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composed of four soldiers as

The first rank of the Enomoty was composed of four soldiers: as to the depth, although they had not been all drawn up alike, but as each captain chose, they were generally ranged eight deep; the first rank along the whole line, exclusive of the Sciritae, consisted of four hundred and forty-eight men.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

consisting of four small and

Ordinary Herb True-love has a small creeping root running under the uppermost crust of the ground, somewhat like couch grass root, but not so white, shooting forth stalks with leaves, some whereof carry no berries, the others do; every stalk smooth without joints, and blackish green, rising about half a foot high, if it bear berries, otherwise seldom so high, bearing at the top four leaves set directly one against another, in manner of a cross or ribband tied (as it is called in a true-loves knot,) which are each of them apart somewhat like unto a night-shade leaf, but somewhat broader, having sometimes three leaves, sometimes five, sometimes six, and those sometimes greater than in others, in the middle of the four leaves rise up one small slender stalk, about an inch high, bearing at the tops thereof one flower spread open like a star, consisting of four small and long narrow pointed leaves of a yellowish green colour, and four others lying between them lesser than they; in the middle whereof stands a round dark purplish button or head, compassed about with eight small yellow mealy threads with three colours, making it the more conspicuous, and lovely to behold.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

curling ostrich feathers soft and

She had always a new bonnet on, and flowers bloomed perpetually in it, or else magnificent curling ostrich feathers, soft and snowy as camellias.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

corner of Frederick Street a

A little further on, in a house at the north-west corner of Frederick Street, a building afterwards utterly destroyed by fire, was born, in 1804, the Hon.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

couple of friends such as

Then, said Pantagruel, tell us what is your name, and from whence you are come; for, by my faith, I have already stamped in my mind such a deep impression of love towards you, that, if you will condescend unto my will, you shall not depart out of my company, and you and I shall make up another couple of friends such as Aeneas and Achates were.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

colon or full stop after

But you are gold, and Shee, ... transubstantiates you, 1633: but you are gold; and she, Informed us, but transubstantiates you, 1635-69 , Chambers ( but no comma after and she and colon or full stop after you 1650-69 , Chambers ) 33 see; Ed: see, 1633-69 37-9 (which being ... are nam'd) 1635-69 42 vaile] vale 1669 43 ye 1633: you 1635-69 47 doe so, 1635-69 , O'F: doe N , TCD: to you 1633 48 due.]
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

come of father side and

Then said Sir Tristram: Sithen that he saith so, let him wit that I am come of father side and mother side of as noble blood as he is: for, sir, now shall ye know that I am King Meliodas' son, born of your own sister, Dame Elizabeth, that died in the forest in the birth of me.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

consideration of five shillings and

Stiegel, by will or an instrument of kindred nature, gave the lot on which the church stands, for a consideration of five shillings and “the annual rental of one red rose in the month of June forever.”
— from Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills by Virgil M. (Virgil McClure) Harris

chorus of frogs shrill and

Off there in the shallows gradually arose the million-voiced chorus of frogs, shrill and monotonous, plaintive, appealing--the cry of new life to the overarching, implacable mystery of the universe.
— from Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England

cocks of fiends seizing a

On the contrary, they aim at being amusing; and you will find quaint figures of monkeys winnowing corn; of foxes in armour riding on the backs of cocks; of fiends seizing a miser; of turkeys chasing a boy; a bear playing on bagpipes, and so on.
— from The Story of Westminster Abbey by Violet Brooke-Hunt

common or forest serpent and

It was in the King's mind that this could be no common or forest serpent, and he was troubled to think what his position would be if the second task was performed as readily and thoroughly as the first had been.
— from Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations by Edmund Dulac

couple of fine shirts also

I shall be grateful if you will send me my chestnut-brown suit and a couple of fine shirts, also the silk stockings which are in the top shelf of my cupboard, and all you can lay hands on in the matter of cravats.
— from Flemington by Violet Jacob

certain others for States and

We cannot select certain qualities for individuals, and certain others for States, and suppose that evolution can be directed towards the development of both together.
— from A Short History of English Liberalism by W. Lyon (Walter Lyon) Blease

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