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sharp pace yet
M. de Malseigne walks at a sharp pace, yet never runs; wheeling from time to time, with menaces and movements of fence; and so reaches Denoue's house, unhurt; which house Chateau-Vieux, in an agitated manner, invests,—hindered as yet from entering, by a crowd of officers formed on the staircase.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

shall point you
Why, right; you are in the right; And so, without more circumstance at all, I hold it fit that we shake hands, and part: You as your business and desire shall point you, For every man hath business and desire, Such as it is;—and, for my own poor part, Look you, I will go pray.
— from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare

sighed poor Yucker
It’s a great ting in dis goundry to be vree vrom tispep-shia,” sighed poor Yucker enviously, casting a stealthy glance at the pit of his ruined stomach.
— from Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

So please your
So please your Highness, The question did at first so stagger me-
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

some points yet
Such is the reasoning which an advocate for the Southern interests might employ on this subject; and although it may appear to be a little strained in some points, yet, on the whole, I must confess that it fully reconciles me to the scale of representation which the convention have established.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

shall part You
You and you no cross shall part; You and you are heart in heart; You to his love must accord, Or have a woman to your lord;
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

should pay you
As we have thought also of you, we should pay you, until your death, a pension of one hundred francs a month.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

So proceed you
So, proceed you.
— from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare

shall perpetuate your
Come, and you shall perpetuate your sway through the arts of coquetry!
— from Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete by Honoré de Balzac

said please Your
I said, please Your Majesty, inexpressibles.'
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

should prefer you
“Upon what grounds?” “I should prefer you to marry a woman of heart.” “Heart?” repeated Jack, with a suspicion of hereditary cynicism.
— from With Edged Tools by Henry Seton Merriman

should protect you
"The troops of Auvergne could and should protect you."
— from Philip Augustus; or, The Brothers in Arms by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

should pull yourself
"You should pull yourself together, mon cher Bracondale," she said; "it is not like you to be limp and undecided.
— from Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story by Elinor Glyn

star promises you
Your star promises you two marriages.
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 by Various

she promised you
And you belong to her, because you promised her, and she promised you.
— from From the Valley of the Missing by Grace Miller White


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