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  • "Thither," says Louvois, "the king desires to transport such of your prisoners as he thinks too important to have in other hands than yours."

    The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910

  • Beyond it they marked the glittering spires and towers of Manoa, the City of the Sun; and "Thither," said King Prigio, who had been explaining how matters stood, to Ricardo, "we must ride, for I believe they stand in great need of our assistance."

    Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son Andrew Lang 1878

  • "Thither," continued he, "we will send Lady Isabella also, should Heaven bless our arms at Roslyn."

    The Scottish Chiefs 1875

  • "Thither," said Rowena, "do I NOT go; and I pray you to beware, lest what you mean for courage and constancy, shall be accounted hardness of heart."

    Ivanhoe. A Romance 1819

  • "Thither," continued he, "we will send Lady Isabella also, should Heaven bless our arms at Roslyn."

    The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1813

  • "Thither," said Rowena, "do I NOT go; and I pray you to beware, lest what you mean for courage and constancy, shall be accounted hardness of heart."

    Ivanhoe Walter Scott 1801

  • Thither, and with many exclamations, the tribesmen followed Aab-Waak, and, arrived, they saw plainly where the

    THE SUNLANDERS 2010

  • Casey at A Voyage Thither seems to appreciate this danger when she writes that "the most fundamental source of literature's value may stem not from its usefulness, but precisely the opposite: from it's uselessness."

    Narrative Strategies 2009

  • Thither he went, through doors without knobs, by ways known only to Paula and the servants.

    CHAPTER XXVIII 2010

  • Thither having arrived he related all that had been done; and Periander doubting of his story kept Arion in guard and would let him go nowhere, while he kept careful watch for those who had conveyed him.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

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