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details Dickens reproduces the

The scene is laid in London and Paris, at the time of the French Revolution; and, though careless of historical details, Dickens reproduces the spirit of the Reign of Terror
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

down dat ribber Two

Up dat oak and down dat ribber, Two overseers and one little nigger."
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

duteous dame received the

Whilst to his couch himself the prince address'd, The duteous dame received the purple vest; The purple vest with decent care disposed, The silver ring she pull'd, the door reclosed, The bolt, obedient to the silken cord, To the strong staple's inmost depth restored, Secured the valves.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

dogs do right to

‘The dogs do right to be vigilant.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Descrizzione di Roma tom

Descrizzione di Roma, tom. i. p. 442—446.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

did do ransack the

And after King Arthur did do ransack the dead bodies, and did do bury them that were slain of his retinue, every man according to the estate and degree that he was of.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

delirious darkness ran through

Waves of delirious darkness ran through her soul.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Dear daughter Rouse thee

Dear daughter, Rouse thee, he will not die!
— from Cromwell A Drama, in Five Acts by Alfred Bate Richards

double diligence redeem the

But I am confident errors of this kind will be now amended, and that you will, by double diligence, redeem the time.
— from The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

did Dalaber repeat the

Left thus alone in that constrained posture, the thoughts of Dalaber flew back to those words of fatherly counsel and warning spoken the previous year by his master and friend John Clarke; and half aloud did Dalaber repeat the concluding sentence of that address: "Then will ye wish ye had never known this doctrine; then will ye curse Clarke, and wish ye had never known him, because he hath brought you to all these troubles."
— from For the Faith: A Story of the Young Pioneers of Reformation in Oxford by Evelyn Everett-Green

did Daniel resolve to

Not till half-past ten did Daniel resolve to tear himself away.
— from The Crown of Life by George Gissing

Dutch Directory resolved to

At length, at the end of August, the provisions being nearly consumed, and the weather still unfavourable, the Dutch Directory resolved to land the troops and postpone the expedition.
— from A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

do do read the

'Oh, Daddy Dumps, do— do read the letter!'
— from Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief by L. T. Meade

dancers din Round the

5 O that these my days had been Ere white peace and shame were wed Without torch or dancers’ din Round the unsacred marriage-bed!
— from Songs Before Sunrise by Algernon Charles Swinburne

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