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some tears at Carolside at the thought of

She has been more than a servant—she has been a friend to me; and I cried some tears at Carolside at the thought of parting with her.... MODES OF DRESSING.
— from Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble

s that are considered at the Towers of

From morn to dewy eve, nothing is discussed in bower or boudoir but flounces, frills, and furbelows,—three f 's that are considered at the Towers of far more vital importance than those other three of Mr. Parnell's forming.
— from Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess

select two actual cases as types the one

It may be well to select two actual cases as types, the one patient dying from acute poisoning, the other surviving for a time, and then dying from ulceration and contraction of the digestive tract.
— from Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts by Alexander Wynter Blyth

strange tales are current as to the origin

The case of Albert's malady is to this day dim; and strange tales are current as to the origin of it, which the curious in Physiology may consult; they are not fit for reporting here.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 03 by Thomas Carlyle

Strain through a cloth add two tablespoonfuls of

Strain through a cloth, add two tablespoonfuls of butter, and lemon-juice and red pepper to season.
— from How to Cook Fish by Myrtle Reed

stacked their arms carelessly against the trees of

They had not the least suspicion of danger, for they had stacked their arms carelessly against the trees of the forest.
— from Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Agnes C. Laut

suppose that anyone can at this time of

I do not indeed suppose that anyone can at this time of day effect that which the sense of all good men failed to effect while he lived--I mean the final killing of those rumours; nor is a plain tale likely to persuade those, with whom idle reports, constantly furbished up, of letters seen in France, weigh more than a consistent life.
— from Shrewsbury: A Romance by Stanley John Weyman

shown to approximate correctness and the truth of

Their measurement of distances [230] by light have been shown to approximate correctness, and the truth of their deductions we cannot doubt.
— from The Spirit of God as Fire; the Globe Within the Sun Our Heaven by D. Mortimore

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