And if a mattoid emperor caused the war, And Elenor Murrays put the emperor down, The emperor, could he laugh at all, can laugh To see a country, bent to spend its last Dollar, its blood to the last drop, having spent Enough of these, go mad as Barrett Bays. — from Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters
England during the eighteenth century has
Another, inquiring into the Italian influence on England during the eighteenth century, has found a partial answer in the Italian books and in the books about Italy set down in Congreve’s list. — from The Library of William Congreve by William Congreve
Even during the eighteenth century he
Even during the eighteenth century he was marked out as a fine engraver of illustrations, and he likewise successfully engraved estampes and portraits. — from Choffard by Vera Salomons
earnest deceived the expectations concerning him
His efforts were however fruitless; the circumstances were not propitious, and the character of the young Dionysius, who was one of those mediocre natures who strive after renown and distinction, but are capable of nothing profound and earnest, deceived the expectations concerning him which Plato, according to Dion’s account, thought he had reason to entertain. — from A History of Philosophy in Epitome by Albert Schwegler
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