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of Norway count their

, and the kings of Norway count their ancestors back to him, and so do the jarls and other mighty men, as it is stated in the Haleygjatal.
— from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson

of national character the

The Romans, probably, as an equally southern people, had the same original temperament: but the stern character of their national discipline, like that of the Spartans, made them an example of the opposite type of national character; the greater strength of their natural feelings being chiefly apparent in the intensity which the same original temperament made it possible to give to the artificial.
— from The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill

or not captive to

Yet, if thou say Antony lives, is well, Or friends with Caesar, or not captive to him, I'll set thee in a shower of gold, and hail Rich pearls upon thee.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

of natural causes to

For even if there were none of this natural utility, we should miss nothing as regards the adequateness of natural causes to nature’s constitution; much more even to desire such a tendency in, and to attribute such a purpose to, nature would be the part of a presumptuous and inconsiderate fancy.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

obedience naught can tire

Long be thy life: thy sure defence Shall be thy truthful innocence, And that obedience, naught can tire, To me thy mother and thy sire.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

of no consequence that

And Olga repeated to her mechanically as though a lesson learnt by rote, that all this was of no consequence, that it would all pass and God would forgive her.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

one nestled close to

I approached near to them, without their perceiving me; I gathered a handful of fresh grass, and held it out; the little one nestled close to its mother, while she timidly withdrew.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

or necessary connexion to

But if we go any farther, and ascribe a power or necessary connexion to these objects; this is what we can never observe in them, but must draw the idea of it from what we feel internally in contemplating them.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

of night come to

RATCLIFF, about the mid of night come to my tent And help to arm me.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

other noisome creatures that

The seed is used to cure the biting of serpents, the scorpion, and the shrew mouse, and other poisons, and expels worms, and other noisome creatures that breed in the belly.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

of North Carolina two

Magazines were established in the different counties of North Carolina, two or three forts were erected, and emissions of bills of credit were authorized by the Legislature.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing

or negligence ceases to

“It is further clear that a monarch who, through bad advice or negligence, ceases to have the laws executed, may easily repair the evil; he has but to change counselors or correct himself of his negligence.
— from Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet

One never comes to

One never comes to understand a woman!”
— from Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories by Henry Seton Merriman

officer named Cooksby to

So bad was the discipline among his officers, that just before he started for Quinsan, all the majors commanding regiments resigned, simply because he promoted his commissary-general, an English officer named Cooksby, to the rank of colonel.
— from General Gordon A Christian Hero by Seton Churchill

or no company there

But, company or no company, there were prayers at ten o'clock, after which the General took his candle and went to his bedroom.
— from Mary Gray by Katharine Tynan

offer no contribution to

[-8-] These, then, because they are very many in number and offer no contribution to this history, I will leave aside.—Quintus Fufius Calenus, finding that the [B.C. 59 ( a.u. 695)] votes of all in party contests were promiscuously mingled,—each of the classes attributing the superior measures to itself and referring the less sensible to the others—passed when praetor a law that each should cast its votes separately: his purpose was that even if their individual opinions could not be revealed, by reason of doing this secretly, yet the views of the classes at least might be made known.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). by Cassius Dio Cocceianus

of newsboys crying the

From the outside came the clanging of street-car bells and the shrill voices of newsboys crying the afternoon papers.
— from Pole Baker: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

objection No child the

Before the mother could reply, the grandfather stated his objection: "No, child, the grass is too wet.
— from The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Marion Harland

of note came to

An Englishman of note came to me with a letter of introduction, and I asked him whom he would like to meet.
— from My Memories of Eighty Years by Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) Depew

of neighbouring cities their

Characteristics and dispositions of the Chaldæan gods—the goddesses, like women of the harem, are practically nonentities; Mylitta and her meretricious rites—The divine aristocracy and its principal representatives: their relations to the earth, oracles, speaking statues, household gods—The gods of each city do not exclude those of neighbouring cities: their alliances and their borrowings from one another—The sky-gods and the earth-gods, the sidereal gods: the moon and the sun.
— from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 3 (of 12) by G. (Gaston) Maspero

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