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Persians Pythagoreans Gnostics Brahmins and

Amongst the ancient religious orders and nations who practiced this rite, we may name the Essenes, Persians, Pythagoreans, Gnostics, Brahmins and Mexicans.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves

pretend public good but as

They commonly pretend public good, but as [79] Gesner observes, 'tis pride and vanity that eggs them on; no news or aught worthy of note, but the same in other terms.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

plain partially guarded by a

The whites of the enemy were upon a small plain partially guarded by a bend in the river, while Brant, with his Indians, occupied, in secret, a thicket of shrub oaks in the vicinity.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 1 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing

perspiring porters ghostly blue and

Under the glare of the arc lamps perspiring porters ghostly blue and spectral vans waited.
— from The Doom of London by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White

Porto Pi guarded by an

(page 31 ) “... the little harbour of Porto Pi, guarded by an old Moorish signal tower .”
— from With a Camera in Majorca by Margaret D'Este

Paris pledged Great Britain and

Aberdeen, the British foreign secretary, declared that [Pg 377] the time had come for applying the treaty of Chaumont, which, as extended at Paris, pledged Great Britain and the three eastern powers to act together in case fresh revolution and usurpation in France should endanger the repose of other states.
— from The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by John Knight Fotheringham

pink purple green blue and

Orange and scarlet predominate, but yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and every other tint that was ever invented appears in the robes of the Hindus you meet upon the street.
— from Modern India by William Eleroy Curtis

public places generally boys are

At the doors of the theatres, and of public places generally, boys are always in waiting to secure a cab from the stand, their best harvest being when the night has “turned out wet” after a fine day.
— from London Labour and the London Poor (Vol. 1 of 4) by Henry Mayhew

perfectly plain garments before attempting

It is wiser to make two or three perfectly plain garments before attempting to make an elaborate one.
— from Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson

Public Prosecutor gets but a

Why, a Public Prosecutor gets but a thousand crowns!”
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

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