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or rain Yet cannot this

“To-morrow, let it shine or rain, Yet cannot this the past make vain: Nor uncreate and render void That which was yesterday enjoyed.”
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

of Rinconete y Cortadillo the

It was there, in Triana, that he was first tempted to try his hand at drawing from life, and first brought his humour into play in the exquisite little sketch of "Rinconete y Cortadillo," the germ, in more ways than one, of "Don Quixote."
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

of Rinconete y Cortadillo the

It was there, in Triana, that he was first tempted to try his hand at drawing from life, and first brought his humour into play in the exquisite little sketch of “Rinconete y Cortadillo,” the germ, in more ways than one, of “Don Quixote.” Where and when that was written, we cannot tell.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

of red Yet cleaving to

Caesar stept in, and, with a greedy hand, Plucked the green fruit, ere the first blush of red, Yet cleaving to the bough.
— from All for Love; Or, The World Well Lost: A Tragedy by John Dryden

only reason you can think

“Is that the only reason you can think of?” “What other reason can there be?”
— from Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time by Wilkie Collins

of radiant youth can transform

She went on addressing herself to the usual guest of the evening: "Isn't it always the most beautiful sight, Felix, how the mere presence of radiant youth can transform the whole atmosphere of life!"
— from The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

obvious reasons you cannot trust

For very obvious reasons you cannot trust the crown with a dispensing power over any of your laws.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

once report your conduct to

Should I ever hear a similar suggestion I shall at once report your conduct to General Washington, who will know how to deal with you.
— from True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

of recent years claim the

IV THE LAST NIGHT CHAPTER V THE DEPARTURE CHAPTER VI LIKE THE PROMISE OF MAY CHAPTER VII BLOOD AND IRON CHAPTER VIII THE SWAMP CHAPTER IX THE WHIRLING EARTH EPILOGUE —WE POOR DEAD WILHELM LAMSZUS Few books of its size—one hundred and eleven pages in the original edition—can perhaps of recent years claim the striking and instantaneous success of Wilhelm Lamszus's "Menschenschlachthaus."
— from The Human Slaughter-House: Scenes from the War that is Sure to Come by Wilhelm Lamszus

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