While speaking thus in his softest voice, he approached extremely near the gypsy; his caressing hands resumed their place around her supple and delicate waist, his eye flashed more and more, and everything announced that Monsieur Phoebus was on the verge of one of those moments when Jupiter himself commits so many follies that Homer is obliged to summon a cloud to his rescue. — from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
would Josephus have contradicted
] Note 29 ( return ) [ Josephus here assures us that the ambassadors from Alexandria to Caius were on each part no more than three in number, for the Jews, and for the Gentiles, which are but six in all; whereas Philo, who was the principal ambassador from the Jews, as Josephus here confesses, [as was Apion for the Gentiles,] says, the Jews' ambassadors were themselves no fewer than live, towards the end of his legation to Caius; which, if there be no mistake in the copies, must be supposed the truth; nor, in that case, would Josephus have contradicted so authentic a witness, had he seen that account of Philo's; which that he ever did does not appear. — from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus
whom Jesus had chosen
And it came to pass that on the morrow, when the multitude was gathered together, behold, Nephi and his brother whom he had raised from the dead, whose name was Timothy, and also his son, whose name was Jonas, and also Mathoni, and Mathonihah, his brother, and Kumen, and Kumenenhi, and Jeremiah, and Shemnon, and Jonas, and Zedekiah, and Isaiah; now these were the names of the disciples whom Jesus had chosen. — from Roughing It by Mark Twain
whom Jove himself can
An husbandman's gains are almost certain; quibus ipse Jupiter nocere non potest (whom Jove himself can't harm) ('tis [2002] — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
with Julia had come
Mrs. Norris began to look about her, and wonder that his falling in love with Julia had come to nothing; and could almost fear that she had been remiss herself in forwarding it; but with so many to care for, how was it possible for even her activity to keep pace with her wishes? — from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
words Je haïs ces
But I could not dream, my heart was beating uneasily, and M.'s words, " Je haïs ces brigands! " were echoing in my ears. — from Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Meany persuaded the Press to finance an expedition, and a party was organized, with James H. Christie, former hunter, Indian fighter, and arctic explorer, as its leader. — from Olympic National Park, Washington by Gunnar O. Fagerlund
which Jim had clung
Now one could guess at the motherliness in her to which Jim had clung, unswervingly trusting in spite of her dislike. — from The Splendid Fairing by Constance Holme
where John had carried
After this added attempt to win Jerusalem Jesus withdrew to the region beyond Jordan, where John had carried on his ministry to the eager multitudes. — from The Life of Jesus of Nazareth: A Study by Rush Rhees
Some of the characters which Joseph had copied from the plates, Martin Harris determined to submit to Professor Charles Anthon, "a gentleman of the highest reputation, both in America and Europe, and well known for his valuable and correct edition of the classics." — from New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3) by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts
whom Jeanne had confessed
Among them were her hosts, Henri Leroyer and Catherine, and Messire Jean Colin, canon of Saint-Nicolas, near Vaucouleurs, to whom Jeanne had confessed several times. — from The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 by Anatole France
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