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settling while one thinks

‘If you don’t, say so at once, you know; because it’s just as well to be correct, particularly on a point of this kind, which is very curious and worth settling while one thinks about it.’
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

still waters of the

The conditions of the sentience had been here, he imagined, fulfilled in the method of collocation of these stones—in the order of their arrangement, as well as in that of the many fungi which overspread them, and of the decayed trees which stood around—above all, in the long undisturbed endurance of this arrangement, and in its reduplication in the still waters of the tarn.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

Sling Was odd to

And his eyes hardened, even to stones, As he took the harp in turn; Earl Ogier of the Stone and Sling Was odd to ear and sight, Old he was, but his locks were red, And jests were all the words he said
— from The Ballad of the White Horse by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

still went on tip

His soul still went on tip-toe before her, lest the charm be shattered and the dream dispelled.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

she went on this

“You don’t know how to take care of your things, but you must learn,” she went on; this was Isabel’s second duty.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

seen waving on the

As we glided from the foot of the bold bank, the gay plaid and cap of the noble Gaël were seen waving on the proud eminence, and the shrill notes of the piper filled the air with their wild cadences.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

sea was of the

Daae seemed not to recover his strength until the summer, when the whole family went to stay at Perros-Guirec, in a far-away corner of Brittany, where the sea was of the same color as in his own country.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

some way or the

All men are mad in some way or the other; and inasmuch as you deal discreetly with your madmen, so deal with God’s madmen, too—the rest of the world.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker

sealing wax on the

‘Catch the crystal globules—catch ‘em—bottle ‘em up—cork ‘em tight—put sealing wax on the top—seal ‘em with a cupid—label ‘em “Best quality”—and stow ‘em away in the fourteen binn, with a bar of iron on the top to keep the thunder off!’
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

schoolhouse who occupied the

Brown was a Limpet, belonging to the schoolhouse, who occupied the distinguished position of being the only day-boarder in Willoughby.
— from The Willoughby Captains by Talbot Baines Reed

she was obdurate to

Vainly they had begged for old favourites; she was obdurate to the point of obstinacy.
— from The Head Girl at the Gables by Angela Brazil

skilled workmanship of the

Its furnishing belonged to the fashion of the prevailing industry, and had in its manufacture the utilitarian methods of the Western plains, rather than the more skilled workmanship of the furniture used in civilization.
— from The One-Way Trail: A story of the cattle country by Ridgwell Cullum

short walk of ten

Without much ceremony he invited Edward to accompany him on a short walk of ten or fifteen miles into the mountains, and see the place where the cattle were conveyed to; adding, 'If it be as I suppose, you never saw such a place in your life, nor ever will, unless you go with me or the like of me.'
— from Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 1 by Walter Scott

ships were ordered to

They left behind much property that was coming with them; and the ships were ordered to be burnt, that they might not fall into the hands of enemies.
— from The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1 by Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

streets with orders to

The second division, in command of Brigadier General E. De. C. Loud, was left on Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets, with orders to disperse the crowd at that point and protect the employés in starting the trains.
— from Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 by 1877 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July

seemed worse off than

But they kept moving, though, at times, Bob, who seemed worse off than either of his chums, said he must give up.
— from The Khaki Boys over the Top; Or, Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam by Gordon Bates

ship was off the

[ 159 ] “On October 22, I received news that a ship was off the back of these islands.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

speak well of the

“It is easy for those to speak well of the pike, who have not felt the prod of its point,” cried Lord Maxwell angrily.
— from A Prince of Good Fellows by Robert Barr

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