And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan. H2 anchor The Posie O luve will venture in where it daur na weel be seen, O luve will venture in where wisdom ance has been; But I will doun yon river rove, amang the wood sae
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
Meanwhile a new Pharaoh had arisen in Egypt, in the shape of Sir G. Wolseley, and on the 29th June 1879 we find him communicating the fact to Sir O. Lanyon in very plain language, telling him that he disapproved of his course of action with regard to Secocoeni, and that “in future you will please take orders only from me.”
— from Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
I gave these beggars what they wanted: a judge in Israel, the bearer of the sword and scourge; I was making a new people here; and behold, the angel of the Lord smote them and they were not!”
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 19 by Robert Louis Stevenson
On both sides it is a case of "must," and neither party has any option.
— from The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals: A Book of Personal Observations by William T. (William Temple) Hornaday
The small horse whinnied joyfully when he beheld his mistress, and Nan, putting her arms about him, caressed him lovingly.
— from Nan of the Gypsies by Grace May North
“Yes, I have nobody to make me a new pair,” he answered.
— from Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie L. McLaughlin
Meanwhile a new Pharaoh had arisen in Egypt, in the shape of Sir Garnet Wolseley, and on the 29th June 1879 we find him communicating the fact to Sir 0.
— from The Last Boer War by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
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