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which can fall
Now, as the divine nature has absolutely infinite attributes (by Def. vi.), of which each expresses infinite essence after its kind, it follows that from the necessity of its nature an infinite number of things (that is, everything which can fall within the sphere of an infinite intellect) must necessarily follow.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

what can force
Warr therefore, open or conceal’d, alike My voice disswades; for what can force or guile With him, or who deceive his mind, whose eye Views all things at one view?
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

which Count Fenarolo
Certainly no fault could be less criminal than that which Count Fenarolo had committed, but one can break certain laws in all innocence without being any the less punishable.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

which can fall
From the necessity of the divine nature must follow an infinite number of things in infinite ways—that is, all things which can fall within the sphere of infinite intellect.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

was concerned for
But I was concerned for you, lady, and I resolved to tell you.'
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

was crying from
She was crying from emotion, from the miserable consciousness that their life was so hard for them; they could only meet in secret, hiding themselves from people, like thieves!
— from The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

We can find
We can find plenty of forage in the interior of the State.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

was certainly fixed
For that this concept, even in reference to an object, contains nothing impossible, was shown by this, that, even while applied to objects of sense, its seat was certainly fixed in the pure understanding; and although, when referred to things in themselves (which cannot be objects of experience), it is not capable of being determined so as to represent a definite object for the purpose of theoretic knowledge; yet for any other purpose (for instance, a practical) it might be capable of being determined so as to have such application.
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant

we can feel
As long as it averages as well as that, I think we can feel very well satisfied.
— from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Charles Dudley Warner

was comfortably furnished
During this transaction the ladies were conducted to a tavern not far off, where dinner was bespoke, that they might be at hand to see the effect of their charity, which was not confined to what we have already described, but extended so far, that, in a little time, the apartment was comfortably furnished, and the young creature provided with change of apparel, and money to procure the necessaries of subsistence.
— from The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. (Tobias) Smollett

well cared for
So far the male rising generation was well cared for.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

water cried Flore
“Vedie, take up the hot water,” cried Flore.
— from The Two Brothers by Honoré de Balzac

Wing come fightee
“No wantee Wing come fightee?”
— from Stan Lynn: A Boy's Adventures in China by George Manville Fenn

with conflicting feelings
He seemed to be agitated with conflicting feelings; at last he threw himself at my feet and seized my hand, which he bathed with his tears.
— from The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man, and The Cold Heart by Adelbert von Chamisso

which comes from
We left this river, which comes from the north, [102] and by which the savages go to the Saguenay to barter their furs for tobacco.
— from Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 by Samuel de Champlain

with cream fill
Place the bread rings in the dishes and moisten them with cream; fill the space outside the rings with oyster-crabs cooked as directed above; spread one layer of crabs in the center of each ring and on them break an egg.
— from The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald

was celebrated for
[46] was celebrated for personal dexterity in the management of the horse and lance, and I could not withhold my admiration of the skill with which he penetrated the difficulties of the field, and the mastery with which he overthrew all that opposed him.
— from Tarry thou till I come; or, Salathiel, the wandering Jew. by George Croly

which came from
Its querulous protestations prevented her hearing the sound of a falling window which came from the direction of Marie's bedroom.
— from A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories by F. Clifford (Frank Clifford) Smith


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