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men of distinguished character and

It is merely a gathering of some dozen or so of friends from several districts of the State; men of distinguished character and influence, assembling, almost casually, at the house of a common friend, likewise distinguished, who will make them welcome to a little better than his ordinary fare.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

model of dignified courtesy as

St. Paul's speech before Agrippa is a model of dignified courtesy, as well as of persuasive eloquence.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

my old drawer come again

Hence to my father’s (walking with Mr. Herring, the minister of St. Bride’s), and took them to the Sun Tavern, where I found George, my old drawer, come again.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

mixture of debased Cabalism and

This magazine, containing a mixture of debased Cabalism and vulgar blasphemies, interspersed with panegyrics on haschish--for Crowley combined with sexual perversion an addiction to drugs--which might appear to express only the ravings of a maniac.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

must one day come and

What must one day come and may not pass by?
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

make one drunk c adj

make one drunk &c. adj.; inebriate, fuddle, befuddle, fuzzle[obs3], get into one's head.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

meal of dainty cakes and

But no one appeared, and even after another long sleep, from which he awoke completely refreshed, there was no sign of anybody, though a fresh meal of dainty cakes and fruit was prepared upon the little table at his elbow.
— from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

matter of dress clothes and

I remember Jeeves, who, however much he may go off the rails at times in the matter of dress clothes and in his advice to those in love, has always had a neat turn of phrase, once speaking of someone rising on stepping-stones of his dead self to higher things.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

means of definite concepts a

To seek for a principle of taste which shall furnish, by means of definite concepts, a universal criterion of the beautiful, is fruitless trouble; because what is sought is impossible and self-contradictory.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

man of deep contrivance and

The next in seniority is Mr. Timothy Snug, a man of deep contrivance and impenetrable secrecy.
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Samuel Johnson

merits of different Climates as

PART I. A DIALOGUE Between Dr. A.—a Physician, and Mr. B.—an Invalid, on the comparative merits of different Climates, as places of Winter residence.
— from A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End Comprehending the topography, botany, agriculture, fisheries, antiquities, mining, mineralogy and geology of West Cornwall by John Ayrton Paris

men of discretion conscience and

And when I have spoken to ye adventurers of times of working, they have said they hope we are men of discretion & conscience, and so fitt to be trusted our selves with that.
— from The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 6 by Azel Ames

marble of different colours are

Several magnificent buildings of brick, faced with marble of different colours, are partly seen, where the workmen have cleared away the earth and lava with which they were encrusted.
— from The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth

masters of Demetrias Chalcis and

The Aetolians, at one day's sitting, formed a scheme, the very conception of which argued not only boldness, but impudence,--that of making themselves masters of Demetrias, Chalcis, and Lacedaemon.
— from The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livy

man of delicate culture and

The situation calls for the handling of a man of delicate culture and nice tact.
— from Psmith, Journalist by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

man of deep convictions and

Mr. Grimshaw’s life was written by Newton, Cowper’s friend; and from it may be gathered some curious particulars of the manner in which a rough population were swayed and governed by a man of deep convictions, and strong earnestness of purpose.
— from The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

member of Dick Co all

By this time the high school girls had divided into little groups, each group with a member of Dick & Co. all to itself.
— from The High School Boys' Canoe Club by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

manufacturers of detonating caps and

After conference with the manufacturers of detonating caps and electric detonators, a standard system of naming the strengths of these products has been selected by the png342 310 Testing Station, and has met with a most hearty response.
— from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Herbert M. (Herbert Michael) Wilson

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