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crushed and forced to

His power, which had been so grudged and envied, and called monarchy and despotism, now was proved to have been the saving of the State; such an amount of corrupt dealing and wickedness suddenly broke out in public affairs, which he before had crushed and forced to hide itself, and so prevented its becoming incurable through impunity and licence.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

countries away from their

She also petitioned Antony to give her Judea and Arabia; and, in order thereto, desired him to take these countries away from their present governors.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

chaps and fissures to

Oxide of Zinc is sprinkled into chaps and fissures to promote their cure.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

cocoons and felt that

It wore gradually away, and when at last a cold gray light was visible through the puckers and chinks in the curtains, we yawned and stretched with satisfaction, shed our cocoons, and felt that we had slept as much as was necessary.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain

crossed and from the

to which place I expected a find a canoe, we proceeded on and found a Small Canoe at the place I expected, calculated to Carry 3 men, we crossed and from the top of a ridge in the Prarie we Saw a large gange of Elk feeding about 2 miles below on our direction.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

cost and from that

The latter, however, insisted on paying me the cost, and from that date to this Turner and I have been close friends.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

Constantius assigned for the

After celebrating his own clemency, which was still inclined to pardon their repeated crimes, and to spare the remnant of a guilty nation, Constantius assigned for the place of their exile a remote country, where they might enjoy a safe and honorable repose.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

chronicles as follows the

And it is further established that pre-existing cantares de gesta on the Cid were utilised in the chronicles as follows: the Poema del Cid (from verse 1094 onwards) was used only in the Crónica de Veinte Reyes , while what concerns the Cid in the first Crónica general comes principally—not (as was believed) from the Poema del Cid as we know it, but—from another epic, no longer in existence, which began and continued in very much the same way as the Poema for about 1250 lines, where the resemblance ended.
— from Chapters on Spanish Literature by James Fitzmaurice-Kelly

correctness allowing for the

It showed that the many bays and inlets had been explored, and the 163 map is marked by great correctness, allowing for the date of its production.
— from England and Canada A Summer Tour Between Old and New Westminster, with Historical Notes by Sandford Fleming

could atone for the

Such was Mr. Thorne's way of thinking on this matter; nothing could atone for the loss of good blood; nothing could neutralize its good effects.
— from Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

chair apart from the

In one of them Sir Joseph reclined, fast asleep; in another, Miss Lavinia sat knitting; a third chair, apart from the rest, near a round table in one corner of the room, was occupied by Natalie.
— from Miss or Mrs.? by Wilkie Collins

city and find the

"See here, Master Norris," he said, "I have received news that Campion is at last taken: it may well be false, as so often before; but take horse, if you please, and ride into the city and find the truth for me.
— from By What Authority? by Robert Hugh Benson

cushions and fell to

"Very well, we shall expect you," replied Mrs Norton; and with a sigh she sank back on the cushions, and fell to thinking of her son.
— from A Mere Accident by George Moore

children are forbidden to

Very likely and very naturally, in some fling of feverish misery or recoil of thwarted love, she has quarrelled with her old employers and the children are forbidden to see her or to speak to her; or at best she gets her rent paid and a little to herself, and now and then her late charges are sent up (with another nurse, perhaps) to pay her a short visit.
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 22 Juvenilia and Other Papers by Robert Louis Stevenson

cadets away from the

exclaimed Professor Brice, and he took measures to clear the cadets away from the finishing line.
— from The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island; or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box by Edward Stratemeyer

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