The occupations to which Traddles stood pledged, rendered it necessary to fix a somewhat distant one; but an appointment was made for the purpose, that suited us all, and then I took my leave.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Hic et Dolores et Voluptates suos Produnt recessus; ipsi nec Timor latet.”
— from Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3) by Thomas Brown
By day the work was tedious and monotonous, as the hungry cattle were difficult to drive, and the scanty pasture rendered it necessary to take advantage of every possible excuse for saving them fatigue.
— from Babes in the Bush by Rolf Boldrewood
The attention which has been drawn to the arena during the last few years by the re-opening of the hypogæa, or subterranean passages, renders it necessary to allude to the subject of these hypogæa, and to estimate how far the recent excavations have thrown new light upon the history and construction of the great amphitheatre.
— from Old Rome: A Handbook to the Ruins of the City and the Campagna by Robert Burn
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