Therefore, under my manipulation, you were given a pseudo-existence in a past era of history.
— from Wheels Within by Charles V. (Charles Vincent) De Vet
I therefore hope that upon mesmerising my young friend here, and then putting myself into a trance, our spirits may be able to commune together, though our bodies lie still and inert.
— from The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle
Then I never heard again, of any of them, until Ma met you-all at the Denver railroad station.”
— from Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
One of the characters in the “Frogs” of Aristophanes is made to say: “Don’t come trespassing upon my mind; you have a house of your own.”
— from Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View by Price Collier
'But do tell us, Mr. Mortimer; you're a person of such good taste.'
— from A Mummer's Wife by George Moore
"Do you know, sir, the uninitiated might mistake you for a most cold-hearted and callous parent.
— from How the Garden Grew by Maud Maryon
Probably to the end of his life the device of a black-and-white tail rampant will always be associated in that fox’s mind with the useful maxim, “Mind your own business.”
— from Everyday Adventures by Samuel Scoville
There was a pitiful little quaver in the last words by which Don Ruy was made ashamed of his threat, for despite his anger that the lad was over close in the confidence of the unknown Mexican maid, yet the stripling had been a source of joy as they rode side by side over the desert reaches, and he knew that only for him had those Indian thoughts been given that were heresy most rank for any other ears.
— from The Flute of the Gods by Marah Ellis Ryan
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