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later times on the

In later times, on the principle of Euphemism, or abstaining from words of ill omen, its name was changed to εὔξεινος , “hospitable.”
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

law that obliged the

The most effectual instrument of oppression, with which they were armed, was the law that obliged the Christians to make full and ample satisfaction for the temples which they had destroyed under the preceding reign.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

like those on the

The rat in the Rocky mountain on it's West side are like those on the upper part of the Missouri in and near those mountains and have the distinguishing trait of possessing a tail covered with hair like other parts of the body; one of those we caught at the White bear Islands in the beginning of July last and was then discribed.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

last touches of the

The one is a finished work which received the last touches of the author: the other is imperfectly executed, and apparently unfinished.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

local tribes of the

Thus, what to the local tribes of the originating place is ordinary sorcery, practised by men, becomes, when looked at from a great distance, and from an alien tribe, a non-human agency, endowed with such super-normal powers as changing of shape, invisibility, and a direct, infallible method of inflicting death.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

lower third of the

In the lower third of the arm it is not likely that the operator will encounter the ulnar nerve, and mistake it for the median, since the former, d , Plate 16, is considerably removed from the vessel.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

likely to overlook the

We are likely to overlook the fact that this quality taken in itself, is the right one for the nature and the tasks of woman, whereas we ought with the modern naturalist assume that every animal has developed correctly for its own purposes.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

like that of the

There is an Abbot, with many Monks, who wear a habit like that of the Carmelites, and these to avoid idleness are continually knitting woollen girdles.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Lord Treasurer or the

for every Commander of any private Ship or Vessel, the Sum of 100 l. for every Lieutenant, Master, Boatswain, Carpenter, and Gunner, the Sum of 40 l; for every inferior Officer, the Sum of 30 l. and for every private Man, the Sum of 20 l. And if any Person or Persons, belonging to and being Part of the Crew of any such Pyrate Ship or Vessel, shall on or after the said sixth Day of September 1718 , seize and deliver, or cause to be seized or delivered, any Commander or Commanders, of such Pyrate Ship or Vessel, so as that he or they be brought to Justice, and convicted of the said Offence, such Person or Persons, as a Reward for the same, shall receive for every such Commander, the Sum of 200 l. which said Sums, the Lord Treasurer, or the Commissioners of our Treasury for the Time being, are hereby required, and desired to pay accordingly.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

less than offer to

French could do no less than offer to assist; and Helena, biting her lip, despatched him.
— from Helena by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Lastly the only trace

Lastly, the only trace of Dylan I could find was in the name of a small promontory, called variously by the Glynỻifon men Pwynt Maen Tylen, which was Solomon’s pronunciation, and Pwynt Maen Dulan.
— from Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx (Volume 1 of 2) by Rhys, John, Sir

leaving the others to

Apparently Amos was the only one interested in this important matter and him he led away, leaving the others to conduct the meeting.
— from Ellen Levis: A Novel by Elsie Singmaster

lead the other two

"Then ride your own horse, lead the other two an' bring two men.
— from The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

little thing on the

I turn the top, and then press in the little thing on the side, and hold it in till I throw.
— from Genesis by H. Beam Piper

lose the odd trick

It’s a curious thing, Duchess, about the game of marriage—a game, by the way, that is going out of fashion—the wives hold all the honours, and invariably lose the odd trick.
— from Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde

least twenty or thirty

I think I could pick up at least twenty or thirty cents a day by that little game, and maintain my family in the affluence it's been accustomed to.
— from A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete by William Dean Howells

last the only time

“But,” I continued with the persistence of a child, “listen to me now if only for the first, the last, the only time in your life.”
— from The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac

like those of the

The unexempt houses were not extra-diocesan so far as episcopal authority went, like those of the exempt Orders; but they were for the most part the most important and the most useful centres of spiritual life in each diocese.
— from English Monastic Life by Francis Aidan Gasquet

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