This reminded me of the impression made upon me some years before in Berlin by the wonderful precision and almost alarming effect with which I had seen similar evolutions carried out in the play of Ferdinand Cortez, and I realized that it would require an immediate and tedious accentuation of our customary softness of action in such maneouvres before we could meet the fastidious master's requirements.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner
Oh, Aramis!” continued Athos, shaking his head mournfully, “upon my soul, you make me the most miserable of men; you disenchant a heart not wholly dead to friendship.
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas
"Send your man up, Monsieur, send your man up.
— from House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Guy Thorne
“Give me up my son, you rascal you!”
— from Gallegher and Other Stories by Richard Harding Davis
Give me your hand, dear, and come closer to me, so that my umbrella may shelter you."
— from Mollie's Prince: A Novel by Rosa Nouchette Carey
Isabella, believe me, upon my soul your life is in danger."
— from Isabella Orsini: A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi
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