"An" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... duties of the sovereign, minister, ally, treasury, territory, fortresses and army); the four Upayas (viz. conciliation, sowing dissension, bribing, and punishing); the six Gu.nas (viz. peace, war, marching, sitting encamped, dividing the forces, having recourse to an ally for protection); and the places of resort to which spies should be sent. They should also make themselves acquainted with the men who are skilled in legal procedure, and with all the court functionaries, observing by the right signs ...
— The Siksha-Patri of the Swami-Narayana Sect • Professor Monier Williams (Trans.)
... I cannot agree with you, Delle Josephine," said I. "To me there is no country like England, but that may be because I am an Englishman. Tell me how long did you live in Quebec ...
— Crowded Out! and Other Sketches • Susie F. Harrison
... of the Middle Ages was destined to be awakened by the revolutionary doctrines of Copernicus. It may be noted, as an interesting circumstance, that the time at which he discovered the scheme of the solar system has coincided with a remarkable epoch in the world's history. The great astronomer had just reached manhood at the time when Columbus discovered the ...
— Great Astronomers • R. S. Ball
... trader, never floats an European flag,— Slides the bird o'er lustrous woodland, swings the ...
— The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 - Sorrow and Consolation • Various
... am I, darling?" she went on jeeringly, and with an inimitably derisive air she put up an eye-glass and surveyed the top of his head. "You want a wig, my dear—you do, indeed! Come with me to-morrow, and I'll buy you one to suit your complexion. Your wife ...
— Thelma • Marie Corelli
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