without explanation in parables partially explained
Now it is precisely the portions left without explanation in parables partially explained, that must in the nature of the case be to us most uncertain. — from The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot
were engaged in petty profiteering etc
They pointed out (1) the need of bringing to work numbers of persons who instead of doing the skilled labor for which they were qualified were engaged in petty profiteering, etc.; (2) that there evaporation of skilled labor into unproductive speculation could at least be checked by the introduction of labor books, which would give some sort of registration of each citizen's work; (3) that workmen can be brought back from the villages only for enterprises which are supplied with provisions or are situated in districts where there is plenty. — from The Crisis in Russia by Arthur Ransome
well enhanced into perfect peace every
For he had seen, borne from the Tower, along Cheapside, the bier on which lay the body of King Henry, his hands clasped on his breast, his white face upturned with that heavenly expression which Hal knew so well, enhanced into perfect peace, every toil, every grief at an end. — from The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
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