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the immortals shall compose a

The fame, therefore, of her virtue shall never die, and the immortals shall compose a song that shall be welcome to all mankind in honour of the constancy of Penelope.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

thus it soon came about

And thus it soon came about that Miss Bella began to set Mrs Boffin right; and even further, that Miss Bella began to feel ill at ease, and as it were responsible, when she saw Mrs Boffin going wrong.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

to its starry car Affixing

Thou sendest forth, each to its starry car Affixing, and dost strew them far and wide O'er earth and heaven.
— from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

tokens in shildes called armes

The grant is decidedly interesting, so I print it in full:— " To all and singular as well kinges heraldes and officers of armes as nobles gentlemen and others which these presents shall see or here Wyllyam Hervye Esquire otherwise called Clarencieux principall heralde and kinge of armes of the south-east and west parties of England fendith due comenda c ons and greting fforasmuch as auncientlye ffrom the beginnynge the valyant and vertuous actes off excellent parsons have ben comended to the worlde with sondry monumentes and remembrances off theyr good desertes among the which one of the chefist and most usuall hath ben the beringe of figures and tokens in shildes called armes beinge none other thinges then Evidences and demonstra c ons of prowes and valoure diverselye distributed accordinge to the quallyties and desertes of the parsons.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

that in such circumstances a

You laugh and say that in such circumstances a hen-house is as good as a mansion.
— from Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

then I shall come and

When a pause came, he said: “Now, Aunt, I'll leave you for a quarter of an hour just to go to my own room, and then I shall come and give full attention to everything.”
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot

tailor is sometimes called a

A tailor is sometimes called a “trousers’ BUILDER .”
— from The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal by John Camden Hotten

then is so contentious as

Who then is so contentious as to admit on the one hand that the concepts embodied in matter exist in nature—even though not all and equally in actuality, yet all potentially—while on the other hand he refuses to recognise that the same is true of the soul?
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

think it so common as

' The hypochondriack disorder being mentioned, Dr. Johnson did not think it so common as I supposed. '
— from Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by James Boswell

that in some cases a

[30] An informant states that this applies especially to married men: that in some cases a young single man is called upon to get water after dark, or at any time when it is very cold, a woman may call upon a young man to get wood.
— from The Social Life of the Blackfoot Indians by Clark Wissler

that in such circumstances as

So great and vital is this principle that in such circumstances, as when an equal number of ballots have been cast in an election, or where the qualifications for any office are balanced as between the various races, faiths or nationalities within the community, priority should unhesitatingly be accorded the party representing the minority, and this for no other reason except to stimulate and encourage it, and afford it an opportunity to further the interests of the community.
— from The Advent of Divine Justice by Effendi Shoghi

troops in South Carolina and

The summer heats now coming on, Lord Rawdon proceeded to England on sick leave, leaving Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart in command of the troops in South Carolina and Georgia.
— from The History of the First West India Regiment by A. B. (Alfred Burdon) Ellis

time in successive cataclysms advised

When [I was] starting on the voyage of the "Beagle", the sagacious Henslow, who, like all other geologists, believed at that time in successive cataclysms, advised me to get and study the first volume of the 'Principles,' which had then just been published, but on no account to accept the views therein advocated.
— from Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin

that injustice should cease and

Charles made reply that he would consult learned and saintly men, with whose advice he would so provide that injustice should cease and meanwhile he would receive memorials as to abuses and projects of reform.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 by Henry Charles Lea

this is solid comfort ain

"Now, this is solid comfort, ain't it?
— from Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers

twelve I saw clearly and

One field had in it twelve isolated oak trees, and that they were twelve I saw clearly, and wondered and admired, and never dreamed of thinking of them as just a number of oaks.
— from Beautiful Wales by Edward Thomas

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