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Now the whole spindle has the same motion; but, as the whole revolves in one direction, the seven inner circles move slowly in the other, and of these the swiftest is the eighth; next in swiftness are the seventh, sixth, and fifth, which move together; third in swiftness appeared to move according to the law of this reversed motion, the fourth; the third appeared fourth, and the second fifth.

The Republic by Plato ; translated by Benjamin Jowett 2006

She was called the swiftest cotton picker on the place, but since the birth of her child it had been somewhat of a burden for her to perform her daily task.

Buried Alive (Behind Prison Walls) For a Quarter of a Century. Life of William Walker Thomas S. Gaines 1889

The error is of the nature of a half-truth, the most dangerous of errors; for it is true that, as compared with land forces, the great characteristic of navies is mobility; but it is not true that, between different classes of naval vessels, the swiftest are the most efficient for control of the sea.

Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles 1877

Now the whole spindle has the same motion; but, as the whole revolves in one direction, the seven inner circles move slowly in the other, and of these the swiftest is the eighth; next in swiftness are the seventh, sixth, and fifth, which move together; third in swiftness appeared to move according to the law of this reversed motion the fourth; the third appeared fourth and the second fifth.

The Republic 427? BC-347? BC Plato 1855

Now the whole spindle has the same motion; but, as the whole revolves in one direction, the seven inner circles move slowly in the other, and of these the swiftest is the eighth; next in swiftness are the seventh, sixth, and fifth, which move together; third in swiftness appeared to move according to the law of this reversed motion, the fourth; the third appeared fourth, and the second fifth.

The Republic of Plato Plato 1763

Two thumbs pressed into his neck on either side of the windpipe directly on the carotid arteries, shutting off the blood to his brain and giving him most exquisite agony, at the same time rendering him unconscious far more swiftly than the swiftest anaesthetic.

CHAPTER XXII 2010

Then he advanced to the Acesines, one of the largest and swiftest rivers of the Punjab.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

So many crime-fiction authors from Sweden, Norway and Denmark have been translated into English in recent seasons that even the swiftest reader might need 1,001 Scandinavian nights to keep up.

In Brief: Mystery Tom Nolan 2011

New Jersey appeared headed toward the swiftest recovery, at least in certain regions.

Power Slowly Comes Back Erica Orden 2011

In his youth he had been swiftest of all the young men.

The Wit of Porportuk 2010