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putting in practice himself all that

In short, his wits being quite gone, he hit upon the strangest notion that ever madman in this world hit upon, and that was that he fancied it was right and requisite, as well for the support of his own honour as for the service of his country, that he should make a knight-errant of himself, roaming the world over in full armour and on horseback in quest of adventures, and putting in practice himself all that he had read of as being the usual practices of knights-errant; righting every kind of wrong, and exposing himself to peril and danger from which, in the issue, he was to reap eternal renown and fame.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

party in possession had all their

The Achaeans readily consented, in the belief that both parties would regard them with goodwill: since the party in possession had all their hopes centred in the Achaeans, while those who were about to be restored would owe that restoration to the consent of the same people.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

perhaps in particular his addresses to

His letters, his addresses, perhaps in particular his addresses to the House, bristled with satirical thrusts at his opponents.
— from Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground by Constance Lindsay Skinner

pus in particular has a tendency

They shew that pus, in particular, has a tendency to coagulate the blood; and that by this means, when introduced into the vessels, its progress is arrested in some part of the circulating system.
— from On the origin of inflammation of the veins and of the causes, consequences, and treatment of purulent deposits by Lee, Henry, M.D.

press it pretty hard and the

See, you merely press this acorn in this bronze oak wreath, half-way up, press it pretty hard, and the column swings round.”
— from The Room with the Tassels by Carolyn Wells

prophet Isaiah predicted Him as the

The prophet Isaiah predicted Him as the Prince of Peace (ix. 6).
— from The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Books of the Bible, Volume 15 (of 32) The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Volume I by Alfred Tucker

person is placed high above the

It is one-wheeled and the seat, destined for one person, is placed high above the single wheel and rests upon two long poles, the ends of which project in front and behind.
— from The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological, and Calendrical Systems by Zelia Nuttall

Pickens in Pensacola harbor at the

Slemmer was the officer who, as a lieutenant, had distinguished himself by holding Fort Pickens in Pensacola harbor at the outbreak of the rebellion.
— from Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-November 1863 by Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson) Cox

plate is passed helped and then

General Lee, fixing his eye on Colonel Chilton, says, 'Beef, for Captain C——.' My plate is passed, helped, and then Colonel Chilton, handing it to the servant, says, 'Beef for Captain C——, By order of General Lee.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 by Various

persuaded into presenting herself at the

It had full control, then, over all persons whose names were once inscribed on its books; and if a young girl went of her own accord, or was persuaded into presenting herself at the Opera, or was led away from her parents and her name entered on the lists by her seducer—then in neither case had her family any further power over her.
— from History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time With Anecdotes of the Most Celebrated Composers and Vocalists of Europe by H. Sutherland (Henry Sutherland) Edwards

Paris in person Hugh Aubriot the

The first stone of the edifice which for more than four centuries was to remain famous under the name of the Bastille was laid on April 22, 1370, by the mayor of Paris in person, Hugh Aubriot, the object being to strengthen the defences of the city against the English.
— from Legends of the Bastille by Frantz Funck-Brentano

point is placed horizontally above the

A bar, terminating at one end in a tracing point, and at the other in a short arm, at right angles to the bar, and holding a diamond point, is placed horizontally above the copper; so that the tracing point shall touch the medal to which the bar is perpendicular, and the diamond point shall touch the copperplate to which the arm is perpendicular.
— from On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures by Charles Babbage

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