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1  You may easily imagine all we had to suffer on board the pirate vessel.
Candide By Voltaire
ContextHighlight   In XI
2  He received them with all the goodness imaginable, and politely invited them to supper.
Candide By Voltaire
ContextHighlight   In XVIII
3  Hitherto I had imagined that nothing could equal the beauty of Thunder-ten-Tronckh Castle; but I found I was mistaken.
Candide By Voltaire
ContextHighlight   In VIII
4  You may easily imagine that after spending a month at El Dorado I can desire to behold nothing upon earth but Miss Cunegonde.
Candide By Voltaire
ContextHighlight   In XXI
5  The villainy of mankind presented itself before his imagination in all its deformity, and his mind was filled with gloomy ideas.
Candide By Voltaire
ContextHighlight   In XIX
6  Ah, sir," said the man with the ivory baton, "had you committed all the imaginable crimes you would be to me the most honest man in the world.
Candide By Voltaire
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7  You are in truth very simple," said Martin to him, "if you imagine that a mongrel valet, who has five or six millions in his pocket, will go to the other end of the world to seek your mistress and bring her to you to Venice.
Candide By Voltaire
ContextHighlight   In XXIV
8  In saying this he drew a long poniard which he always carried about him; and not imagining that his adversary had any arms he threw himself upon Candide: but our honest Westphalian had received a handsome sword from the old woman along with the suit of clothes.
Candide By Voltaire
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9  It is natural to imagine that after so many disasters Candide married, and living with the philosopher Pangloss, the philosopher Martin, the prudent Cacambo, and the old woman, having besides brought so many diamonds from the country of the ancient Incas, must have led a very happy life.
Candide By Voltaire
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10  The cord was wet and did not slip properly, and besides it was badly tied; in short, I still drew my breath, when the crucial incision made me give such a frightful scream that my surgeon fell flat upon his back, and imagining that he had been dissecting the devil he ran away, dying with fear, and fell down the staircase in his flight.
Candide By Voltaire
ContextHighlight   In XXVIII