He was particularly anxious, always, that she should receive these presents before she went out for the evening, so that her sense of gratitude towards him might give additional tenderness to her welcome when he arrived at the Verdurins', might even—for all he knew—if the shopkeeper made haste, bring him a letter from her before dinner, or herself, in person, upon his doorstep, come on a little extraordinary visit of thanks. — from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
only fair that each should take
It is only fair that each should take his turn and he rides on to get rid of our mounts. — from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Therefore both in their native country and abroad, whether settled in the ports of civilized nations, or of barbarous eastern rulers, or in colonies of their own foundation, they everywhere strove to draw out all the resources of the land, to develop and increase them. — from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
once follow the example set to
But how can we imagine that the citizens in general will at once follow the example set to them; and how can he have this power both of persuading and of compelling them? ATHENIAN: Let no one, my friends, persuade us that there is any quicker and easier way in which states change their laws than when the rulers lead: such changes never have, nor ever will, come to pass in any other way. — from Laws by Plato
or forfeit their entire stock to
[91] here they might not sell their goods with their own hands, there they must dispose of them wholesale, or forfeit their entire stock to the town if they attempted to sell by retail; elsewhere they had to wait for a given number of weeks after their arrival before they could offer their merchandise to the buyer; if for public convenience aliens were allowed to bring into the market victuals — from Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 2 (of 2) by Alice Stopford Green
out for the early spring that
Yet there are people who believe that the King still falls asleep on his throne and into low spirits in the evening; that Queen Wantall and Princess Greedalind have found the gold, and begun to buy; that Dame Frostyface yet spins—they cannot tell where; that Snowflower may still be seen at the new year's time in her dress of white velvet, looking out for the early spring; that Prince Wisewit has somehow fallen under a stronger spell and a thicker cushion, that he still tells stories to Snowflower and her friends, and when cushion and spell are broken by another stroke of Sturdy's hatchet—which they expect will happen some time—the Prince will make all things right again, and bring back the fairy times to the world. — from Granny's Wonderful Chair by Frances Browne
over from the east side to
The failure of the enemy to push the opportunity made by the precipitate retreat of General Wilcox, and Pickett’s successful resistance, told that there was nothing in the reports of troops coming over from the east side to take part in the battle, and we were convinced that the river was not passable. — from From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet
of freshly turned earth showed that
Eight or nine ploughs were moving across the paddocks destined for cultivation; already wide strips of freshly turned earth showed that they had been some time at work. — from Back to Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce
operations from the eastern side the
It seemed probable enough therefore that, so far as depended on the operations from the eastern side, the siege of Ostend, which had now lasted two years and three months, might be protracted for two years and three months longer. — from PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete by John Lothrop Motley
occupation for the experienced soldier to
The Lord de Joinville, high seneschal of Champagne, was one of the most erudite and affable nobles of the thirteenth century, and it was an agreeable occupation for the experienced soldier, to enlighten the mind of the young prince with an account of the customs and manners of the East, and the state of the Latin kingdom in Jerusalem, which had so much influenced the politics of Europe. — from Heroines of the Crusades by C. A. (Celestia Angenette) Bloss
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