“Thou great star,” spake he, as he had spoken once before, “thou deep eye of happiness, what would be all thy happiness if thou hadst not THOSE for whom thou shinest!
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
“O God,” she said, “how am I to stifle in my heart these temptations of the devil?
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
Nag-imurahiya (giimurahiya) siya dihang gikakuháan siya, She had a hemorrhage when she had her miscarriage.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
SYN: Gain, success, superiority, help, assistance, benefit, good, avail, interest, utility, service, profit, acquisition.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows
In the cases we started from, however, of the mill-wheel, the spectacles, the factory din, the tight shoes, etc., the habits of inattention are more recent, and the manner of their genesis seems susceptible, hypothetically at least, of being traced.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James
The materials for such a general, summary statement had already been brought together by Sumner and published in 1906 in his Folkways .
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess
Maximilian had intended not only that all these lands should pass into the hands of the Habsburg family, but also that his grandson should succeed him as head of the Holy Roman Empire.
— from A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. (Carlton Joseph Huntley) Hayes
The people of his grace shall see him, and kindle into rapture at the sight; shall meet him, and find their heaven of heavens in the interview.
— from Sermons by the late Rev. Richard de Courcy by Richard De Courcy
When therefore she came to the castle gate she saw him, and cried aloud for joy.
— from Grimms' Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Grimm
His cousin came down looking lovely in a classical costume; but Gerald scarcely saw her, and, when the merriment was at its height, he slipped away to discover what had become of Miss Muir.
— from Behind a Mask; or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott
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— from Farm Engines and How to Run Them: The Young Engineer's Guide by James H. Stephenson
For rules governing salutes, see " Honors and Salutes " (pars. 758–765 ).
— from Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19) by United States. War Department
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