[25] In the bay of Dorei, in New Guinea, there are four villages erected on piles over the sea.
— from The Lake Dwellings of Ireland Or ancient lacustrine habitations of Erin, commonly called crannogs. by W. G. (William Gregory) Wood-Martin
"And they will dine in the Ritz Restaurant, because our dinner is not good enough for them," I prophesied.
— from Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
Seeing the peril they were in, Jack called to Thyra and said— "My good girl, you have acted with heroic bravery, but our danger is now greater than ever, and you must quit this scene." "Never, dear Jack, whilst you are imperilled," she firmly replied.
— from Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng
The Unity of the Book The Unity of the Book of Daniel is now generally admitted.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
These representations were not without effect; and whilst the newly-crowned king held the festival of Easter, the barons, who had matured their plans, departed to raise the standard of revolt in various parts of the kingdom—Odo, in Kent; William, Bishop of Durham, in Northumberland; Geoffrey of Coutances, in Somerset; Roger Montgomery, in Shropshire; Hugh de Bigod, in Norfolk; and Hugh de Grantmesnil, in Leicester.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses by Anonymous
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