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off with every grace of

Without those great or shining qualities that constitute a genius, or are fit to make a noise in the world, he had all those humble ones that compose the softer social merit: plain common sense, set off with every grace of modesty and good nature, made him, if not admired, what is much happier: universally beloved and esteemed.
— from Memoirs of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) by John Cleland

one who either grieves or

For they must necessarily agree in this, that commotions of the mind in opposition to right reason are vicious; and that even admitting those things to be evils which occasion fear or grief, and those to be goods which provoke desire or joy, yet that very commotion itself is vicious; for we mean by the expressions magnanimous and brave, one who is resolute, sedate, grave, and superior to everything in this life; but one who either grieves, or fears, or covets, or is transported with passion, cannot come under that denomination; for these things are consistent only with those who look on the things of this world as things with which their minds are unequal to contend.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

of wounds either green or

It is also accounted a singular good wound herb, and therefore used with other herbs in making such balms as are necessary for curing of wounds, either green or old, and especially if the nerves be hurt.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

of weapons each girded on

Straightway uncovering the hidden heap of weapons, each girded on his arms silently and then went to the palace.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

off with every gentleman of

I was ready to go away with every waggon, to drive off with every gentleman of respectable appearance who took a cab; but no one—absolutely no one—invited me; it seemed they had forgotten me, as though really I were a stranger to them!
— from White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

own words every girl of

The fact of it was, every girl of them, as she caught sight of Dolly, supposed for the moment that she was a guest of Miss Marr's; and when enlightened to the contrary by Dolly's own words, every girl of them involuntarily gave another glance of surprise.
— from Hope Benham: A Story for Girls by Nora Perry

of wickedness easily got over

The ingenuity of wickedness easily got over the difficulty about the prægustator .
— from Darkness and Dawn; Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero. An Historic Tale by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar

Others wavered especially Grey of

Others wavered, especially Grey of Ruthin and the Stanleys in North Wales.
— from A Short History of Wales by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

one while either going or

Let him speak to no one while either going or returning, say nothing whatever, but in deep silence let him extract the juice from the herbs and with this juice write on as many cards as may be required the following charm: " Dixit dominus crescite.
— from Gilbertus Anglicus: Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Henry E. (Henry Ebenezer) Handerson

one who ever got one

Then they give the arrow a twiddle round, and the sharp teeth nearly eat it through, and when it hits and sticks in a wound the point breaks off, and I wouldn’t give much for any one who ever got one of those bits of sharp wood in their skins.”
— from Rob Harlow's Adventures: A Story of the Grand Chaco by George Manville Fenn

one would ever get on

“Ah, that's just what I feel is so jolly about him; no one would ever get on his nerves.
— from Fraternity by John Galsworthy

outpourings which every generation of

The article, peculiarly inept, is one of those outpourings which every generation of artists has to suffer with what tranquillity it can.
— from Books and Persons; Being Comments on a Past Epoch, 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett

office was ended governor of

The next year he was made praetor, and after his term of office was ended, governor of Further Spain.
— from Roman life in the days of Cicero by Alfred John Church

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