Uther Pendragon succeeded him and was crowned at Winchester.
— from Early London: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and Norman by Walter Besant
It was supposed, that the sheriff, having unlimited power, should have acted, whether in my absence or not, particularly in my being absent, and should have called on parties up there.
— from Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 by 1877 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July
"Then let us pray," said he; and we knelt down, and prayed for one another, and we all felt better.
— from Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Joseph Barker
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