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become restive under the ecclesiastical domination
Leonhard did not attain to this position, however, entirely without guile, for to tell the truth the Salzburg citizens, who seemed even in those mediæval times to have possessed a love of freedom and spirit of independence which did them credit, having become restive under the ecclesiastical domination and tyranny wished to make the town a free imperial city.
— from Tyrol and Its People by Clive Holland

be raised up to execute divine
In that case, as it is obvious that the Chaldeans could not be raised up to execute divine judgment upon themselves, the section, i. 5-11, would have to be regarded as an independent piece, whether Habakkuk's or not, announcing the rise of the Chaldeans, and not inappropriately placed here, considering that the sections on both sides of it have the Chaldeans for their theme.
— from Introduction to the Old Testament by John Edgar McFadyen

by reminding us that each day
Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event.
— from A Critic in Pall Mall: Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies by Oscar Wilde


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