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object of biography is to

The object of criticism is to show the man himself, his aims, ideals, and outlook on the universe; the object of biography is "to show what and how produced was the effect of society upon him; what and how produced was his effect on society."
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

of our baggage into three

This morning early Capt. Clark had the remaining canoe drawn out of the water; and divided the remainder of our baggage into three parcels, one of which he sent today by the party with two canoes.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

oaks or back in the

She and Felix have something pleasanter to talk about, out under the oaks, or back in the shadow of the oleanders.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin

of old bullets in the

“There were a couple of old bullets in the bag which contained the pistol, and powder enough in an old flask for two or three charges.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

of our best in tragedy

This could have been by no means Jonson's earliest comedy, and we have just learned that he was already reputed one of "our best in tragedy."
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

out of bed in this

If he succeeded in falling out of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could probably avoid injuring it.
— from Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

ounces of borax in three

Invaluable Dentifrice. —Dissolve two ounces of borax in three pints of boiling water; before quite cold, add one tea-spoonful of tincture of myrrh, and one table-spoonful of spirits of camphor; bottle the mixture for [314] use.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

on once because I thought

I burnt the scarf after I had had it on once, because I thought--well, because I thought it was foolish of me."
— from A Traitor in London by Fergus Hume

or oriole but I think

Perhaps he was too busy, though he never seemed to work so hard as the robin or oriole; but I think it was cautiousness, for the trouble of those parents was painful to witness.
— from In Nesting Time by Olive Thorne Miller

only one bed in the

“There’s only one bed in the cabin, but I kin spread some blankets on the floor, ef that’ll do yer.” “Don’t worry at all about that,” said Fred cheerily.
— from The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove; Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Spencer Davenport

of others but if they

It appears, then, that some men utilize the labour of others; but if they will only continue to do this for a long time, and on a still larger scale, then this incorrect distribution of wealth, that is, utilizing of other men's labour, will vanish.
— from What Shall We Do? by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

of origins by issues the

In the first place, he makes the mistake of judging issues by origins instead of origins by issues; the sub-human beginnings of man trouble us not at all, since we can see in the subsequent history of the race how great were the possibilities infolded in that "gibbering form obscene," and unfolded in a Plato, a Raphael, a Shakespeare.
— from Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive by Joseph Warschauer

of Organised Beings in Time

Forbes, "On the Manifestation of Polarity in the Distribution of Organised Beings in Time.
— from More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Letters by Charles Darwin

of old Berdo in the

"I might go to the top of old 'Berdo' in the morning; or I might be here, waiting for you, when you come to paint."
— from The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright

only other breaks in the

The distorted figures of the three Dinkas, shot at close quarters, were the only other breaks in the dismal monotony of the marsh.
— from From the Cape to Cairo: The First Traverse of Africa from South to North by Arthur H. (Arthur Henry) Sharp

overturned our business is to

All has been overturned: our business is to build up.
— from The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart

officials on board impracticable to

Useless to run boldly alongside Fenit Pier, for who could suppose we should be allowed to unload our munitions unmolested; useless to pretend an accident to the machinery, for at once we should have a swarm of officials on board; impracticable to send men ashore in a boat at some outlying spot to make inquiries, for I could not spare a man, in view of future eventualities.
— from Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916 by Karl Spindler

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