The atmosphere, which had previously been clear and cold, for the last few hours grew damp, and had a disagreeable, wet chilliness in it; and the man who came from the wheel said he heard the captain tell "the passenger" that the thermometer had fallen several degrees since morning, which he could not account for in any other way than by supposing that there must be ice near us; though such a thing had never been heard of in this latitude, at this season of the year. — from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
In a narrower sense of the term, Benevolence is not unfrequently distinguished from—and even contrasted with—Justice; we may of course exercise both towards the same persons, but we commonly assume that the special function of Benevolence begins where Justice ends; and it is rather with this special function that we are concerned in considering claims to affection, and to kind services normally prompted by affection. — from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick
body is not unseen
It is the resource of the Ostrich; who, hard hunted, sticks his foolish head in the ground, and would fain forget that his foolish unseeing body is not unseen too. — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
“Well,” said Crawford, after a course of rapid questions and reluctant answers; “I am happier than I was, because I now understand more clearly your opinion of me. — from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
The channel, which, at the termination, is somewhat more than the third of a mile across, gradually diminishes in breadth, as the interior is gained, but is nowhere under 300 yards; while its depth averages from eighteen to thirty feet, within a foot of the very bank. — from Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete by Charles Sturt
be ignorant nor ungrateful
But all this is because our eyes are closed; for were they open, and had they fastened themselves on Christ crucified, they would not be ignorant nor ungrateful in presence of so great grace. — from Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint
strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea Maldives: 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago of strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean Mali: landlocked Malta: the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) being inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration Man, Isle of: one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary Marshall Islands: two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1,152 islands; Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein, the famous World War II battleground, is now used as a US missile test range Mauritania: most of the population concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country Mayotte: part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands Mexico: strategic location on southern border of US Micronesia, Federated States of: four major island groups totaling 607 islands Midway Islands: a coral atoll managed as a national wildlife refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of wildlife observation and photography, sport fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving Moldova: landlocked Monaco: second smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban Mongolia: landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia Morocco: strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar Nauru: Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator Navassa Island: strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus Nepal: landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks Netherlands: located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde) — from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
To this we would answer, the expression “baptism” is never used in the Scriptures of a second experience and there is something of an initiatory character in the very thought of baptism, so if one wishes to be precisely Biblical, it would seem to be better not to use the term “baptism” of a second experience but to limit it to the first experience. — from The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by R. A. (Reuben Archer) Torrey
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