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celebrated expedition may be regarded as
The much-discussed questions of topography, connected with this celebrated expedition, may be regarded as cleared up and substantially solved by the masterly investigations of Messrs. Wickham and Cramer.
— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen

common experience must be received and
These things, not being matters of common experience, must be received and understood intuitively, and not Blake himself can always make them comprehensible to us.
— from William Blake: A Study of His Life and Art Work by Irene Langridge

courage erudition mollified by refinement and
He was a gentleman finished and complete, in whom mildness was associated with courage, erudition mollified by refinement, and courtliness dignified by truth.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion by Anonymous

Crawford exhibited may be regarded as
The union of original expression and skill in statuary and of ingenious constructiveness in monumental designs, which Crawford exhibited, may be regarded as a peculiar excellence and a rare distinction.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

color effects may be recorded and
With standards and a nomenclature, color will be placed on an equal footing with other subjects, so that perceptions of color effects may be recorded and discussed with much of the definiteness with which we treat form and tone.
— from Elementary Color by Milton Bradley

capital engaged must be regarded as
This final step, which presents a completely organized trade with the element of competition utterly eliminated under the control of a single body of mere joint-owners of the capital engaged, must be regarded as the goal, the ideal culmination of the concentrative movement of modern capital.
— from Problems of Poverty: An Inquiry into the Industrial Condition of the Poor by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson

credulous easily moved by religious awe
As was the historian, such were the auditors,—inquisitive, credulous, easily moved by religious awe or patriotic enthusiasm.
— from Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

cut edges must be run and
The diagonal seams or any with cut edges must be ‘run and felled.’
— from Church Needlework: A manual of practical instruction by Hinda M. Hands


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