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Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and… — Ferdowsi
The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that distance, they had to be… — James Prescott Joule
We were descended from royalty. — Natalie Wood
She is descended from a long line that her mother listened to. — Gypsy Rose Lee
Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. — H. L. Mencken
I fell in love with Rwanda the moment I saw those verdant, rolling hills rise up beneath the wings of the plane as we descended… — Naomi Benaron
It would presently be his task to take the bandage from this young woman's eyes, and bid her look forth on the world. But how… — Edith Wharton
MOUSE, n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women. As in Rome Christians were thrown to the lions, so centuries earlier in Otumwee,… — Ambrose Bierce
A penumbra of somber dignity has descended over his reputation. — James Atlas
In a way, the American side descended to Saddam's level, which happens often in these types of circumstances. That is why the people in Iraq… — Dario Fo
3 monkeys sittin' under a coconut tree discussing things as they are set to be. Said one to the others now listen you two...there's a… — Damian Marley
Another legend claims that we descended from wolves and that the wolves are our brothers still. — Jacob Black
. Our parent Radio, TV and telephone, newspaper, the era when computers and the Internet age of today's children. It is their own creation, not… — Mak_786
On the afternoon of October 19, 1899, I climbed a tall cherry tree and, armed with a saw which I still have, and a hatchet,… — Dr Robert H Goddard
By day, or on a cloudless night, a pilot may drink the wine of the gods, but it has an earthly taste; he's a god… — Unknown Author
You are the reason scientists decided that we descended from apes. — Curly

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