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public and recited verses of

He frequently declaimed in public, and recited verses of his own composing, not only at home, but in the theatre; so much to the joy of all the people, that public prayers were appointed to be put up to the gods upon that account; and the verses which had been publicly read, were, after being written in gold letters, consecrated to Jupiter Capitolinus.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

preventive and retributory views of

, 290 note 1, 291 note 1; preventive and retributory views of, 71-72
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

present a rational view of

But my object is not so much to give a connected history of the progress of Freemasonry as to present a rational view of its origin and an examination of those important modifications which, from time to time, were impressed upon it by external influences, so as to enable us the more readily to appreciate the true character and design of its symbolism.
— from The Symbolism of Freemasonry Illustrating and Explaining Its Science and Philosophy, Its Legends, Myths and Symbols by Albert Gallatin Mackey

personal and romantic view of

The personal and romantic view of life has other roots besides wanton exuberance of imagination and perversity of heart.
— from The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James

Prague and reached Vienna on

We stayed a short while at Prague, and reached Vienna on Christmas Day.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

positive and refined view of

In the more positive and refined view of heaven many of its goods, the fellowship of the saints and of our dead ones, and the presence of God, are but social goods of the most exalted kind.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

piquancy and rich variety of

All hens are well worth studying for the piquancy and rich variety of their manners; but by no possibility can there have been other fowls of such odd appearance and deportment as these ancestral ones.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

possessed a ringing voice of

He possessed a ringing voice, of a sweet and sympathetic quality, which lent a greater effect to the solemnity of the face.
— from The Marquis of Peñalta (Marta y María): A Realistic Social Novel by Armando Palacio Valdés

properties and relative values of

In Conclusion , the author wishes to state, that as he has been able to find but little in the literature of the craft in English, French or German, he has pursued the study of [Pg 95] the "properties and relative values of lubricants in horology" upon lines which have suggested themselves as being best adapted to give good results.
— from Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by W. T. (William T.) Lewis

perhaps a rather vacant one

Her life is perhaps a rather vacant one?"
— from Dangerous Ages by Rose Macaulay

pronounced a righteous verdict of

The most gentlemanly restrictions cast about hunting animals for fun, cannot mask the fact that its essence is enjoyment taken consciously at the expense of another’s pain, an enjoyment against which the conscience of the world has pronounced a righteous verdict of total condemnation.
— from The Unpopular Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, October-December 1914, including Vol. 2 Index by Various

purity and redeeming virtues of

When we read in eloquent prose, the grand eulogies on the flag, on the purity and redeeming virtues of mother-love, on the dignity of toil, on the glory of dying for one's country, on the goodness of God, etc., themes which have been celebrated so often that they are nauseous to us because nothing new is said, then we see how ridiculous prose poetry may become.
— from The Literature of Ecstasy by Albert Mordell

produce a richer vein of

The knowledge derived from them all will amalgamate, and the habits of a mind versed and practised in them by turns will join to produce a richer vein of thought and of more general and practical application than could be obtained of any single one, as the fusion of the metals into Corinthian brass gave the artist his most ductile and perfect material.
— from The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by John Henry Newman

power and reach verging on

Taking but one—and one only—of his transcendent reaches of thought,—namely, that referring to the positive sense of the Unknown as the basis of religion,—it may unhesitatingly be affirmed that the analysis and synthesis by which he advances to the almost supernal grasp of this mighty truth give a sense of power and reach verging on the preternatural."
— from Memories and Studies by William James

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