"You will see that the colonel is taken excellent care of until the English steamer arrives, when I am sure he will be able to travel; and you will accompany him to Seven-Oak Waaste, and be as useful to him and as faithful as you have been to me.
— from Faithful Margaret: A Novel by Simpson, J. M., Mrs.
First, let me impress upon you the importance of unity of purpose and action, for I consider it impossible for the business of government to be effectively carried out, unless there exist a great unanimity of feeling among its officers.
— from Speeches of His Majesty Kamehameha IV. To the Hawaiian Legislature by King of the Hawaiian Islands Kamehameha IV
The excavations carried on upon the eastern bank of the river were not attended with very remarkable results.
— from Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, Volume 48, March, 1854 by Various
Each district was desirous of exercising legislative authority, each committee of usurping the executive power.
— from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I. by Walter Scott
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