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of space is not to

This ideality, like that of space, is not to be proved or illustrated by fallacious analogies with sensations, for this reason—that in such arguments or illustrations, we make the presupposition that the phenomenon, in which such and such predicates inhere, has objective reality, while in this case we can only find such an objective reality as is itself empirical, that is, regards the object as a mere phenomenon.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

of stinging insects now transmuted

Despite the heavy, motionless silence of the hawthorns, these gusts of fragrance came to me like the murmuring of an intense vitality, with which the whole altar was quivering like a roadside hedge explored by living antennae, of which I was reminded by seeing some stamens, almost red in colour, which seemed to have kept the springtime virulence, the irritant power of stinging insects now transmuted into flowers.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

of seriousness is not to

It is then perfectly possible to accept sincerely a drastic kind of a universe from which the element of 'seriousness' is not to be expelled.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James

of society is not the

If it be of the highest importance to man, as an individual, that his religion should be true, the case of society is not the same.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville

of silence I name thee

[173] Ah, priest, priest of Abydos, I have returned to life to expose your infamy, and after so many years of silence, I name thee murderer, hypocrite, liar!” A dry, hollow laugh accompanied these words, while a choked voice responded, “No! Mercy!” It was Padre Salvi, who had been overcome with terror and with arms extended was slipping in collapse to the floor.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

of service if not to

His pride, in that direction, may be of service, if not to himself, to many others, for it must deter him from such foul misconduct as I have suffered by.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

outrage similar in nature to

But it is now made known that, at the very period, or about the very period, in which it is supposed that the girl was assassinated, an outrage similar in nature to that endured by the deceased, although less in extent, was perpetuated, by a gang of young ruffians, upon the person of a second young female.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

or sup in Nice that

[Pg 188] rooms,—a gorgeous restaurant, brilliant with scarlet lacquer and Chinese decorations, though chop suey is not on the menu,—and many of the baccarat players dine or sup there; but there are so many places in which to lunch or dine or sup in Nice that one may find a meal to suit any palate, and a price to suit any purse.
— from In Vanity Fair: A Tale of Frocks and Femininity by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd

of speech is not to

If, sir, freedom of speech is not to remain to us, what is the government worth?
— from The American Union Speaker by John D. (John Dudley) Philbrick

of Scripture is neither the

Belief in the inspiration of Scripture is neither the beginning of the Christian life nor the foundation of Christian theology; it is the last conclusion—a conclusion which becomes every day more sure—to which experience of the truth of Scripture leads.
— from The Atonement and the Modern Mind by James Denney

of sandpipers is needed to

Beside the ocean a flock of sandpipers is needed to complete the beautiful picture; but on the table a sandpiper is beneath contempt.
— from Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William T. (William Temple) Hornaday

of sacrifice is noted to

In which Text the place of sacrifice is noted to be one and the same, common to both Idols, and Moloch put into the end of the verse, to explain Baal in the beginning thereof.
— from Moses and Aaron: Civil and Ecclesiastical Rites, Used by the Ancient Hebrews by Thomas Goodwin

of spades is next to

The jacks of the same suits are supposed to be men's thoughts, so that they may know what they are thinking of, counting nine cards from where they are placed, and it is said if any lady should wish to know whether she shall obtain her desires in any particular subject, matter, or thing whatsoever, let her shuffle the cards well, most seriously and earnestly wishing all the time for one thing; she must then cut them once, particularly observing at the same time what card that is which she cuts, then shuffle them and deal them out in three parcels, and if that said particular card which she has cut doth come next herself, or next the ace of hearts, it is taken that she will have her wish, but if the nine of spades is next to her she judges the contrary, as that is supposed to be a disappointment; however, she may try it
— from Telling Fortunes by Cards A Symposium of the Several Ancient and Modern Methods as Practiced by Arab Seers and Sibyls and the Romany Gypsies by Mohammed Ali

once saw it necessary to

The Duke for once saw it necessary to alter his purpose of instant battle.
— from Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 2 (of 2) by Walter Scott

of space is necessary to

[745] and if, as Kant maintains, consciousness of space is necessary to consciousness of time, it is thereby proved to be involved in each and every act of consciousness.
— from A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' by Norman Kemp Smith

once said I never told

But Claire, quite forgetting to make allowances, flushed hotly, and at once said:— "I never told you that Mr. Brady had proposed to me.
— from An Ambitious Woman: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett

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