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or death enmity ceaseth or

[4533] brethren in affliction, ( [4534] acerba calamitatum societas, diversi etiam ingenii homines conjungit ) affinity, or some such accidental occasion, though they cannot agree amongst themselves, they will stick together like burrs, and bold against a third; so after some discontinuance, or death, enmity ceaseth; or in a foreign place: Pascitur in vivis livor, post fata quiescit: Et cecidere odia, et tristes mors obruit iras.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

of dilators each capable of

This evidently refers to a portable set of dilators, each capable of fitting on a common handle, like Fritsch’s, Peaslee’s, or Lawson Tait’s of modern times.
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

of design effective combinations of

And it must be confessed that many of the old Dutch plates, dishes, and bowls, upon the kitchen-shelves of the Pryor’s Bank, deserved to be admired for boldness of design, effective combinations of colour, and the manual dexterity displayed in the execution of the patterns.
— from A Walk from London to Fulham by Thomas Crofton Croker

of discriminating enthusiasts capable of

No doubt she argued [Pg 166] that there is in the musical world only a limited number of discriminating enthusiasts, capable of forming and fostering public opinion, of "giving a lead" to the critics, and through them to the world.
— from The Way of Ambition by Robert Hichens

often dynamic emotional carrying on

Conflict, often accentuated by shock or fatigue, represses or drives down certain ideas, perceptions, wishes, memories, or complexes into the subconscious, where they remain, sometimes dormant and passive but often dynamic, emotional, carrying on an over-excited, automatic activity, freed from the control of reason and the modifying influence of other ideas, and able to cause almost any kind of disturbance.
— from Outwitting Our Nerves: A Primer of Psychotherapy by Josephine A. (Josephine Agnes) Jackson

of diminishing either constantly or

—These devices consist of conductors inserted into a circuit for the purpose of diminishing, either constantly or in a variable degree, the amount of current flowing, or to develop heat by the passage of a current through them.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 02 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

or descent embodiment comprehension or

This is the unity of God; this is oneness;—unity of divinity, holy above ascent or descent, embodiment, comprehension or idealization;—divine unity—the prophets are its mirrors; its lights are revealed through them; its virtues become resplendent in them, but the Sun of Reality never descends from its own highest point and station.
— from Foundations of World Unity by `Abdu'l-Bahá

of deep emotion come over

He stood up and Harley saw a glow of deep emotion come over his face.
— from The Candidate: A Political Romance by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

or doubt even cast on

But in the meantime I wish no suspicion, or doubt even, cast on any one.”
— from The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship by Margaret Burnham

of differences each consisting of

It was proposed that this latter Difference Engine should have six orders of differences, each consisting of about twenty places of figures, and also that it should print the Tables it computed.
— from Passages from the Life of a Philosopher by Charles Babbage

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