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formal reasoning is apt to

On the other hand, the man, with the more careful logical methods and the slow processes of formal reasoning, is apt to suppose that the happy intuition which leaps to the conclusion is really based on the intellectual processes of which he is conscious in his own case.
— from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

from Romanticism is all the

Landor's reaction from Romanticism is all the more remarkable in view of his early efforts, such as Gebir , a wildly romantic poem, which rivals any work of Byron or Shelley in its extravagance.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

formidable rival in Achelous the

—Heracles now proceeded to Calydon, where he wooed the beautiful Deianeira, daughter of Œneus, king of Ætolia; but he encountered a formidable rival in Achelous, the river-god, and it was agreed that their claims should be decided by single combat.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

first recognizing it and then

I made a foolish pretence of not at first recognizing it, and then told her.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

from Rhamnus in Attica the

Page 142 [142] Nemesis is frequently called Adrastia, and also Rhamnusia, from Rhamnus in Attica, the chief seat of her worship, which contained a celebrated statue of the goddess.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

flow round it and the

If then we judge aright of these matters, the opinion of the Ionians about Egypt is not sound: but if the judgment of the Ionians is right, I declare that neither the Hellenes nor the Ionians themselves know how to reckon since they say that the whole earth is made up of three divisions, Europe, Asia, and Libya: for they ought to count in addition to these the Delta of Egypt, since it belongs neither to Asia nor to Libya; for at least it cannot be the river Nile by this reckoning which divides Asia from Libya, 24 but the Nile is cleft at the point of this Delta so as to flow round it, and the result is that this land would come between Asia and Libya.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

favorites revelled in all the

The young prince and his profligate favorites revelled in all the license of sovereign power; but his hands were yet unstained with blood; and he had even displayed a generosity of sentiment, which might perhaps have ripened into solid virtue.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Fortune rules in all things

[“Fortune rules in all things; it advances and depresses things more out of its own will than of right and justice.”
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

felt rather indignant at this

I felt rather indignant at this person's remarks, and with an air of moral superiority I said: "We don't think any the better of you for saying that; although you are an enemy you ought to stick to your General, and not sneak away from the front".
— from With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train by Ernest Nathaniel Bennett

from Ronmach in Ayrshire to

Across the mouth of Loch Ryan, from Ronmach, in Ayrshire, to Kirkcolm Point in Gallowayshire; 4 miles in 2 hours.
— from Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb by W. R. (William Robert) Roe

from running into a tall

Brutus had a gouge on his shoulder from running into a tall shrub; he had hurt his arm when he fell from the box, and the Colonel was not in a very pious state of mind on account of his damaged property.
— from The Cromptons by Mary Jane Holmes

first rind is as thick

Its first rind is as thick as the green rind of our walnut.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

father regards it at the

In truth I know not whether all this can be undone, or how my father regards it at the moment; for at the time of the writing they were all uncertain.
— from Judith Shakespeare: Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black

fame rests is a thoroughly

Happily Robinson Crusoe , on which the author's fame rests, is a thoroughly healthy book that still holds its place as the best, or one of the best, volumes ever written for boys.
— from The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by John Dennis

fresh regiment into action to

A bald-headed Colonel rushed by at double quick leading a fresh regiment into action to support them.
— from The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln by Dixon, Thomas, Jr.

fate revealed itself and the

As she looked at the boats a vision of his fate revealed itself, and the dead man, floating toward her, beckoned.
— from Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 09 : as to buried treasure by Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner

family received in addition to

The last amount that I remember that was paid in that way was $298 which that family received in addition to the benefit fund.
— from Proceedings, Third National Conference Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents by National Conference on Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents

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