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conqueror however at length expelled him
That conqueror, however, at length expelled him; and, having done so, bestowed upon the temple of Diana, after having defeated the Persians on the banks of the Granicus,—all the tributes which the Ephesians had been accustomed to pay to the Persian kings.
— from Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. 1 of 2) With General and Particular Accounts of Their Rise, Fall, and Present Condition by Charles Bucke

cocked hat and large ears held
The second, a little old man with a cocked hat and large ears, held a yellow bow.
— from Legends of The Kaw: The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Carrie De Voe

can hardly any longer earn his
My grandfather is ailing; he can hardly any longer earn his living; I am his only support; I may fail him, either through sickness, or through lack of work; he is old; secure to him a little life annuity, and I shall sell myself to you.'
— from The Galley Slave's Ring; or, The Family of Lebrenn A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 by Eugène Sue

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