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thus we compass round Thy

Thus, thus, and thus, we compass round Thy harmless and unhaunted ground, And as we sing thy dirge, we will, The daffodill And other flowers lay upon The altar of our love, thy stone. HERRICK.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

the whole consideration relates to

Then come with confidence to the gods as your counselors; and afterwards, when any counsel is given you, remember what counselors you have assumed, and whose advice you will neglect if you disobey. Come to divination as Socrates prescribed, in cases of which the whole consideration relates to the event, and in which no opportunities are afforded by reason or any other art to discover the matter in view.
— from The Enchiridion by Epictetus

those who could recognize the

He did not long remain in the land of his lost glory and present shame; he sold his lands and went to Africa, where he was cruelly blinded by the Sultan of Fez, and passed the remainder of his days in misery and destitution, a wandering outcast,—pitied by those who could recognize the hero in a mendicant's rags, or read the badge which he wore, whereon was written in the Arabic character, "This is the hapless King of Andalusia."
— from The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole

the water contents renders the

[1] V. Baking the fruit reduces the water contents, renders the purée more substantial.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius

the wheel continually renewed the

Of what materials was I made, that I could thus resist so many shocks, which, like the turning of the wheel, continually renewed the torture?
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

that we could redeem this

“You know that the official has decided that our twenty-one houses should he moved full into the fief of the Bishopric, and that we could redeem this homage only by paying the reverend bishop two marks of silver gilt of the price of six livres parisis.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo

these words came running towards

Here I am, ma'amselle,' said Annette, who, having heard the eager tone, in which Emily pronounced these words, came running towards her.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

they was convenient replied the

‘Yes, I shouldn’t wonder if they was convenient,’ replied the gentleman, ‘seeing that a few people live there, pretty snug.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

them within comparatively recent times

And this has repeatedly happened to them within comparatively recent times.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

the wind came round to

He likewise brought me a letter from the general, giving me assurance of his enlargement as soon as the India ships were all arrived, and the wind came round to the westwards.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr

time we can rise to

We are young; in ten years' time we can rise to whatever we care to set our eyes upon.
— from The Short Cut by Jackson Gregory

the whole clause relating to

Mr. Reed moved that the whole clause relating to the point of Representation be postponed; reminding the Come.
— from The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 by Various

those who could recognise their

Before the altar was a regular scrimmage, and after the crowd had passed it left behind it, shoes, and caps, and portions of its clothing which were thrown back into the courtyard to be gathered up by those who could recognise their own property.
— from A Woman In China by Mary Gaunt

then we can return to

"We'll all be millionaires in a few years, Eva, and then we can return to Europe and take a house in London."
— from The Wooden Hand: A Detective Story by Fergus Hume

than we can reach Through

[Pg 139] "No, for a day bound in this Dust may teach More of the Saki's Mind than we can reach Through aeons mounting still from Sky to Sky— May open through all Mystery a breach." " You speak as if Existence closing your Account and mine should know the like no more; The Eternal Saki from that Bowl has poured Millions of bubbles like us, and will pour.
— from Plays and Lyrics by Cale Young Rice

the wind coming round to

Calm till noon; afterwards breeze sprung up at S. with which they steered W. till next day at noon; when the wind coming round to the West, they changed their course, and steered N. W. 12.
— from Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China by William Coxe

together we can resist them

"If everybody here pulls together, we can resist them."
— from Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

think we can risk the

“I think we can risk the shots,” said Henry, rising and taking his rifle.
— from The Scouts of the Valley by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

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