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That, they never could lay their heads upon their pillows; that, they could never tolerate the idea of their wives laying their heads upon their pillows; that, they could never endure the notion of their children laying their heads on their pillows; in short , that there never more could be , for them or theirs , any laying of heads upon pillows at all , unless the prisioner's head was taken off.
The Attorney General during the trial of Mr. Darnay
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― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
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They had applied their doubts to the very head that had introduced doubt as a tool for advancing knowledge. And in the end they gave the head a nod.
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― Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
― Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
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