course of thought
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My spirits were so disarranged, my nerves so clamorous in their confusion, that no course of thought, speech, or action presented itself.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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The course of thought which led to this assumption is not difficult to understand, if we seize the shade of difference which separates the ancient from the modern conception of Natural Law.
From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir
He read it entirely through, even the advertisements; this put him upon another course of thought.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold
The course of thought which I have pursued regarding the objects and influences of country life, will find an answer in many of my city readers.
From The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities by Osgood, Samuel
We shall perhaps best bring out the course of thought by dealing with these verses in three groups, of which the three words, Suffering, Service, and Mystery, are respectively the centres.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander