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of Spanish Christianity and a race

A sudden and violent enthusiasm took the place of the indifference that had hitherto been the prevailing characteristic of Spanish Christianity, and a race for martyrdom began.
— from The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole

others St Chrysostom and Augustine regard

Several of the fathers, among others St. Chrysostom and Augustine, regard him as a type of the new, regenerate man.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

of substantive crime acts are rendered

In the characteristic type of substantive crime acts are rendered criminal because they are done finder circumstances in which they will probably cause some harm which the law seeks to prevent.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

of some cathedral alone and reading

I should not care to be caught in the serious avenues of some cathedral alone, and reading Candide .
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

Of skyey corridor and aëry room

{470} THE WINDS Those hewers of the clouds, the Winds,—that lair At the four compass-points,—are out to-night; I hear their sandals trample on the height, I hear their voices trumpet through the air: Builders of Storm, God’s workmen, now they bear, Up the steep stair of sky, on backs of might, Huge tempest bulks, while,—sweat that blinds their sight,— The rain is shaken from tumultuous hair: Now, sweepers of the firmament, they broom, Like gathered dust, the rolling mists along Heaven’s floors of sapphire; all the beautiful blue Of skyey corridor and aëry room Preparing, with large laughter and loud song, For the white moon and stars to wander through.
— from The Poems of Madison Cawein, Volume 3 (of 5) Nature poems by Madison Julius Cawein

only specimens culled almost at random

Now if we gather all these instances together (and they are only specimens culled almost at random), and meditate for a moment on the Name as illuminated by such words as these, they suggest to us, first, how truly and how blessedly He is 'bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh.'
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chapters I to XIV by Alexander Maclaren

of St Catherine as a refuge

[112] CHAPTER X Of the Island of Cuba—Captain Morgan attempts to preserve the Isle of St. Catherine as a refuge to the nest of pirates, but fails of his design—He arrives at and takes the village of El Puerto del Principe.
— from The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main by A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin

one session can adopt a rule

[Any one session can adopt a rule or resolution of a permanent nature, and it continues in force until at some future session it is rescinded.
— from Robert's Rules of Order Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Robert

of strong character and a restless

He was a wiry little man, about sixty, smooth‑shaven, with sparse gray hair, a rugged face of strong character, and a restless air of energy about him.
— from The Fire People by Ray Cummings

of silent contempt and a real

They knew that they opened their doors and hearts wide to all people that really wanted to come in and they looked upon the white churches not as examples but with a sort of silent contempt and a real inner questioning of the genuineness of their Christianity.
— from The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development by Booker T. Washington

of such commissioners and a reference

The mere reception of such commissioners and a reference of their communication to the Senate, would have been tantamount to an admission that the Confederate government could be treated with as an independent power.
— from Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 2 (of 2) by George Ticknor Curtis

of steaming coffee and a roll

“Yes, please,” I said, somewhat taken aback that she should, as I felt, have divined my thoughts; and then, in an incredibly short space of time, a large cup of steaming coffee and a roll and pat of butter were placed on the table.
— from The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn

of some celebrity as a reader

This was Laura Honey Stevenson (now Mrs. Church), a lady of some celebrity as a reader.
— from The Mormons and the Theatre; or, The History of Theatricals in Utah by John S. (John Shanks) Lindsay

one sometimes comes across a rising

Nevertheless one sometimes comes across a "rising sun" or a "setting sun" bedquilt which is remarkable for skillful shading, and was an inspiration in the house where it was born, and where the needlework comes quite within the pale of ornamental stitchery.
— from The Development of Embroidery in America by Candace Wheeler

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