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fade into darkness and abruptly

To one in process of becoming drowsy the surroundings alternately fade into darkness and abruptly brighten up.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

fallen into desuetude at an

In the person of King William IV., before he succeeded to the throne, the office of Lord High Admiral was vested for a short time, but it had really fallen into desuetude at an earlier date and has not been revived again, so that to all intents and purposes it is now extinct, and this recognised method of depicting arms is consequently also extinct.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

fevers in dyspepsia and as

The decoction of the wood and the powdered wood are given in fevers, in dyspepsia and as a general tonic.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

first I did adore a

At first I did adore a twinkling star,
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

feet in diameter and are

Some Species of pine on the top of the Point of View rise to the emmence hight of 210 feet and from 8 to 12 feet in diameter, and are perfectly Sound and Solid.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

for its dinner and all

And it’ll fetch things when you throw them, and it’ll sit up and beg for its dinner, and all sorts of things—I can’t remember half of them—and it belongs to a farmer, you know, and he says it’s so useful, it’s worth a hundred pounds!
— from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Father I do acknowledge and

Sam: Father, I do acknowledge and confess That I this honour, I this pomp have brought To Dagon, and advanc'd his praises high 450 Among the Heathen round; to God have brought Dishonour, obloquie, and op't the mouths Of Idolists, and Atheists; have brought scandal To Israel diffidence of God, and doubt In feeble hearts, propense anough before To waver, or fall off and joyn with Idols: Which is my chief affliction, shame and sorrow, The anguish of my Soul, that suffers not Mine eie to harbour sleep, or thoughts to rest.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

friends in Dresden and among

Sometimes I received visits from friends in Dresden, and among them Hans von Bulow, who was then sixteen years old, came accompanied by Lipinsky.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

for if David and Asa

I doubt if my soul shall by him be effectually secured, that yet a conditional verdict will be awarded concerning me, and that much bitter will be mixed with my sweet, and that I must drink gall and wormwood for my folly; for if David, and Asa, and Hezekiah and such good men, were so served for their sins, (II Chron 16:7,12), why should I look for other dealing at the hand of God?
— from Works of John Bunyan — Complete by John Bunyan

far in de air and

He take up de clam ebber so far in de air, and let him fall right on de rock, which break shell for him, and down he goes and pounces on him like a duck on a June bug.
— from Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton

fell into disuse as a

The old knightly weapon, the lance, was in consequence almost discarded, and could now only be used effectively if shortened to about five feet, and thus with the shield fell into disuse as a weapon of battle, while the presence of artillery also began to make itself felt.
— from Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First by John Starkie Gardner

feet in diameter and a

Water passes from the canal down the wheel pits to the wheels near the bottom through steel penstocks, each seven feet in diameter, and a vertical shaft extends from each wheel case to a generator in the station above.
— from Electric Transmission of Water Power by Alton D. Adams

finding it doubly attractive after

CHAPTER IX OLDSTONE COTTAGE The journey from Montricheux to London accomplished, Ann was speeding through the familiar English country-side once more and finding it doubly attractive after her six months’ sojourn abroad.
— from The Vision of Desire by Margaret Pedler

for instance describes Amsterdam as

One traveller, for instance, describes Amsterdam as an island with good anchorage on the North side, and an extinct crater, into which ran a fissure, forming a natural link with the ocean; while, on the other hand, he described St. Paul as a desert island, with steeply sloping shores, which make it matter of difficulty, if not utterly impracticable, to effect a landing; while other voyagers, again, give directly contrary accounts of both islands.
— from Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl, Ritter von

feet in diameter about a

The motte is 75 feet high, and its area on top about 80 feet in diameter; about a third of it is natural, the rest artificial.
— from The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles. by Ella S. Armitage

for its disunion and all

All union is for its disunion, and all gain is for its loss; so the health and disease and pain and pleasure come by turns, and there is nothing which is not succeeded by its reverse.
— from The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) by Valmiki

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