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The deeper we delve in search of these causes the more of them we find; and each separate cause or whole series of causes appears to us equally valid in itself and equally false by its insignificance compared to the magnitude of the events, and by its impotence- apart from the cooperation of all the other coincident causes- to occasion the event.

Let him take off his plates and delve himself, if delving must be done."

If she be cold, I'll think it is this north wind that chills ME; and if she be motionless, it is sleep." I got a spade from the tool-house, and began to delve with all my might - it scraped the coffin; I fell to work with my hands; the wood commenced cracking about the screws; I was on the point of attaining my object, when it seemed that I heard a sigh from some one above, close at the edge of the grave, and bending down.

Professor Beecher, young and foolish, would not consent to delve into the riches of the ancient city, being too much chagrined over the loss of the idol.

Then I am quite satisfied with the experiment, and fancy that we shall not have to repeat it, only don't go to the other extreme and delve like slaves.

Some, to the fountain; some, to the fields; men and women here, to dig and delve; men and women there, to see to the poor live stock, and lead the bony cows out, to such pasture as could be found by the roadside.

Here Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School, Bridge Street, Wybunbury, Nantwich, CW5 7NE, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area.

Caravans moved on to the Yew Tree Estate and the Delves area in Walsall two weeks ago.

Mary delves into family's past GREAT British Bake Off star Mary Berry and comic Billy Connolly are among the familiar faces who will be delving back into their family history for a new series of BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are?.

The age range at Delves Lane Junior School would change from seven to eleven to three to eleven from April next year, also creating a primary school.

Broadcast executive Michael Grade is keen to find out, so delves into the history of the joke.

Irish tourist plunges to his death from balcony in Tenerife Father-of-three Robert Delves, 42, was on a family holiday in El Medano in Granadilla, in the south of the island, when he apparently fell 30ft from an apartment.