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corners and playing upon the oddities

He is now become a country gentleman; but, being disabled by the gout from enjoying any amusement abroad, he entertains himself within doors, by keeping open house for all corners, and playing upon the oddities and humours of his company: but he himself is generally the greatest original at his table.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett

conveniency and partly upon the owner

The final payment of this tax, therefore, would fall partly upon the inhabitant of the house, who, in order to pay his share, would be obliged to give up a part of his conveniency; and partly upon the owner of the ground, who, in order to pay his share, would be obliged to give up a part of his revenue.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

command and placed under the orders

The State of North Carolina was constituted into a military department, and General Schofield assigned to command, and placed under the orders of Major-General Sherman.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

consul and proceeded under threat of

Pompeius then became sole consul, and proceeded, under threat of his army, {120} to introduce a series of laws almost openly aimed at Cæsar.
— from The Grandeur That Was Rome by J. C. (John Clarke) Stobart

concave and project upwards the older

The young central leaves are deeply concave, and project upwards; the older ones towards the outside are flat or convex, and lie close to the ground, forming a rosette from 3 to 4 inches in diameter.
— from Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

Court adjourned proceedings until two o

Some suggestion as to an adjournment until half-past one was modestly made, but on the State's Attorney's assurance the Court adjourned proceedings until two o'clock.
— from The Crime of the Century; Or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt

curled and powdered upon the other

Her head dress consisted of crowns, tiaras, electoral bonnets, mitres, red and black hats, hats of straw, turbans, and bonnets of wool and silk: upon one side of the head, she had her hair curled and powdered; upon the other, shaven after the fashion of monks.
— from The Visions of Quevedo by Francisco de Quevedo

Cable and picking up the old

The Great Eastern is now undergoing the alterations which will render her absolutely perfect for the purpose of laying the new Cable and picking up the old, and next year will see the renewal of the enterprise of connecting the Old World with the New by an enduring link which, under God’s blessing, may confer unnumbered blessings on the nations which the ocean has so long divided, and add to the greatness and the power which this empire has achieved by the energy, enterprise, and perseverance of our countrymen, directed by Providence, to the promotion of the welfare and happiness of mankind.
— from The Atlantic Telegraph (1865) by Russell, William Howard, Sir

complainings and passively undergo the obscure

For the rest, they are logical in their mad heroism, they utter neither cries nor complainings, and passively undergo the obscure and rigorous fate they make for themselves.
— from Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henri Murger

climate as places under that of

A given height above the sea level under the parallel of 30° may have the same climate as places under that of 35°, and similar Flora and Fauna.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various

closely as possible upon that of

As a general rule that pupil is considered the most intelligent who best succeeds in echoing his teacher and in modeling his own personality as closely as possible upon that of his preceptor.
— from Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori

Cuzco and partly under that of

Which treats of the reason why the city of Guamanga was founded, its provinces having been at first partly under the jurisdiction of Cuzco, and partly under that of the City of the Kings.
— from The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru by Pedro de Cieza de León

crawl and prey upon their own

All night we heard the deer and antelopes trotting and scampering towards the lake; twice or thrice the distant roars of the panthers shewed that these terrible animals were quitting our neighbourhood, and the fierce growling of the contending wolves told us plainly that, if they were not strong enough to run, they could at least crawl and prey upon their own dead.
— from Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet by Frederick Marryat

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