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bear European republication to ascertain

I accordingly sent him the printed numbers of the Sketch-Book in a parcel by coach, and at the same time wrote to him, hinting that since I had had the pleasure of partaking of his hospitality, a reverse had taken place in my affairs which made the successful exercise of my pen all-important to me; I begged him, therefore, to look over the literary articles I had forwarded to him, and, if he thought they would bear European republication, to ascertain whether Mr. Constable would be inclined to be the publisher.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

bad example remove to another

And so I beg you either to alter your line of conduct and return to duties in keeping with your rank, or to avoid setting a bad example, remove to another district where you are not known, and where you can follow any occupation you please.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

be equally rash to assert

It would be equally rash to assert that characters now increased to their utmost limit, could not, after remaining fixed for many centuries, again vary under new conditions of life.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

be extremely rash to attribute

But it would in most cases be extremely rash to attribute to convergence a close and general similarity of structure in the modified descendants of widely distinct forms.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

books Europeans regard them as

As all Europe is full of books, Europeans regard them as necessary, forgetting that they are unknown throughout three-quarters of the globe.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

been entirely recast to adapt

This is the only portion of this story that has been previously published, and it has been entirely recast to adapt it to the narrative form.
— from The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

been elsewhere referred to and

The Speke augmentation has been elsewhere referred to, and reference may be made to the Ross augmentation to commemorate the Arctic exploits of Sir John Ross.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

by elevating reason to a

Our Critique must have fully convinced the reader that, although metaphysics cannot form the foundation of religion, it must always be one of its most important bulwarks, and that human reason, which naturally pursues a dialectical course, cannot do without this science, which checks its tendencies towards dialectic and, by elevating reason to a scientific and clear self-knowledge, prevents the ravages which a lawless speculative reason would infallibly commit in the sphere of morals as well as in that of religion.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

be ever remembered throughout ages

He served the cause faithfully and his services will be ever remembered throughout ages and cycles."
— from Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Ullah and Abdul Baha by Samuel Graham Wilson

be executed required the approbation

These propositions, in order to be executed, required the approbation of the sovereigns, and most of the ambassadors made only vague promises.
— from The History of the Crusades (vol. 3 of 3) by J. Fr. (Joseph Fr.) Michaud

by English raiders though as

He grumbled, it is said, to Sir Walter Scott of Murdiestone about the inconveniences caused by English raiders; though, as they had a long way to ride, Inglis probably suffered more at Branksome from the Kers, Douglases, and ferocious Turnbulls.
— from Highways and Byways in the Border Illustrated by Andrew Lang

Bulgaria Eastern Roumelia Thessaly and

We were then only nine years away from the consummation of the Treaty of Berlin by which Bulgaria, Eastern Roumelia, Thessaly and Bharbazonia achieved independence, protected by the Powers.
— from The Red Fox's Son: A Romance of Bharbazonia by Edgar M. (Edgar Meck) Dilley

be easily removed to a

If the cans were well buttered and flour sifted over, the pudding when steamed may be easily removed to a platter.
— from Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Edith May Bertels Thomas

But every right to accept

"But every right to accept it, my dear, when it is made.
— from Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope

by excessive rains to a

But, though hard pressed by the Spaniards, they retreated in some order, until they reached the borders of the Xenil, which were thronged with the infantry, vainly attempting a passage across the stream, swollen by excessive rains to a height much above its ordinary level.
— from The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 by William Hickling Prescott

be easily removed to Amherstburg

Should hostilities commence, the north-west would not object to join their strength in the reduction of Michilimakinack; and should peace succeed the present wrangling, the 49th detachment could be easily removed to Amherstburg.
— from The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Daniel De Lisle Brock, Esq., Lieutenant E.W. Tupper, R.N., and Colonel W. De Vic Tupper by Brock, Isaac, Sir

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