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• They seem quite ripe, and I saw several birds perched on the tree eating them The doctor hastened up, and nibbled one of the berries in a cautious manner, to ascertain its nature Ah, yes, a subacid flavour; they are wholesome, I should think. —  The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews.
• Whether Lincoln in his own mind regarded the official classes as more blameworthy or more dangerous than their followers, we can only surmise; but he doubtless considered that public opinion was not ripe--the war being still flagrant--for a wider offer of pardon Further, he invited a return of the seceded States to their former relations, under these conditions: Wherever a number of voters equal to one-tenth of the registered list of 1860, having individually taken the oath of allegiance, shall unite to form a loyal State government, their organization will be recognized by the Federal government. —  The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement
• Entering his cell an obscure man, he quitted it a writer, orator, statesman, but perverted--ripe for anything, even ready to sell himself, in order to buy fortune and celebrity. —  The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I
• When their project was ripe, a day was fixed upon for the grand attempt; and Sendivogius was ready with a post-chariot to convey him with all speed into Poland. —  Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
• Should one or another not yet be ripe, at any rate he is not cut off from the possibility of sharing, more or less unconsciously, in the benefit of the spiritual current flowing through the Mysteries. —  Christentum als mystische Tatsache und die Mysterien des Altertums. English

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