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style him for private affairs came to
One morning, about a fortnight after I had obtained my liberty, Reldresal, principal secretary (as they style him) for private affairs, came to my house, attended only by one servant.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

style him for private affairs came to
One morning, about a fortnight after I had obtained my liberty, Reldresal, principal secretary (as they style him) for private affairs, came to my house attended only by one servant.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift

shouted Hurrah for Pinocchio and clapped their
The leap was so well taken that all the boys shouted, “Hurrah for Pinocchio!” and clapped their hands in hearty applause.
— from The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

saw his first polite antagonist cross to
For over his opponent's shoulder he saw his first polite antagonist cross to the table and pick up from the ground the broken sword.
— from Clementina by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

several Huguenots from prison and compelling them
[981] After the taking of Macon in 1562, the governor, St. Pont, amused the dissolute women who were invited to his table, by taking several Huguenots from prison and compelling them to leap (sauter) from the bridge over the Saone into the river.
— from History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume 3 by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

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