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so we on our part shall
If ye shall not do so, we on our part shall either be forced by necessity to leave our land, or we shall stay in it and make a treaty with the invader; for what else can we do if ye are not willing to help us?
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

she was on one point she
Ill as she was, on one point she was firm.
— from The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy

spot was one of particular sanctity
The excavators found the north face of this buttress wall covered with a palimpsest of graffiti , only one of which—in Greek—refers to St. Peter by name, though some others may do so in a cryptic way, and all testify that this spot was one of particular sanctity, much frequented by pilgrims.
— from The Mute Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Italy by Paul Lachlan MacKendrick

scene was one of patriarchal simplicity
The scene was one of patriarchal simplicity and well-earned repose after the fatigues of the last few days.
— from The Downfall by Émile Zola

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