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being exhausted neither the

Hence we Stoics conclude—which Panætius 221 is said to have doubted of—that the whole world at last would be consumed by a general conflagration, when, all moisture being exhausted, neither the earth could have any nourishment, nor the air return again, since water, of which it is formed, would then be all consumed; so that only fire would subsist; and 301 from this fire, which is an animating power and a Deity, a new world would arise and be re-established in the same beauty.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

body exhibited no traces

The body exhibited no traces of violence, and there can be no doubt that the deceased had been the victim of an unfortunate accident, which should have the effect of calling the attention of the authorities to the condition of the riverside landing-stages.’ ” We sat in silence for some minutes, Holmes more depressed and shaken than I had ever seen him.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

brutal enough not to

“I mentioned the general rules of common civility, which, whoever does not observe, will pass for a bear, and be as unwelcome as one, in company; there is hardly any body brutal enough not to answer when they are spoken to.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

become enemies not to

He alleged that the slaughter in the temple could not be avoided; that those that were slain were become enemies not to Archelaus's kingdom, only, but to Caesar, who was to determine about him.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

By E Nesbit To

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN By E. Nesbit To my dear son Paul Bland, behind whose knowledge of railways my ignorance confidently shelters.
— from The Railway Children by E. (Edith) Nesbit

both exceedingly noyous to

She, then, namely Sophronia, by the consent of the Gods and the operation of the laws of mankind, no less than by the admirable contrivance of my Gisippus and mine own amorous astuteness, is become mine, and this it seemeth that you, holding yourselves belike wiser than the Gods and than the rest of mankind, brutishly condemn, showing your disapproval in two ways both exceedingly noyous to myself, first by detaining Sophronia, over whom you have no right, save in so far as it pleaseth me to allow it, and secondly, by entreating Gisippus, to whom you are justly beholden, as an enemy.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

bush Eithinfyw n the

likewise; already Eisor, a. equal, similar, like Eisorawd, n. counterpart Eisori, v. to make similar Eisilled, n. offspring, issue Eiste, n. the act of sitting Eiste, v. to sit, to be seated Eistedd, n. a sitting, a sit: v. to sit; to be seated Eisteddfod, n. a sitting, a session Eisteddiad, n. a sitting, a seating Eisteddial, v. to sit often Eisteddig, a. sedentary, sitting Eisteddol, a. sitting, sedentary Eiswng, n. a sob; a sigh Eisyddynt, n. a tenement Eithaf, n. extremity, farthest; a. extreme, farthest Eithafed, n. an extremity Eithafig, a. extreme, ultimate Eithen, n. a prickle, or point Eithin, n. furze, whin, gorse: a. full of prickles Eithinen, n. a furze bush Eithinfyw, n. the savine Eithinog, a. full of furze Eithiw, a. full of prickles Eithr, a. except; besides Eithriad, n. an exception Etihraw, v. to except, to exclude Eithrawl, exceptive, exclusive El, n. intelligence, spirit Elach, n. a little sorry fellow Elaeth, n. spiritual being Elaig, n. a minstrel Elain, n. a hind, a fawn Elanedd, n. intestines Elawch, n. indulgence Elcys, n. ganzas, wild geese Elech, n. a slate, a flag Eleni, n. this year:
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

brigata et nõ trouo

Andando vno ſe deſligo li mani et corſe via cõ tanta velocita q̃ li nr̃i lo perſeno de viſta ando doue ſtaua La ſua brigata et nõ trouo vno de li ſoi
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

be evil nature to

In earnest, it would be evil nature to despise so much as the pictures of our friends and predecessors, the fashion of their clothes and arms.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

branches everything near the

There was a knoll near by, and here he made a camp-fire, spending the time before sunset in gathering the wood by the slow process of climbing the trees and vines, and breaking off dead twigs and branches; everything near the ground was wet and sogged.
— from Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson

be erected near the

Let an equestrian statue of this heroine be erected, near the starting-post on the heath of Newmarket, to fill kindred souls with emulation, and tell the grand-daughters of our grand-daughters what an English maiden has once performed.
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Samuel Johnson

but each night they

Lean people were in every house, lean cattle in every field; the bushes did not swing out their timely berries or seasonable nuts; the bees went abroad as busily as ever, but each night they returned languidly, with empty pouches, and there was no honey in their hives when the honey season came.
— from Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens

been especially nice to

They had been especially nice to our crowd and we were anxious to show them some attention.
— from At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed

by extreme need that

I mean by extreme need that you should use it in case your life is in danger from some of Alva's proceedings.
— from The Man-at-Arms; or, Henry De Cerons. Volumes I and II by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

be equally necessary to

To this end Sir Gilbert Heathcote, one of the Whig members for the city, had moved an address to her majesty (16 Feb.) praying she would order the duke to Holland, "where his presence will be equally necessary to assist at the negotiations of peace and to hasten the preparations for an early campaign."
— from London and the Kingdom - Volume 2 A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London. by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe

bosom expectations never to

Mrs Ireton, having raised in his young bosom, expectations never to be realised, by passing the impossible decree, that nothing must be denied to her eldest brother's eldest son; had authorised demands from him, and licensed wishes, destructive both to his understanding and his happiness.
— from The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 3 of 5) by Fanny Burney

better explain now to

There are still a few things belonging to the time before I can remember, which I had better explain now, to keep it all in order.
— from My New Home by Mrs. Molesworth

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