He replied, that other men and chiefs of the country had in all respects as much power and right to give an answer as he had, and for that purpose he would call together a Thing.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
Dubois was in favour of throwing a veil over his former crimes, so that, after a short absence, Alberoni hired in Rome a magnificent palace, and returned there for good, with the attendance, expense, and display his Spanish spoils supplied.
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various
Haz. Be scornful as you please, rail at my Passion, and refuse to hear it; yet I’ll love on, and hope in spite of you; my Flame shall be so constant and submissive, it shall compel your Heart to some return.
— from The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV by Aphra Behn
The races to which these books have been divine have revered them as the word of the Deity, but it is the supreme emotion which thrills through them that has touched their readers and made possible and real the claim of inspiration.
— from Talks on the study of literature. by Arlo Bates
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