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hostile eyes which indeed never glanced
He was lying in a perfectly opaque shadow, so was safe from the hostile eyes, which, indeed, never glanced in his direction.
— from Menotah: A Tale of the Riel Rebellion by John Trevena

holy empire which is now governed
To the honor of God, and of the holy mother church, and of the holy empire, which is now governed by our lord, William [of Holland], king of the Romans, and to the common advantage of all, both rich and poor alike, we made the following laws.
— from A Source Book for Mediæval History Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age by Oliver J. (Oliver Joseph) Thatcher

his enemy was in no great
Noting that his enemy was in no great strength, and feeling minded to deal him a blow, if possible, the British Admiral now fell back north-eastward, without increasing speed sufficiently to draw away from the Germans.
— from The Invasion of 1910, with a full account of the siege of London by William Le Queux

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