[Pg 190] —'Well, roughly speaking,' I replied, 'I can only say that it was an outcome of the changed conditions of the time, but there were, of course, some circumstances which facilitated its formation. — from A Fantasy of Far Japan; Or, Summer Dream Dialogues by Kencho Suematsu
services in request in casting out
If these be the causes to which sicknesses are due, obviously the only cure is to get rid of them, and hence the sorcerer and the medicine-man find their services in request in casting out the demon by force, or enticing him by cajolery, or in bringing back the truant soul. — from Myths and Dreams by Edward Clodd
second in rank in charge of
At last the captain who commanded the cavalry went over also, and this left Captain Cullom, who was the second in rank, in charge of the regiment. — from A Rebellion in Dixie by Harry Castlemon
surface is roughened in consequence of
The bone too is often increased in size, and condensed, from continuance of increased vascular action; and its surface is roughened in consequence of its texture being opened out, and new bone having been deposited. — from Elements of Surgery by Robert Liston
shock it received in consequence of
With Edward Claire and his family, life had flowed on in an even current; and, but for the fact that his health never fairly recovered from the shock it received in consequence of his having taxed his physical system beyond its capability of endurance, the sunshine would never have been a moment from his threshold. — from True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
struggle in reality is carried on
—From the day of Sumter, and when the Massachusetts men hurrying to the defence of the Union, were murdered by the Southern gentlemen in Baltimore, this struggle in reality is carried on between the Southern gentlemen, backed by abettors in the North, (abettors existing even in our army,) all of them united against the Yankee , who incarnates civilization, right, liberty, intellectual superior development, and therefore is hated by the gentleman —this genuine Southern growth embodying darkness, violence, and all the virtues highly prized in hell. — from Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
see it reign in characters of
“This apparent affectation, arising from an ill-governed consciousness, is not so much to be wondered at in such loose and trivial minds as these; but when we see it reign in characters of worth and distinction, it is what you cannot but lament, not without some indignation. — from Talkers: With Illustrations by John Bate
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