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they are impelled by every instinct

But it is essential to every inquiry about duty that we keep before our eyes how far superior man is by nature to cattle and other beasts: they have no thought except for sensual pleasure and this they are impelled by every instinct to seek; but man's mind is nurtured by study and meditation; he is always either investigating or doing, and he is captivated by the pleasure of seeing and hearing.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

thou absorbed in beauty Even in

So shalt thou, absorbed in beauty, Even in this mortal clime Share the life that is eternal, Brother to the lords of time,— Virgil, Raphael, Gautama,— Builders of the world sublime.
— from Later Poems by Bliss Carman

think about it because earning is

“I must think about it, because earning is so much nobler and more effectual than saving.
— from Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau

the ammunition is being expended in

Company commanders are responsible that the belts of the men in their companies are kept filled at all times, except when the ammunition is being expended in action.
— from Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss

Twm answered in broken English imitating

Twm answered in broken English, imitating the dialect of the lower class, “I don’t
— from The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.), Commonly known as the Welsh Robin Hood by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard

The average interval between eruptions is

The average interval between eruptions is 65 minutes.
— from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by Union Pacific Railroad Company

thoughtless and innocent boy entrapped into

I have seen men bring ruin on their own heads and mine, by following their own wilful follies rather than my counsel and command; and I have seen a thoughtless and innocent boy entrapped into becoming the sacrifice for the guilty and the obstinate.
— from The Gipsy: A Tale (Vols I & II) by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

tribes are identical because engaged in

We cannot, then, argue that two tribes are identical, because engaged in fighting a common foe: still less, because they are Page 270 {270} mentioned with a certain parallelism
— from Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. (Raymond Wilson) Chambers

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