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fiery red eyes and

He glared at the girls with his fiery red eyes, and screamed out: “What are you standing there for?
— from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

for reward exercising a

It will be noticed that Chief Justice Holt in Coggs v. Bernard states the liability as applicable to all bailees for reward, exercising a public employment, and mentions common hoymen and masters of ships alongside of, not as embraced under, common carriers.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

French Revolution Europe and

English Puritanism, England and its Parliaments, Americas, and vast work these two centuries; French Revolution, Europe and its work everywhere at present: the germ of it all lay there: had Luther in that moment done other, it had all been otherwise!
— from On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle

fa remi e altri

Quale ne l'arzana` de' Viniziani bolle l'inverno la tenace pece a rimpalmare i legni lor non sani, che' navicar non ponno - in quella vece chi fa suo legno novo e chi ristoppa le coste a quel che piu` viaggi fece; chi ribatte da proda e chi da poppa; altri fa remi e altri volge sarte; chi terzeruolo e artimon rintoppa -; tal, non per foco, ma per divin'arte, bollia la` giuso una pegola spessa,
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

French Revolution established a

We have already seen how the French Revolution established a whole cycle of holidays to keep the principles with which it was inspired in a state of perpetual youth.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

forever reign eternal and

It is not one thing at Rome, and another at Athens; one thing to-day, and another to-morrow; but in all times and nations this universal law must forever reign, eternal and imperishable.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

for reverse engineering and

In telling the story, Bunnie has also created a kind of Bible for reverse engineering and hardware hacking.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

forms rejoiceth exults and

When a good man dies, his body is buried, but his soul, ex homine daemon evadit , becomes forthwith a demigod, nothing disparaged with malignity of air, or variety of forms, rejoiceth, exults and sees that perfect beauty with his eyes.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

following rose early and

The travellers retired early to rest, after the fatigues of this day; and, on the following, rose early, and, without pausing to view the celebrated antiquities of the place, or the wonders of its hanging tower, pursued their journey in the cooler hours, through a charming country, rich with wine, and corn and oil.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

for remark even at

Now the road goes downwards towards Harbledown in a succession of switchback ups and downs that, noticeable enough for remark even at this lapse of time, must have been much more marked in Chaucer’s day.
— from The Dover Road: Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

fallen rock elevated a

"I should think there were a great many," replied R——. The river flowed on, and brought on its surface the foam of some neighbouring foss, floating unbroken in small lumps like soap-suds; which, borne by the eddying stream, revolved round and round a piece of fallen rock elevated a little above the water.
— from A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross

for regular employment as

but what Springfield is as good a place for regular employment as the other places.
— from The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis

friendly rivalry existed and

Between the French and Italian schools of falconry, as of fencing, a sort of friendly rivalry existed; and the Italian, who had become a Frenchman, may be said, in a way, to have represented both.
— from The Art and Practice of Hawking by E. B. (Edward Blair) Michell

foot roughly enough and

But he put up his weapon, and contented himself with hauling me off to the nearest bureau, where, in spite of my protestations, I was searched from head to foot roughly enough, and all the contents of my pockets annexed, as well as the handkerchief.
— from The Red Symbol by John Ironside

French Revolution emitted a

The French Revolution emitted a destructive virus to which the July days have given fresh activity.
— from The Village Rector by Honoré de Balzac

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