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classical literature and restored Phædrus and

He visited England, and published some valuable works on law, history, and classical literature, and restored Phædrus and other ancient books which had long been lost.
— from The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time by Joel Munsell

cautiously lifted a rounded paw and

Beelzebub advanced cautiously, lifted a rounded paw, and playfully touched the dog’s nose.
— from Lost Farm Camp by Henry Herbert Knibbs

circular lens and reflecting prisms around

If a fixed light be required, the apparatus as invented by Fresnel takes the form of an annular glass frame produced by the revolution of the section passing through the centre of a circular lens, and reflecting prisms around a vertical elevated on the principal axis of this section, as shown in the diagram.
— from Lighthouses and Lightships A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

Cabot Lodge are Republican politicians as

Mr. John Hay, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, and Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge are Republican politicians, as well as recognized literary men.
— from Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life) by William Dean Howells

comparatively late and remained poor and

All these early settlements of the Cistercian order were for monks, not for nuns, for Cistercian nunneries in England were founded comparatively late and remained poor and unimportant.
— from Woman under Monasticism Chapters on Saint-Lore and Convent Life between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500 by Lina Eckenstein

Carrara loved and revered Petrarch and

Francesco da Carrara loved and revered Petrarch, and used to go frequently to see him without ceremony in his small mansion at Arquà.
— from The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca

come lance and rifle pennon and

On you come, lance and rifle, pennon and feather glistening in the rare morning light, swaying in the wild grace of your peerless horsemanship; nearer, till I mark the very ornament on your leader's shield.
— from Campaigning with Crook, and Stories of Army Life by Charles King

Cubs look alike Rick protested and

"But all Cubs look alike," Rick protested, "and most of them are painted yellow."
— from Smugglers' Reef: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

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