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When they come to try us they do not, perhaps, find us worthy of their choice: “Experta latus, madidoque simillima loro Inguina, nec lassa stare coacta manu, Deserit imbelles thalamos.”
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne
reconnaître , savoir qu'une personne ou une chose est la même; se montrer reconnaissant de; comprendre.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
and keep them constantly engaged; [Literally, "make servants of them."
— from The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi
Call 'em, let me see 'em.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
L'internet me donne également la possibilité de faire des opérations commerciales en ligne, même si j'hésite parfois à cause du peu de sécurité offert par ce type de paiement.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert
He flung himself into the brougham without another word, drew the door to after him, and they were gone, whirling up the Champs Elysees, leaving me standing on the kerb looking after the polished black back of the brougham receding and growing small in the distance.
— from To-morrow? by Victoria Cross
M. Demolins, in giving the reasons why the English-speaking peoples are superior to those of Continental Europe, lays much stress upon the way in which "militarism" deadens the power of individual initiative, the soldier being trained to complete suppression of individual will, while his faculties become atrophied in consequence of his being merely a cog in a vast and perfectly ordered machine.
— from The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt
he cries eagerly; “let me see,” pulling it down from his shoulder and lifting it carefully.
— from Dangerous Ground; or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch
But Dyram was silent; and Sir Harry Dacre cried eagerly, "Let me see it, sir; let me see it!--Ay, I know it well.--Woodville your suspicions are true."
— from Agincourt: A Romance The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Call 'em: let me see 'em 1 Powre in Sowes blood, that hath eaten Her nine Farrow: Greaze that's sweaten From the Murderers Gibbet, throw Into the Flame All.
— from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
"SHE CARRIED OUT A BASKET FILLED WITH CRUMBS AND GRAIN" On Christmas Eve little Maja scattered clean straw on all the floors.
— from Our Little Finnish Cousin by Clara Vostrovsky Winlow
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