This drew him over to another kingdom, and settled him in a scene of life very different from what he had formerly known; but, that he understood, and discharged his employment with skill and capacity, appears sufficiently by his discourse on the state of Ireland, in which there are many solid and judicious remarks, that shew him no less qualified for the business of the state, than for the entertainment of the muses.
— from The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. by Theophilus Cibber
His uncle writes to have the boy who was brought to Augsburg killed, and says he is marked with a cross.
— from The Castle of Ehrenstein Its Lords Spiritual and Temporal; Its Inhabitants Earthly and Unearthly by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
"And, for my father thee, as kinsman, served, So thou a kin and servant hast in me;
— from Orlando Furioso by Lodovico Ariosto
Ptolemy Ceraunus, watching a favorable opportunity which occurred [Pg 226] while he was at Argos, came stealthily up behind the aged king, and stabbed him in the back with a dagger.
— from Pyrrhus Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
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