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have endeavoured xliii to
I have endeavoured xliii to show above that he has not treated the theoretical line of reasoning quite fairly, and that he has underestimated its force; but its value as an argument is not increased by showing that another entirely different process of thought leads to the same result.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

His Excellency XXXVIII The
The First Cloud XXXVII His Excellency XXXVIII The Procession XXXIX Doña Consolación XL Right and Might XLI Two Visits XLII The Espadañas XLIII Plans XLIV An Examination of Conscience XLV The Hunted XLVI The Cockpit XLVII The Two Señoras XLVIII The Enigma XLIX The Voice of the Hunted [ iv ] L Elias’s Story LI Exchanges LII The Cards of the Dead and the Shadows LIII Il Buon Dí Si Conosce
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

having elected Xenophantus to
Meanwhile the Rhodians manned six ships and received four from their allies; and, having elected Xenophantus to command them, they sailed with this squadron of ten ships to the Hellespont.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

HIS E XPEDITION TO
LEET -C APTAIN B ERING ON HIS E XPEDITION TO THE E ASTERN C OAST OF S IBERIA .
— from The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. II., No. 2, May, 1890 by Various

his Epistle XV to
The lines quoted are from his Epistle XV, to his cousin of the same name as himself, John Dryden of Chesterton, a robust, fox-hunting bachelor.
— from The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers by Steele, Richard, Sir

HE E XPEDITION TO
ALACCA AND R ELIEF OF G OA V. T HE E XPEDITION TO THE R ED S EA AND C ONQUEST OF O RMUZ VI.
— from Rulers of India: Albuquerque by H. Morse (Henry Morse) Stephens

have experienced xlvi the
Hence, although such as have experienced {xlvi} the spiritual and life-giving power of the Divine Word, may be able, through the promised aids of the Spirit, to overcome the natural tendency of speculative error, and, by the law of the Spirit of life which is in them, may at length be made free from the law of sin and death , yet who can tell how much they may lose of the blessings of the Gospel, and be retarded in their spiritual growth when they are but too often fed with the lifeless and starveling products of the human understanding, instead of that living bread which came down from heaven ?
— from Aids to Reflection; and, The Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

he empowers Ximenes to
In a motu proprio of May 31, 1513, he alludes to the letters negligently granted by Julius II and himself, through which the business of the Inquisition was impeded, wherefore he empowers Ximenes to inhibit, under excommunication and other penalties, all persons, even of episcopal rank, from using such letters of commission to entertain appeals.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2 by Henry Charles Lea

Hexter escorting Xoa took
Squire Hexter, escorting Xoa, took the trouble to step to the window and tap lightly with his cane.
— from When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel by Holman Day

HIGHER EDUCATION X THOUGHT
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION X. THOUGHT IN THE MODERN STATE XI.
— from Mankind in the Making by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


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