Troubled by these fantasies on one occasion, he prays to Kwan-yin (a Buddhist divinity); still he could not entirely get rid of them; but as soon as he had pronounced a few words from the Prajna (a holy book), they vanished in the twinkling of an eye.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

A hanger on, or dependant; an allusion to the field burrs, which are not easily got rid of.
— from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Odin laid on the funeral-pile his gold ring, Draupner, which had the property of producing, every ninth night, eight gold rings of equal weight.
— from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson

It is the Cherry Street style, not easily got rid of.
— from How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

I was most concerned about my companion, whom I did not wish to offend, and feared I should not easily get rid of.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"—His Impression upon Natural History exceeded only by Linnaeus.—His Service in restoring Teleology to Natural History ARTICLE X INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS Classification marks Distinctions where Nature exhibits Gradations.— Recovery of Forgotten Knowledge and History of what was known of Dionzea, Drosera, and Sarracenia.
— from Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Asa Gray

But they took away the handkerchief, having fear that they could not easily get rid of the body if he were killed, for there was no preparation.
— from Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison

O J. A. Browne New Dundee Wilmot Waterloo, S. R. O S. P. Browne New Durham Burford Brant, S. R. O * New Edinburgh Gloucester Russell O J. W. Proctor New Gairloch, W. O. Pictou N S John McPherson New Germany, W. O. Lunenburg N S
— from List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1872 by Canada. Post Office Department

"What I had said," he owned, "had left a weight upon his mind that he should not easily get rid of."
— from Liber Amoris, Or, The New Pygmalion by William Hazlitt

We soon became good company, and brightened the chain of friendship with two bottles of wine, which put them in such spirits that they danced, sung, shook me by the hand, and grew so fond of me that I began to be afraid I should not easily get rid of them.
— from Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

We took them far down to leeward, and buried them hastily in a cavern we found in the coral, but that did not entirely get rid of the stench at the beach.
— from She Blows! And Sparm at That! by William John Hopkins

It is not easily got rid of by filtration, as large filter-beds are expensive and difficult to keep in order, and much space is required to clear water by subsidence.
— from A Text-book of Tanning A treatise on the conversion of skins into leather, both practical and theoretical. by H. R. (Henry Richardson) Procter

The last are replaced by niches and recesses of various forms and sizes made in the walls of the room, and in well-furnished houses these niches exhibit goodly rows of china, glass, scent-bottles, &c. 84 .
— from Hassan; or, The Child of the Pyramid: An Egyptian Tale by Murray, Charles Augustus, Sir

The effigy then at the usual time visits the happy couple’s door, and unless the bearers are fed in a handsome manner, the dividing gentlemen are not easily got rid of.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone