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of China and see in outline

To understand the origin of Buddhism we must know something of the history and the previous religious and philosophical systems of India, and so, if we are to appreciate modern "orthodox" Confucianism, {137} we must review the history of China, and see, in outline, at least, its literature, politics and philosophy during the middle ages.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

of caste and succeeded in obtaining

20 He is said to have “refused to acknowledge the distinctions of caste, and succeeded in obtaining a Vellāla woman as his wife, from whom a section of the Valluvans say it has its descent.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

of consciousness a side issue of

It is merely a ripple on the surface of consciousness, a side issue of the action, which is much more likely to conceal than to reveal the antecedentia of the latter.
— from The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer. The Antichrist Complete Works, Volume Sixteen by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

of countries and states is of

But less still is its influence in Strategy; certainly here, also, form in the disposition of troops, the shape of countries and states is of great importance; but the geometrical element is not decisive, as in fortification, and not nearly so important as in tactics.—The manner in which this influence exhibits itself, can only be shown by degrees at those places where it makes its appearance, and deserves notice.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

O charioteer And strew it on

The wise Sumantra thus addressed; “Bring sacred grass, O charioteer, And strew it on the level here.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

of conceptions and secondly intuitive or

As regards clearness , the reader has a right to demand, in the first place, discursive or logical clearness, that is, on the basis of conceptions, and, secondly, intuitive or aesthetic clearness, by means of intuitions, that is, by examples or other modes of illustration in concreto.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

only cold and servile imitations or

The beauties of the poets and orators, instead of kindling a fire like their own, inspired only cold and servile imitations: or if any ventured to deviate from those models, they deviated at the same time from good sense and propriety.
— 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

of clay and spreads itself over

The town straggles down a brief, steep bank of clay, and spreads itself over a fine level.
— from Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial by Various

of colonization and strongly illustrative of

The land being thus fairly purchased of the Indians, a circumstance very unusual in the history of colonization, and strongly illustrative of the honesty of our Dutch progenitors, a stockade fort and trading house were forthwith erected on an eminence in front of the place where the good St. Nicholas had appeared in a vision to Oloffe the Dreamer; and which, as has already been observed, was the identical place at present known as the Bowling Green.
— from Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Washington Irving

out carefully and set it over

When the sugar is perfectly cold turn it out carefully, and set it over a custard or any other sweet.
— from The Bread and Biscuit Baker's and Sugar-Boiler's Assistant Including a Large Variety of Modern Recipes by Robert Wells

of cloth and spread it on

So he took a big piece of cloth, and spread it on the ground, and laid Baby Elephant down on it, and cut a coat just like him, but he got it a good deal too big, and it has wrinkled ever since.
— from Watermelon Pete and Others by Elizabeth Gordon

of Chosiu and surrounded it on

Soon after the Shogun government decided on an invasion of Chosiu, and surrounded it on all sides with the troops of the Shogunate under its immediate command, and also those of the feudal lords who were partisans of the Shogunate.
— from A Fantasy of Far Japan; Or, Summer Dream Dialogues by Kencho Suematsu

our Church and State instead of

For pray, Sir; does it not look like a jest, that such a pernicious crew, after draining our wealth, and discovering the most destructive designs against our Church and State, instead of thanking fortune that they are got off safe in their persons and plunder, should hire these bullies of the pen to defend their reputations?
— from The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Jonathan Swift

on consensus and seniority in order

It was clear Ikeda had trampled on consensus and seniority in order to further his own fortunes.
— from The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover

of chocolate and set it on

—Break in pieces about four ounces of chocolate, and set it on a slow fire in a tin pan, with two tablespoonfuls of water; when melted take it from the fire, add a gill of warm water, and work it with a spoon for five minutes; then mix it with the same volume of syrup of sugar at 30°, freeze and serve.
— from Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food by Pierre Blot

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