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stable then a cloth folded into several
The animal should be placed in a cool, darkened stable; then a cloth folded into several thicknesses should be fastened to the horns in such manner as to reach below the eyes.
— from Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by Dr. (Benjamin Tilghman) Woodward

separated themselves and came full into sight
From his coign of vantage he could command the doorway and the legs of a small detachment of men, two of whom separated themselves and came full into sight, one being an officer, from the sword he bore, the other a rough, clumsy-looking peasant.
— from !Tention: A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War by George Manville Fenn

serve the Austrian court from inclination said
"I serve the Austrian court from inclination," said he, "from preference, and certainly with honest intentions.
— from Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

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