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Next to Aristotle, Leibnitz was the most highly gifted scholar that had ever lived; with the richest and most extensive learning, he united the highest and most penetrating powers of mind.
— from A History of Philosophy in Epitome by Albert Schwegler
Nevertheless, I miss the mellow glow, the rich and mild external lustre, and even the brilliant frames of the pictures I have seen in England.
— from Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1. by Nathaniel Hawthorne
I had no voice to detain him; I suffered him to quit the room, and my eyes lost sight of him—for ever!
— from The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire
" There was a regular buz of wonder through the room at my extraordinary luck, for thus, with every chance against me, I had won again.
— from The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 4 by Charles James Lever
It forms one of the richest and most enchanting landscapes that can be conceived.
— from Rollo in Geneva by Jacob Abbott
"Yes, that was her order," was the reply, and Mr. Engler left the room at once to bring the fatherless and worse than motherless boy.
— from The Poorhouse Waif and His Divine Teacher: A True Story by Isabel C. (Isabel Coston) Byrum
Mounting by the grand staircase and passing through the Loggia di Galeazzo Maria, we enter the great Sala Verde of the ducal days, which now contains a fine collection of majolica; ivories of the Roman and Mediæval eras; Limoges enamels; some beautiful sixteenth and seventeenth century glass, besides other things.
— from The Story of Milan by Ella Noyes
I straightened up as he left the room, and my eyes looked into a small mirror above the open grate.
— from My Lady of Doubt by Randall Parrish
They were allowed to rest a moment, every little while; they got other rests by wounding each other, for then they could sit down while the doctor applied the lint and bandages.
— from A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain
[Pg lxxiv] I am also greatly indebted to M. Henri Jadart, Secretary of the Reims Academy; M. E. Langlois, Professor at the Faculté des Lettres of Lille; M. Camille Bloch, some time archivist of Loiret, M. Noël Charavay, autographic expert, and M. Raoul Bonnet.
— from The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 by Anatole France
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