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Meanings of narrow compass in English

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Usage of narrow compass in English
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The glory of the shepherd indeed lies within a narrow compass.
Imogen: A Pastoral Romance
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In most parts of it, excises must be confined within a narrow compass.
The Federalist Papers
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Four hundred persons were crowded in its narrow compass.
State of the Union Addresses
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A mind trained in the acrobatics of Calvinistic Theology is, within a narrow compass, surprisingly agile.
The Red Planet
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The whole story is a shocking one; and we shall put it into a very narrow compass.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
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His precision and firmness of touch enables him to get the greatest possible meaning into a narrow compass.
Alexander Pope
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He was beginning to understand this, and learning to adapt himself to the narrow compass of her experience.
The Custom of the Country
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We should remember, too, that the gravest truths may be gathered from a very narrow compass of information.
Harvard Classics Volume 28 / Essays English and American
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When on a rapid course this bird is in the habit of furling its wings into a narrow compass.
A History of Aeronautics
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The reader will find in a narrow compass the substance of the extensive works of Fuller, Wilken, Michaud, and Mills.
Palestine, or, the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Pr...
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Justice through them may be administered with ease and despatch; and appeals may be safely circumscribed within a narrow compass.
The Federalist Papers
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Five vessels were laden with the artillery; and the troops were placed in a very narrow compass on board thirty-two boats.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
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His business was in a narrow compass, and his income sufficient to a plentiful way of living in the ordinary way.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
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Within the narrow compass of the walls of Pompeii was contained a specimen of every gift which luxury offered to power.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
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All the real pleasures of life lie in narrow compass; and she found herself very often a little hurried for want of time.
The Maid of Maiden Lane
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Within the narrow compass of a few hundred yards were gathered together nearly a thousand bodies, all of them arrayed in British uniforms.
The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans ...
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