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Italy Napoleon decided upon crossing the
In order to prevent this junction, and conquer his enemy before he had been reinforced by the army of Italy, Napoleon decided upon crossing the Danube in the very suburbs of the capital, by making use of the numerous islets there.
— from World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by François Guizot

is not dependent upon capricious taste
There is one great advantage in scientific invention; it is not dependent upon capricious taste for its reward.
— from Practical Education, Volume II by Richard Lovell Edgeworth

It never dawned upon Carlyle that
It never dawned upon Carlyle that the highest life, individual and collective, has roots in physical laws, that politico-economic forces must be reckoned with before social harmony can be reached.
— from Thomas Carlyle by Hector Macpherson

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