And the old man met them, even Nestor, and caused the spirit to fail within the breasts of the Achaians. — from The Iliad by Homer
Emperor Nero as concerning this sect
139 This state of things is pretty well expressed by that answer of the Roman Jews to S. Paul when he excuses himself before them for having been compelled to appeal to the Emperor Nero: “as concerning this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere.” — from The Formation of Christendom, Volume II by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Nobody knows how many times they took everything out of the heavy old clamped box, and peered into every nook and corner to see if there was not a single gold piece left. — from Strangers and Wayfarers by Sarah Orne Jewett
every night and confessing their sins
If sinners could realize that, after all their kneeling every night and confessing their sins, and praying to be forgiven, to be let off, every sin ever committed is still there, and that "Apart from shedding of blood there is no remission," they would then realize their real need of a Saviour, a Redeemer. — from God's Plan with Men by T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin
enrollment necessitated additional classrooms the school
He goes off every day, and comes in every night after closing time, shikkered up." — from Captivity by Leonora Eyles
England nor any cause to suspect
These words, though spoke in jest, made a lively impression in the mind of Madam de Cleves; they gave her remorse, and she reflected on the violence of her inclination which hurried her on to love the Duke of Nemours; she found she was no longer mistress of her words or countenance; she imagined that Lignerolles was returned, that she had nothing to fear from the affair of England, nor any cause to suspect the Queen-Dauphin; in a word, that she had no refuge or defence against the Duke de Nemours but by retiring; but as she was not at her liberty to retire, she found herself in a very great extremity and ready to fall into the last misfortune, that of discovering to the Duke the inclination she had for him: she remembered all that her mother had said to her on her death-bed, and — from The Princess of Cleves by Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette
exiles now again came to Sparta
[153] The returned exiles now again came to Sparta, to prefer complaint that they could obtain no just restitution of their property; that the tribunals of the city were in the hands of their opponents, — from History of Greece, Volume 10 (of 12) by George Grote
every nook and crevice the steep
Our road led for some miles through a fine poort , or glen; shut in by high bold rocky hills, with prickly-pear, scarlet and lilac geraniums, and African aloes in full flower, growing in every nook and crevice; the steep road winding by the course of a mountain stream, along which grew hundreds of the large white arum, [4] orange-coloured salvias, and a host of other flowers; whilst chattering flocks of the bright golden green spreuw, [5] honey-birds and orioles flitted among the tall jungle, and flew from branch to branch. — from Campaigning in Kaffirland; Or, Scenes and Adventures in the Kaffir War of 1851-52 by William Ross King
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