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shouted in glee like a

When I told the Professor he shouted in glee like a schoolboy, and, after looking intently till a snow fall made sight impossible, he laid his Winchester rifle ready for use against the boulder at the opening of our shelter.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker

servants in grand livery and

" Then came two servants in grand livery, and carried the fir-tree into a large and beautiful apartment.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

surprising incident grows less and

Gradually the element of adventure or surprising incident grows less and less important, as we learn that true life is not adventurous, but a plain, heroic matter of work and duty, and the daily choice between good and evil.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

sends its green leaves and

The Spring sends its green leaves and bright weather, bright May brighter than ever: Death pauses not.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

stay in Goggle Land as

By the queen’s orders three of the wisest of the Mikkamenkies were selected to attend Bulger and me, look after our wants, explain everything to us—in a word, do all in their power to make our stay in Goggle Land as pleasant as possible.
— from Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey by Ingersoll Lockwood

sexual interest good looks are

But in a drama which, with all its preoccupation with sex, is really void of sexual interest, good looks are more desired than histrionic skill.
— from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw

signatures in Greek Latin and

It was covered from top to bottom with notes and signatures in Greek, Latin, and English.
— from She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

society is gradually losing all

In other words, society is gradually losing all its old machinery for the determination and stabilization of individual characters.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Spanish Italian German Latin and

There is no passing muster, however, without Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, and Greek.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

sufficiently intelligent gay lively and

She was hasty, but good-humoured; vain (she could not help it, when every glance in the glass showed her such a flush of loveliness), but not affected; liberal-handed; innocent of the pride of wealth; ingenuous; sufficiently intelligent; gay, lively, and unthinking: she was very charming, in short, even to a cool observer of her own sex like me; but she was not profoundly interesting or thoroughly impressive.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

suddenly it grew lighter and

Then suddenly it grew lighter, and she saw that her path was turning, and lo!
— from Beth Woodburn by Maud Petitt

stupid Irish girl looking at

"Did yez come in the barber's wagon?" asked a stupid Irish girl, looking at me curiously.
— from The Long Day: The Story of a New York Working Girl, as Told by Herself by Dorothy Richardson

She is growing like a

"She is growing like a reed," I said; "her illness has left her weak."
— from Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson

sent its glimmering light around

Strange enough I must have looked, inside of my cage, while the fire sent its glimmering light around.
— from Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

suppose I got less alarmed

I suppose I got less alarmed as the thing went on.
— from The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Saul in Gibeah looked and

The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah looked and saw the great company of Philistines melting away and rushing here and there.
— from The Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman

succeeded in governing legislation and

This is what really happened; Christian morality, first contending with the corrupt manners of the empire, and afterwards with the brutality of the barbarians, had for centuries rude shocks to sustain; but at last it triumphed over all, and succeeded in governing legislation and public morals.
— from Protestantism and Catholicity compared in their effects on the civilization of Europe by Jaime Luciano Balmes

shoots its grains like a

Village children love to touch the long, ripe, brown capsules on the top with one timid finger, and then jump away, half laughing, half terrified, when the mild-looking little plant goes off suddenly with a small bang and shoots its grains like a catapult point-blank in their faces.
— from Science in Arcady by Grant Allen

skilled in Greek Latin and

As she went along in all this state and magnificence, she spoke very graciously, first to one, then to another, whether foreign Ministers, or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French, and Italian; for, besides being well skilled in Greek, Latin, and the languages I have mentioned, she is mistress of Spanish, Scotch, and Dutch.
— from Travels in England During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, and Fragmenta Regalia; Or, Observations on Queen Elizabeth, Her Times and Favourites by Paul Hentzner

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