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Sloop they also restored the

Upon this new Success, they restored Captain Hall and Captain Plumb , before-mentioned, their Ships again, but strengthened their Company with thirty five Hands, all white Men, taken out of these two and the Morrice Sloop; they also restored the Dutch their Ship, after having plunder’d her, as is mentioned.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

Sometimes they are referred to

Sometimes they are referred to a supposed real essence of each species of things.
— from An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 by John Locke

some time ago Resist the

Then remembered they what had been said some time ago, "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
— from The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can Read by John Bunyan

shut the arms removed the

His faithless spouse was anxious for his health and repose: the gates of the palace were shut, the arms removed, the attendants dismissed, and Rosamond, after lulling him to rest by her tender caresses, unbolted the chamber door, and urged the reluctant conspirators to the instant execution of the deed.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

such terms as relate to

“Indeed,” says Moore the poet, in a humorous little book, Tom Crib’s Memorial to Congress , 1819, “the Gipsey language, with the exception of such terms as relate to their own peculiar customs, differs but little from the regular Flash or Cant language.”
— from A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. by John Camden Hotten

set to and read the

So I set to and read the four pages, every word.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

so twists and refracts them

But there is a fatality attends the actions of some men: Order them as they will, they pass thro’ a certain medium, 38 which so twists and refracts them from their true directions——that, with all the titles to praise which a rectitude of heart can give, the doers of them are nevertheless forced to live and die without it.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

several tracts and revised the

Händler assisted Professor Delitzsch in his translation of the New Testament into Hebrew, and furnished the abbreviations to Professor Dalman's Chaldaic Dictionary, revised Biesenthal's rabbinic "Commentar der Romans," wrote several tracts, and revised the Judæo-German translation of the Bible for the Trinitarian Bible Society.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

sharp turn and ran the

While they still kept their seats, Maurie started with a sudden jerk, made a sharp turn and ran the ambulance across a ridge of solid earth that seemed to be the only one of such character amongst all that waste of sand.
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

safety to assail rather than

[611] “I hope you will remember,” wrote Raleigh to Howard, “that it is the Queen’s honour and safety to assail rather than to defend” (Hatfield Papers).
— from The Great Lord Burghley: A study in Elizabethan statecraft by Martin A. S. (Martin Andrew Sharp) Hume

sharp teeth and red throats

Closer and closer still the wolves pressed him, snapping, snarling, howling—their long sharp teeth and red throats 205 being so near that he could almost feel their hot breath on his face.
— from Far Past the Frontier by James A. (James Andrew) Braden

so terrible and real that

He felt the child stir in her against him, and the child seemed so terrible and real that he longed for some terrible realness in them with which to understand the child.
— from The Narrow House by Evelyn Scott

Shoshones territory and resorted to

We anchored about four miles above the entrance, which was on the coast abreast of the Shoshones' territory, and resorted to by them on their annual fishing excursions.
— from The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora, and Western Texas by Frederick Marryat

second time and referred to

Early in February this bill was read a second time and referred to a Select Committee.
— from The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Serpents Trail a road turns

EAST ENTRANCE Just beyond the parking area, near the foot of the old Serpents Trail, a road turns left to a larger parking area for the Devils Kitchen Picnic Area, where covered tables, grills, and water are available.
— from The Geologic Story of Colorado National Monument Revised Edition by Stanley William Lohman

simple tastes and resources that

Seeing much of this joylessness, and inaptitude, both of body and mind, for a lot which would be full of blessings for those prepared for it, we could not but look with deep interest on the little girls, and hope they would grow up with the strength of body, dexterity, simple tastes, and resources that would fit them to enjoy and refine the western farmer's life.
— from Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 by Margaret Fuller

swiftly than Aasta ran that

The swift-footed hart runs not more swiftly than Aasta ran that day across Bute.
— from The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (1262-1263) by Robert Leighton

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