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Roses in general are

But the judgement which results from the comparison of several singular judgements, “Roses in general are beautiful” is no longer described simply as aesthetical, but as a logical judgement based on an aesthetical one.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

replied I gentle and

"Your remarks are like yourself, dear love," replied I, "gentle and good; let us cherish such a belief, and dismiss anxiety from our minds.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Refraction in Glass are

And by the Refraction of these Rays (whose Sines of Incidence and Refraction in Glass are as 17 and 11) the Refraction of Glass and Crystal for Optical Uses is to be measured.
— from Opticks Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Isaac Newton

Race I give as

Not onely these fair bounds, but all the Earth To thee and to thy Race I give; as Lords Possess it, and all things that therein live, 340 Or live in Sea, or Aire, Beast, Fish, and Fowle.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

Russia Italy Germany and

Russia, Italy, Germany and various other states have made a fetish of their ideologies and have tried to define orthodoxy and heresy in such a way as to be sure of the mentality of all their people.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

Russians in general are

Russians in general are broad in their ideas, Avdotya Romanovna, broad like their land and exceedingly disposed to the fantastic, the chaotic.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

rogue in grain a

A rogue in grain; a great rogue, also a corn chandler.
— from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

republic in general and

Sallust adds a number of particulars about the vices of Sylla, and the debased condition of the republic in general; and other writers make similar observations, though in much less striking language.
— from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

remember I graved a

Some years ago, you may remember, I graved a small seal for your republic, bearing, for its chief device, the head of your own ancestor, its illustrious founder.
— from The Piazza Tales by Herman Melville

rejoice in God as

We shall rejoice in God as a soldier rejoices in a mighty fortress in which he feels secure from all assaults (
— 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

Roi in Guernsey and

In 1495, John Bonamy, son of Pierre and [591] Marguerite Patrys, was “Procureur du Roi” in Guernsey, and his old MS. memorandum book still survives, in which he describes a pilgrimage to Rome he made in 1504, through France and Italy.
— from Guernsey Folk Lore a collection of popular superstitions, legendary tales, peculiar customs, proverbs, weather sayings, etc., of the people of that island by MacCulloch, Edgar, Sir

reader is good at

If the reader is good at conundrums, will he be so obliging as to guess , upon what evidence the worthy professor grounds this assertion?
— from Dealings with the Dead, Volume 2 (of 2) by Lucius M. (Lucius Manlius) Sargent

religion in general and

Mr Mill further tells us that "little has been written, at least in the way of discussion or controversy, concerning the usefulness of religion;" and likewise, that "religious writers have not neglected to celebrate to the utmost the advantage both of religion in general and of their own religious faith in particular."
— from Theism; being the Baird Lecture of 1876 by Robert Flint

rather in gentleness and

But those that had come in the ship spake gently with them and showed themselves to be peaceful folk whose God delighted not in wars, but rather in gentleness and love.
— from The Holy Cross and Other Tales by Eugene Field

raised in glory at

38.), which shall be raised in glory at the great harvest (Matt. xiii.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 80, May 10, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

R I graduated at

He was born at Newport, R. I.; graduated at Harvard in his 20th year; and practiced law at Newport until he was sent to the first congress.
— from The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time by Joel Munsell

resumed its gayety and

Now the court resumed its gayety and animation, and again it became, as in the days of King Robert, a far-famed school of courtesy.
— from Women of the Romance Countries by John R. (John Robert) Effinger

resemble In gloss and

The light was shining upon it, and the sunbeams danced [43] about it, making it in some places to resemble— "In gloss and hue, the chestnut, when the shell Divides threefold to show the fruit within;" and in others there were luxuriant masses of rich deep brown, clustering in curls about her shoulders.
— from The Boy Artist. A Tale for the Young by F. M. S.

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