Let him in, said the duchess, for I will see that knight, and for King Arthur's sake he shall not be harbourless.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
"Oh, yes, if Mother Malcho (Milch-cow), Brother High-and-Mighty, Sister Käsetraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her."
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm
"Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Brother High-and-Mighty, Sister Käsetraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her."
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm
"Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Sister Käsetraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her."
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm
"I shall not begin to-day," the little one said, "for I must know a few kings and queens before I write about them, or I may say something foolish."
— from Very Short Stories and Verses For Children by Clifford, W. K., Mrs.
44 “Goodness knows I’m no expert, but I do know a few kinds, and I know those few kinds for sure.”
— from Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee
They made a feast for us of fresh milk, and at night killed a fat kid, and made cakes baked on hot ashes.
— from Zigzag Journeys in the Camel Country: Arabia in Picture and Story by Samuel Marinus Zwemer
Lumsden gets hold of the most daring men on the border, such as Dilawur Khan and Futteh Khan and Bahram Khan, and makes Guides of them.
— from The Disputed V.C.: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny by Frederick P. Gibbon
In addition to the specially purified kaolins just described, alkaline kaolins, siliceous kaolins and ferruginous kaolins are obtained from less pure rocks and do not undergo so thorough a treatment with water.
— from The Natural History of Clay by Alfred B. (Alfred Broadhead) Searle
And that elephant of a monkey surveyed Saralas , and Karnikāras , and dates in full flower, Piyālas , Muchulindas , Kutajas and Ketakas , Piyangus warm with aroma, and Nipas , and Saptachchhadas ; Asanas , Kovidāras , and flowering Karaviras , and trees bearing blossoms, filled with swans and Kārandavas , and covered with lotuses and lilies; and charming sporting hills 231 and various watery expanses; and extensive tracts covered with diverse trees bearing flowers and fruits at all seasons, and gardens exceedingly beautiful to behold.
— from The Rāmāyana, Volume Two. Āranya, Kishkindhā, and Sundara Kāndam by Valmiki
Edward Butler, with five hundred men, went to Aherlow, killed a few kerne, and drove off some cattle which had been stolen from Kerry; but he never saw Fitzmaurice, though he reported that he was weak and might be easily attacked.
— from Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 2 (of 3) by Richard Bagwell
Kenneth Mackenzie of Kilchrist appeared for Kintail, and the defenders, in absence, were denounced rebels.
— from History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Alexander Mackenzie
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