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moment of popular phrenzy even this

He threatened the Mob with the vengeance of the Inquisition: But in this moment of popular phrenzy even this dreadful name had lost its effect.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

matter of practical political economy the

Even as a matter of practical political economy, the cinema-star (or whatever may succeed her) will be able to prescribe to the Government what amount of adornments, drawn from Nature or Art, are necessary for her calling, and what standard of life she must maintain in order to keep herself in the proper mood.
— from The New Society by Walther Rathenau

means of propulsion proved equal to

Had her means of propulsion proved equal to her power of attack and defence, it is doubtful if the whole Union navy on the Mississippi could have stood against her single-handed.
— from History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. (Richard Biddle) Irwin

man of puny physique employed the

There was evidence to show, however, that he was honestly devoted to the interests of Monsieur Caratal, and that the latter, being a man of puny physique, employed the other as a guard 191 and protector.
— from Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle

marches our present peaceable existence though

The long delay which was necessary to recruit our horses, in anticipation of a campaign against the young guanaco and the wild cattle, was most acceptable to all the members of our party; and after the two preceding months of quarrels, real and suspected dangers, and forced marches, our present peaceable existence, though devoid of adventure, was thoroughly enjoyable.
— from At Home with the Patagonians A Year's Wanderings over Untrodden Ground from the Straits of Magellan to the Rio Negro by George C. Musters

MAKER OF PLAYS P ERHAPS there

{58} FOUR LEADERS IN THE OLD WORLD SHAKESPEARE, THE GREATEST MAKER OF PLAYS P ERHAPS there is no one who has done so much for the world, yet about whose life so little is known, as William Shakespeare.
— from Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham

multitude of poor people emigrated to

[114] In 760 a multitude of poor people emigrated to the south of Prague to wash the gold sand found there, and three men were able to extract three marks of gold a day.
— from A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx

murder otherwise perhaps promising enough to

I appeal to every man whether, on finding a murder (otherwise perhaps promising enough) to be Irish, he does not feel himself as much insulted as when Madeira being ordered, he finds it to be Cape; or when, taking up what he takes to be a mushroom, it turns out what children call a toad-stool.
— from Miscellaneous Essays by Thomas De Quincey

my old pal Panther Eye The

Not my old pal, Panther Eye?” “The same,” smiled the other.
— from White Fire by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell

means of projection powerful enough to

If we possessed means of projection powerful enough to rival those of nature, we might convert a cannon ball into an eternal satellite of the earth, without its being necessary to impart movement to it a second time.
— from The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study by Jean-Marie Guyau

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