Now of deeds done whether they be right or wrong not even Time the father of all can make undone the accomplishment, yet with happy fortune forgetfulness may come.
— from The Extant Odes of Pindar Translated with Introduction and Short Notes by Ernest Myers by Pindar
During the night the coach stopt and I and the other passengers were desired to get out, the horses were completely set fast in the mud; after resting some time they made a further effort; we scrambled through the mud and got in; very surprising that the roads are not better protected by railing or walls, not even over the mountains or ridges.
— from A Journey to America in 1834 by Robert Heywood
Bloodroot, rich open woods; New England.
— from Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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