go on slowly

Example Sentences

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There was no longer any necessity for such headlong speed—he could go on slowly now—the goal was near, and would not fly as he approached.

From The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier by Cooke, John Esten

I could go on slowly as long as my knees had any bend in them; after that I should be powerless.

From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by Ferryman, A. F. Mockler

He thought he bade Jose and Antonio go on slowly before with Sanchicha, and dismounted, walking slowly between the high stalks of grain, lest he should disturb them.

From On the Frontier by Harte, Bret

A class should go on slowly, and dwell on details so long as to fix firmly and make perfectly familiar whatever they undertake to learn.

From The Teacher by Abbott, Jacob

A class should go on slowly, and dwell on details, so long as to fix firmly, and make perfectly familiar, whatever they undertake to learn.

From The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young by Abbott, Jacob