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return eson t epi stadious treis
] Note 62 ( return ) [ {eson t' epi stadious treis}.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

remains even though experience shows the
However, this freedom is not a conception of experience, nor can it be so, since it still remains, even though experience shows the contrary of what on supposition of freedom are conceived as its necessary consequences.
— from Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals by Immanuel Kant

rainy especially towards evening so that
The weather was chilly, windy, and rainy, especially towards evening, so that a fire was very welcome.
— from Maximilian, Prince of Wied's, Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, part 1 by Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von

railway enterprises they even started to
Not content with railway enterprises, they even started to construct fortifications.
— from The Japan-Russia War: An Illustrated History of the War in the Far East by Sydney Tyler

relics enough to equip several thousand
Those that have not been explored are still full of skeletons, and would furnish [Pg 837] relics enough to equip several thousand new churches.
— from The Underground World: A mirror of life below the surface by Thomas Wallace Knox

Roman empire the emperors styled themselves
Towards the decline of the Roman empire the emperors styled themselves “divinities!” In 404, Arcadius and Honorius issued the following decree:— “Let the officers of the palace be warned to abstain from frequenting tumultuous meetings; and those who, instigated by a sacrilegious temerity, dare to oppose the authority of our divinity , shall be deprived of their employments, and their estates confiscated.”
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

rich enough to employ slaves their
Now the Navajos were rich enough to employ slaves; their labor, says Major Backus, was "mostly performed by the poor dependants, both male and female."
— from Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Henry T. Finck

replaced everything to Esther so that
He might have replaced everything to Esther, so that she would have found no want at all.
— from A Red Wallflower by Susan Warner


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