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of Rome burst into the

When the barbarian Gauls, during the sack of Rome, burst into the assembled Senate and dared pull the beards of the venerable Fathers, we think the old gentlemen were to blame, inasmuch as they lacked dignity and strength of manners.
— from Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

or rather born in the

He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system, dyed in the wool, or, rather, born in the purple; since his sire, a Revolutionary colonel, and formerly collector of the port, had created an office for him, and appointed him to fill it, at a period of the early ages which few living men can now remember.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

old Roman bath in those

There was an old Roman bath in those days at the bottom of one of the streets out of the Strand—it may be there still—in which I have had many a cold plunge.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

of religion but in their

Those rude idiots and ignorant persons, that neglect and contemn the means of their salvation, may march on with these; but above all others, those Herodian temporizing statesmen, political Machiavellians and hypocrites, that make a show of religion, but in their hearts laugh at it.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

own right but in the

That which the High Priest did to Athaliah, was not done in his own right, but in the right of the young King Joash her Son: But Solomon in his own right deposed the High Priest Abiathar, and set up another in his place.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

only right but is the

“What is, is not only right, but is the best possible.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

of rival beauties in their

When they had all come together, a host of rival beauties in their best array, the great chief coolly announced to them that he was about to ascend the mountain, and that from the summit, he would make a signal to them, when they should all start fair, and whoever should first reach the summit, should have the honor and felicity of being Mrs. Fin MacCual.
— from Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children by Grace Greenwood

own rather by instinct than

she heard her own voice saying, knowing it was her own rather by instinct than by hearing.
— from Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories by H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight

or reach but in the

According to the testimony of history as well as according to analysis, and notwithstanding the anomalies caused by the antagonism of economic principles, intelligence differs in men, not by power, clearness, or reach, but, in the first place, by specialty, or, in the language of the schools, by qualitative determination, and, in the second place, by exercise and education.
— from System of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of Misery by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon

old retainer being in trouble

" "Mary was saying something about your faithful old retainer being in trouble," said Mr. Blake.
— from Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters; Or, Battling with Flames from the Air by Victor Appleton

of Robert Buchanan in that

* “This is not the place in which to say it, but perhaps my editor will allow me to add how keenly I felt, as I stood by the graveside of Robert Buchanan in that little God’s acre by the sea, the inadequacy of our Burial Service, beautiful as it is, in the case of one who did not profess the Christian faith.
— from In Good Company Some personal recollections of Swinburne, Lord Roberts, Watts-Dunton, Oscar Wilde Edward Whymper, S. J. Stone, Stephen Phillips by Coulson Kernahan

of receipt books in this

My Friends : There are plenty of receipt books in this country, that direct as to the kind of ingredients for food, and as to the proper quantities; but no knowledge of receipts can ever make a good cook.
— from Letters to Persons Who Are Engaged in Domestic Service by Catharine Esther Beecher

one recklessly but in trying

Of course, she would not have run over any one recklessly, but in trying to avoid doing
— from The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts; Or, Winning Out in the Big Tournament by Janet Aldridge

other religions but in this

The Messianic dream of Judaism—though wrought of nobler tissue—it's not unlike similar dreams in other religions; but in this it is unique, that it gave Jesus of Nazareth his opportunity, and that from it has sprung the Christian Church.
— from The Case of Richard Meynell by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

of religious belief inclined the

No doubt the suppression of the monastic orders in France has improved the position of the doctors, who found few patients in certain parts of the country, especially the north-west, where the fervour of religious belief inclined the rustic to put the most complete faith in the prescriptions of the nuns.
— from France by Gordon Home

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