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run in couplets His eyen twinkled
In the Canterbury Tales he uses lines of ten syllables and five accents each, and the lines run in couplets: His eyen twinkled in his heed aright As doon the sterres in the frosty night.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

regiment I could have expected to
“You are the last man in the regiment I could have expected to find in this situation.
— from The Military Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 of 2 Reminiscences of seventeen years in the service abroad and at home by William Maginn

reward in case he effected the
Baffled in one attempt to effect a breach by means of a mine, he had contrived to construct another, and might have withdrawn his props, destroyed the wall, and entered the place, had he not conceived the idea of bargaining with the emperor for a specific reward in case he effected the capture.
— from The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7: The Sassanian or New Persian Empire The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson

raised it casting his eyes towards
He took one hand from his crutch, and raised it, casting his eyes towards Heaven, and said, ‘I thank God that I have been enabled to come here this day, to perform my duty, and to speak on a subject which has so deeply impressed my mind.
— from The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 7 (of 7) by Arthur Thomas Malkin

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