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account of my employment not
In any other country I should have done more, but, on account of my employment, not being able to see persons in place, I was often obliged to apply to the consul, and the consul, who was settled in the country with his family, had many persons to oblige, which prevented him from acting as he otherwise would have done.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

action of mind Ewylliad n
their, them Euain, v. to be moving Euddon, n. mites, acarus Euddoni, v. to breed mites Eugi, v. to bawl, to shriek Eulon, n. excrements, dung Euocâu, v. to make guilty Euod, n. worms in sheep’s liver Euog, a. guilty; false Euon, a. bots in horses Euraid, a. golden, of gold Euraidd, a. golden Euraint, n. that is of gold Eurben, n. the gilt head Eurdalaeth, n. golden coronet Eurdorch, n. a wreath of gold Eurdde, a. covered with gold Eurem, n. golden jewel Eurfaen, n. a chrysolite Eurfail, n. a golden goblet Eurfrodiad, n. golden brocade Eurgain, a. of golden brightness Eurgalch, n. gold enamel Eurgrawn, n. collection of gold; a golden treasure Euriad, n. a gilding Eurian, a. of gold, golden Eurlen, n. arras, gold leaf Eurliw, n. a gold colour Eurwedd, a. of golden hue Eurych, n. goldsmith; tinker Eurychaeth, n. goldsmith’s art; tinker’s trade Eurydd, n. a goldfiner Euryll, n. a jewel of gold Euryn, n. a golden trinket Ew, n. that glides; that is sleek or smooth Ewa, n. an uncle Ewach, n. a weakling, a fribble Ewaint, n. young people Ewerddon, n. a green spot of land, Ireland Ewi, v. to listen, to attend Ewiar, a. smooth; clear; sleek Ewig, n. a hind; a deer, a doe Ewin, n. a nail; a talon, a claw Ewinallt, n. a steep cliff Ewinbren, n. a guide, in carpentry Ewinfedd, n. a nail measure Ewingraff, a. sharp-clawed Ewingrwn, a. turned as a nail Ewino, v. to use the nails Ewinog, a. having nails, clawed Ewinor, n. a whitlow Ewinrew, n. nipping frost Ewinwasg, n. an agnail Ewn, a. daring, bold, brave Ewybr, a. quick, nimble, fleet Ewybraidd, a. of swift nature Ewybraw, v. to glance, to dart Ewybredd, n. velocity Ewybren, n. the firmament Ewybriad, n. a glancing Ewydn, a. tuff, clammy, viscous Ewydnaw, v. to grow viscous Ewyll, n. will, action of mind Ewylliad, n. a volition Ewyllio, v. to exert the will Ewyllys, n. will or desire Ewyllysgar, a. willing, desirous Ewyllysgarwch, n. willingness Ewyllysiwr, n. willer, desirer Ewyn, n. foam, spume, froth Ewynedd, n. foaminess Ewyngant, n. a surge Ewyniad, n. a foaming Ewynog, a. foamy, frothy Ewynu, v. to foam, to froth Ewythr, n. an uncle F, Is of a similar sound to the English V; and is used as a mutation of m. and B.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

attachment of many English naval
Misled by reports from England, and still more by the representations of James, who fondly nursed his belief that the attachment of many English naval officers to his person was greater than their love of country or faithfulness to their trust, Louis XIV. determined to attempt an invasion of the south coast of England, led by James in person.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

and once more entreated Neale
Allie resolutely refused to tell him and once more entreated Neale to let well enough alone, to keep her hidden from the mob, and not to seek Durade.
— from The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey

all other matters except naturally
They decided that the best thing to be done was to choose an artist, and order the work directly from him, leaving him free to determine the rendering of the subject, the size of the monument, the materials to be employed, and choice of the site, and all other matters, except, naturally, as to price and time,—which latter could be but short, owing to the two years that had passed in competitions!
— from Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè by Giovanni Duprè

all over me even now
I feel it crawling all over me, even now.
— from The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches by Herman Melville

and or Marnas each name
Such a practice was certainly part of the great Asiatic cults of Dionysos and Mithra; and as the ancient idea of a sacrificial banquet in honour of a God usually was that in some sense the worshipped power was either eaten, or present as partaker, it is more than likely that any banquets in connection with the Syrian worships of Adonis and (or) Marnas (each name = “the Lord”) carried with them the same significance.
— from A Short History of Christianity Second Edition, Revised, With Additions by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

any other merit even now
At the same time, I will not deny that military glory would, more than any other merit, even now strengthen a Government, and that military humiliation would inevitably destroy one.
— from Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 by Nassau William Senior

an open mind expecting nothing
Yet if you go with an open mind, expecting nothing, you will see something of very real interest and carry away new knowledge.
— from Cornwall by G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton

and once more exposed Newfoundland
The treaty with France in 1778 brought to the American colonists a success which their resources and, it must be added, their resolution could hardly have won alone, and once more exposed Newfoundland to European attacks.
— from The Story of Newfoundland by Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, Earl of

attend on Mixed Education now
Hence it was, that in the early ages the Church allowed her children to attend the heathen schools for the acquisition of secular accomplishments, where, as no one can doubt, evils existed, at least as great as can attend on Mixed Education now.
— from The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by John Henry Newman


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