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both retired in not the

As both received but murmurs for their fees, They both retired, in not the best of moods, To break their troubles to the silent woods, And hold communion with the ancient trees.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine

But remorse is not thus

But remorse is not thus banished; like Virgil’s wounded hero, he carried the arrow in his wound, and, arrived at the salon, Villefort uttered a sigh that was almost a sob, and sank into a chair.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

but Rousseau is not the

This is certainly only an education of the body; but Rousseau is not the only man who has indirectly said that merely the person of a young woman, without any mind, unless animal spirits come under that description, is very pleasing.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft

both ruled in Norway the

The kings Magnus and Harald both ruled in Norway the winter after their agreement (A.D. 1047), and each had his court.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

best revenge is not to

The best revenge is not to copy him that wronged you. 7.
— from The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus A new rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742 by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

Byzantium reputed invincible named Tanne

Then Starkad, trusting in his bodily strength, fought with and overcame a giant at Byzantium, reputed invincible, named Tanne, and drove him to fly an outlaw to unknown quarters of the earth.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

be rich is not to

It is not to the point to insist that in any list of rich men there are more Gentiles than Jews; we are not talking about merely rich men who have, many of them, gained their riches by serving a System, we are talking about those who Control—and it is perfectly apparent that merely to be rich is not to control.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous

be remembered is never the

When soulava (necklaces) are brought by the party—which, it must be remembered is never the case on an uvalaku —they would be carried ceremonially on sticks by some men following the chief.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

but refers it nevertheless to

Keim (p. 294) quotes the passage correctly, but refers it nevertheless to Essene communism.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

But ridicule iz not the

But ridicule iz not the worst punishment of this fault.
— from A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings On Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary Subjects by Noah Webster

be ready if necessary to

[Pg 245] busies herself with keeping him bound to her, struggles to retain him when he removes himself from her, but she always has an eye to other things, which are equally necessary for her, even more so than he, and in order to retain them, she would be ready if necessary to give Anthony in exchange.
— from Ariosto, Shakespeare and Corneille by Benedetto Croce

be released if not they

Then they shall humbly beg pardon from those they have wronged; and, if they obtain it, they shall be released; if not they shall be taken back to the Tartarus on the rivers.
— from Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines by John Claudius Pitrat

be remarked is not the

This testimony, let it be remarked, is not the less worthy of regard, because it is, in one view, imperfect.
— from Evidences of Christianity by William Paley

bluffed Rascon into not telling

I particularly bluffed Rascon into not telling her a word of this."
— from The Soul Scar: A Craig Kennedy Scientific Mystery Novel by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

Barney reined in nearer the

Barney reined in nearer the low wall.
— from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Bible refers in noting the

It is probably to this tunnel that the Bible refers in noting the water-works of King Hezekiah (2 Chron.
— from Palestine by C. R. (Claude Reignier) Conder

business rendered it necessary that

The state of public business rendered it necessary that the Council should meet; and, as the Governor-General had left one member of that body in Bengal as his deputy, he was not able to make a quorum until his new colleague arrived from England.
— from Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1 by George Otto Trevelyan

by Rossini is now the

The new Stabat by Rossini is now the rage at Paris; it is said to be superb but by no means religious, and I hear that secular words would suit the composition quite as well.
— from Memoirs of the Duchesse De Dino (Afterwards Duchesse de Talleyrand et de Sagan), 1841-1850 by Dino, Dorothée, duchesse de

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