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  • “The earth swirls down through the ominous moons of preconsidered generations!” that made them vaguely wonder why it did not sound quite clear, but never question that it was the utterance of a supersoul.

    This Side of Paradise 2003

  • As he walked on he preconsidered the terms in which he would narrate the incident to the boys:

    Dubliners 2003

  • Tanaduke was a sophomore, with tremendous ears and a way of saying, "The earth swirls down through the ominous moons of preconsidered generations!" that made them vaguely wonder why it did not sound quite clear, but never question that it was the utterance of a supersoul.

    Book 1, Chapter 3. The Egotist Considers. 1920

  • Tanaduke was a sophomore, with tremendous ears and a way of saying, "The earth swirls down through the ominous moons of preconsidered generations!" that made them vaguely wonder why it did not sound quite clear, but never question that it was the utterance of a supersoul.

    This Side of Paradise 1918

  • Each counter of the opponent's would have to be preconsidered in this widening of his guard, a widening so gradual that he should himself be unconscious of it, and throughout intent upon getting home his own point on one of those counters.

    Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • As he walked on he preconsidered the terms in which he would narrate the incident to the boys:

    Dubliners James Joyce 1911

  • The result to be accomplished is preconsidered, or meditated, and therefore is known _a priori_, or before experience; the volition succeeds, which is a true effort, or a power in action; and this, _if the power be sufficient_, is _necessarily_ followed by the effect.

    A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' Francis Bowen 1850

  • Besides that you will have the benefit of all preconsidered advice, I esteem it part of your good fortune, that many fit suggestions will occur to some speakers at the moment, so that from them all you may easily choose what is profitable.

    The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes 384 BC-322 BC Demosthenes 1837

  • "He took his preconsidered skeleton of argument with all its careful alignment of crescendos and climaxes and clothed it with the passion of

    The Masques of Ottawa Domino

  • William Hamilton’s Philosophy_.) 124 Unless we are to consider as such the following statement, by one of the writers quoted in the text: “In the case of mental exertion, the result to be accomplished is _preconsidered_ or meditated, and is therefore known _a priori_, or before experience.” — (Bowen’s _Lowell

    A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839

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