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little old gentleman glanced at the

The little old gentleman glanced at the grandfather, and back again at the child, whose hand he took tenderly in his, and held.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

Lack of green grass and the

[208] XXXVII BIRDS IN THE COTTON TREE Lack of green grass and the paucity of wild flowers are the chief of the causes which render the scenery of the plains of India so unlike that of the British Isles.
— from Jungle Folk: Indian Natural History Sketches by Douglas Dewar

loveliness of Greek girls and the

This little book is on the sad loveliness of Greek girls; and the volume beside it is about the brief human chaplets that Horace and some other Romans wore—and then trod on.
— from The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen

like one great garrison and the

The whole kingdom was like one great garrison; and the Danes could no sooner appear in one place, than a sufficient number was assembled to oppose them, without leaving the other quarters defenceless or disarmed
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

look of great gentlemen and the

Then we get cadaverous William and Mary ones, they might be lawyers or business men, not that look of great gentlemen, and the Anne's and the first George's are really bucolic!
— from The Price of Things by Elinor Glyn

letter of Governor Gayoso addressed to

He was listened to freely; and he then delivered the letter of Governor Gayoso, addressed to himself, of which a copy is now communicated.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 3 (of 16) by United States. Congress

laws of good government and the

Every student of history knows that a nation will be prosperous and happy to the extent that it is religiously intelligent, and in proportion to its loyalty to the laws of social virtue, to the laws of good government, and the laws of God; and that an abandonment of its gods means the wreck and dissolution of its entire social structure.
— from The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. 2 (of 2) The Roman Trial by Walter M. (Walter Marion) Chandler

line of glittering gold along the

But just as the moon had painted a line of glittering gold along the irregular edges of the purple mountains we did actually arrive on level ground close to the border of the lake.
— from My Friend the Chauffeur by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

life of General Gordon and that

" There is one point on which we ought specially to dwell in considering the lessons to be learnt from the life of General Gordon, and that is the moral courage he always exhibited.
— from General Gordon A Christian Hero by Seton Churchill

little of General Gibbs at that

I knew but little of General Gibbs at that time; my husband had served with him during the war, and valued his soldierly ability and sincere friendship.
— from Tenting on the Plains; or, General Custer in Kansas and Texas by Elizabeth Bacon Custer

legislature of Georgia given a tract

He received a pension from the United States and was by an act of the legislature of Georgia given a tract of land.
— from The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 by Various

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