"biotest" hidden in books

be ignorant of their existence since they

I cannot be ignorant of their existence, since they have nearly all been addressed to me to place before the Chamber; I will, therefore, seize the opportunity which is offered to me by the publicity of its debates to testify to the petitioners my deep gratitude for the confidence with which they have honoured me.
— from My Memoirs, Vol. VI, 1832 to 1833 by Alexandre Dumas

been its own tyrant ever since the

But I am disgusted, wearied, shamed, distressed at the endless chaos of superstitions which has been inflicted upon this most salutary sacrament of confession by the ignorance of true theology, which has been its own tyrant ever since the time that men have been making its laws.
— from Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther

brief intervals of this exhausting struggle the

In the brief intervals of this exhausting struggle, the eyes of the defenders were turned inquiringly on the schoore of the Yser.
— from Dixmude: The epic of the French marines (October 17-November 10, 1914) by Charles Le Goffic

but it obliged the elderly spectators to

In his security from having the affair in any wise on his hands, March would have willingly lingered, to see how her education got on; but it began to rain, The rain did not disturb the lovers, but it obliged the elderly spectators to take refuge in their carriage; and they drove off to find the famous Little Goose Man.
— from Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 by William Dean Howells

below it on the east side to

If so, the clearstorey must have been a bay shorter than at present, with a pent roof projecting from below it on the east side to cover the returned portion of the aisle.
— from Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Cecil Walter Charles Hallett

but instead of the engine starting there

The driver of the leading car stepped on the electric starter button, but instead of the engine starting there was a shock, a sharp snap of breaking steel, and the starter motor whirred idly around with no more effect on the engine than one of the thickly fallen snowflakes.
— from The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass; Or, The Midnight Call for Assistance by Allen Chapman

breaks in on the evening stillness the

Presently the sound of music breaks in on the evening stillness, the sound of an organ responding to the touch of skilled fingers and blended with it the tones of women's voices.
— from The Alchemist's Secret by Isabel Cecilia Williams

better impressions of the engravings seems to

The opportunity it affords of securing complete sets of the Bulletin, and better impressions of the engravings, seems to be recognized in all quarters.
— from The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

blew it over the edge so that

The wind also tore up the felt and blew it over the edge, so that it hung down over the front of the house like a curtain.
— from Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot by Charles Heber Clark

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