subject of thought
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No king whose mind was fully occupied with the development of the inner resources of his kingdom, or with any other sufficing subject of thought, ever entered into war but on compulsion.
From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John
The two theories were of universal application to every subject of thought.
From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey
Major-General W. S. Rosecrans, "Commanding Department of the Cumberland: "Sir—Your attack upon me, on the morning of the 21st instant, has been the subject of thought since.
From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by Beatty, John
Those of your readers who are interested in the subject of thought transference, now being investigated, may be glad to hear of a little experiment which I recently tried here.
From Telepathy Genuine and Fraudulent by Baggally, W. W. (William Wortley)
But this failure to find her was a never-ending subject of thought, as well as of somewhat angry satire when the opportunity offered.
From By Right of Sword by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)
