orders of five or six lieutenants or majors, good to make spies of, possibly, but not at all fit to conduct a warlike expedition.
— from The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas

bears a striking resemblance to

With this man, an intelligent-looking Makalaka named Jackal, who bears a striking resemblance to the chief Khama, I had a long interview, and finally persuaded him to send messengers to the refugees ordering them to return to their kraals.
— from Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland Both Before and During the Recent Native Insurrection Up to the Date of the Disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force by Frederick Courteney Selous

but angry shower refuses to

Only the young short grass uprears itself, and, drinking in with eager greediness the welcome but angry shower, refuses to bend its neck beneath the yoke.
— from Molly Bawn by Duchess

by a strap round their

Almost all the day they were bringing water from the lake in clay jugs, which they carried in a basket suspended by a strap round their forehead; they carry therefore with the muscles of the head and neck, which 146 are consequently so much developed that they seem too large for the body.
— from Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Sven Anders Hedin

both and sometimes replied to

The epistles are read by both, and sometimes replied to by both!
— from The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani

be always successful require that

Phantom circuits, to be always successful, require that the physical circuits be balanced and kept so.
— from Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by American School of Correspondence

bears a strong resemblance to

THE NUN PIGEON.—The Tumbler bears a strong resemblance to this variety, which is characterized by a tuft of feathers rising from the back of the head, and which, on the whole, is an
— from The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

barges and small river tugs

It has three docks: one 234 feet long, one 334 feet long, and a small one for lifting barges and small river tugs.
— from The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce by Thomas Ewing Dabney

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