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of Knowledge a play in six

Kṛishṇa miçra’s Prabodha-chandrodaya , or “Rise of the Moon of Knowledge,” a play in six acts, dating from about the end of the eleventh century, deserves special attention as one of the most remarkable products of Indian literature.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

others kneel and pray in some

Some of them wander from place to place, silently gazing; others kneel and pray in some quiet corner; others study or sing or gossip or sink into reverie or slumber.
— from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, August, 1913 Vol. LXXXVI. New Series: Vol. LXIV. May to October, 1913 by Various

of knights and prelates in stiff

In the uneven floor there were slabs with deep-cut but much-worn figures of knights and prelates in stiff armour or long and equally stiff-looking robes, their heads surrounded by almost illegible inscriptions.
— from Corleone: A Tale of Sicily by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

of Kerry a peasant is said

In the county of Kerry a peasant is said once to have formed the resolution of plundering an Eagle’s nest built upon a small island in the beautiful lake of Killarney.
— from Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist Being popular descriptions, tales, and anecdotes of more than Five Hundred Animals. by Mrs. (Jane) Loudon

other kinds are protected in some

Even the equally large seeds of other kinds are protected in some way.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

of kneeling also prayer is subject

Thus he says:— “In the matter of kneeling also, prayer is subject to diversity of observance, through the act of some few who abstain from kneeling on the Sabbath; and since this dissension is particularly on its trial before the churches, the Lord will give his grace that the dissentients may either yield, or else indulge their opinion without offense to others.
— from The Complete Testimony of the Fathers of the First Three Centuries Concerning the Sabbath and First Day by John Nevins Andrews

of Katherine Anne Porter In Southern

In praise of Katherine Anne Porter. (In Southern review, summer 1939) © 26Jun39; B419946.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

other kingdoms and particularly into Spain

In truth, Sir, an Englishman who has been the least accustomed to eat at genteel tables, is, of all other men, least qualified to travel into other kingdoms, and particularly into Spain."
— from An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. by Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir

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