But Lot, upon God's informing him of the future destruction of the Sodomites, went away, taking with him his wife and daughters, who were two, and still virgins; for those that were betrothed 21 to them were above the thoughts of going, and deemed that Lot's words were trifling.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus
And here we must not allow ourselves to be panic-stricken at the apparition of the tyrant, who is only a unit and may perhaps have a few retainers about him; but let us go as we E ought into every corner of the city and look all about, and then we will give our opinion.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato
Do but look up. GLOUCESTER.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
“Our father is there,” said the Wild Boy, “let us go and find him.”
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney
Last Sunday I asked him in an amiable way, ‘Brother, let us go to Pahomovo for the Mass!’
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
We have not a foot of space in any church to kneel upon; but let us go to some place of worship, even if we stand in the broad aisle.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Now, Ghose Bou, let us go out-side.
— from Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. Translated from the Bengali by a Native. by Dinabandhu Mitra
So when they understood one another, the men spoke to the Amazons as follows: "We have parents and we have possessions; now therefore let us no longer lead a life of this kind, but let us go away to the main body of our people and dwell with them; and we will have you for wives and no others."
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus
Let us not seek for a definition, for a score of varying ones may be found, but let us grasp this fact: By imagination we mean either the faculty or the process of forming mental images.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein
He said a few words to Sir Philip then, of a kindly but somewhat commonplace character, and the baronet looked up, gazing at him across the candles which stood upon the library table.
— from The Man in Black: An Historical Novel of the Days of Queen Anne by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Soon after this, Paul said unto Barnabas, "Let us go again, and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do."
— from The National Preacher, Vol. 2. No. 6., Nov. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers by William Patton
A witty old deacon put it thus: "Now, brethren, let us get up a supper and eat ourselves rich.
— from The Jericho Road by W. Bion Adkins
"It's mesilf that thinks this," said Tim Brophy; "let us go wid yees to the ridge of the prairie, and there mount Mr. Starr on Jack, while Mrs. Starr and Dot can take the ither.
— from The Young Ranchers; Or, Fighting the Sioux by Edward Sylvester Ellis
"Well, Mrs. Bird, let us grant him admitted—what benefit can accrue to the lad from an education beyond his station?
— from The Garies and Their Friends by Frank J. Webb
[Pg 24] truly, but it is also the sanctifier of joy: the happy young heart should be laid upon God's altar, as well as the stricken spirit, and the eye moistened with tears.
— from Holidays at the Grange; or, A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Emily Mayer Higgins
Then fill up a glass to the absent and dear— May their lives be serene as their breasts are sincere; And to crown our true bliss, let us give, ere we part— May we have in our arms whom we love in our heart.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 by Various
Little by little Urbain grew more assured; he began to feel accustomed to his costume, and certain compliments addressed to him in passing proved to him that people were entirely deceived as to his sex.
— from The Barber of Paris by Paul de Kock
Had it not been for his example the "compliments of the season" might have been left unsaid; good taste and good sense would have conspired to let them lapse.
— from The Siege of Kimberley Its Humorous and Social Side; Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902); Eighteen Weeks in Eighteen Chapters by T. Phelan
But let us go up-stairs and have a cup of tea.”
— from Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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