While uttering these words he showed such weakness that the bystanders expected each return of faintness would take his life with it. — from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
balance establish equality restore
render equal &c. adj.; equalize level, dress, balance, equate, handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise; fit, accommodate; adapt &c. (render accordant) 23; strike a balance; establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium; readjust; stretch on the bed of Procrustes. — from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget
He even secretly enjoyed the thought of bewildering their judgment and good taste by the thunder and lightning of his highest authority—that authority which lies in the union of power and genius—while both his judgment and his good taste held fast proudly and indifferently to the truth that he did not speak well.—Napoleon, as the complete and fully developed type of a single instinct, belongs to ancient humanity, whose characteristic—the simple construction and ingenious development and realisation of a single motive or a small number of motives—may be easily enough recognised. — from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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be encountered en route
Their elaborate preparation to face the current of air to be encountered en route was not unlike the preparation to-day for flying. — from Woman as Decoration by Emily Burbank
These had come to Egypt, either to enter the schools of philosophy, to negotiate terms of tribute or alliance, or to study the science of war, for which Egypt has become eminent, even rivalling the mighty Philistine armies in discipline, effect, and valor. — from The Pillar of Fire; or, Israel in Bondage by J. H. (Joseph Holt) Ingraham
by emotion Elizabeth repeated
Malcolm, there is something I want to tell you before we stand by that grave to-morrow—something I should like you to know;" and then, in a voice broken by emotion, Elizabeth repeated the substance of her conversation with Mr. Carlyon. — from Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey
be exceedingly exclusive retreat
Invalids may be ill anywhere, and personages who wish to be exceedingly exclusive retreat into private lodgings; but for anything that can be dignified with the name of society at an ordinary, the Granby, the Crown, and the Dragon, have by mutual agreement, established a singular monopoly, giving balls every alternate night, to which the guests in each house are reciprocally invited; the ladies and gentlemen of the Granby and Crown requesting the honor of being patronized at a ball on the following night; and each hotel provides a carriage for the transportation of its own party, in case any of the distinguished guests should happen by chance not to have brought their private carriages. — from Modern Flirtations: A Novel by Catherine Sinclair
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