ut] et L 2 . praesentia mei] praesentiam ei DP; praesentiam G**; in praesentia mei P 3 **; praesentiam mihi M; presenciam eius L 2 ; praesentiam dei A; præsentiam domini (dnī) P 2 **H 1 H 2 S. ita] om. DP 1 P 2 **P 3 CX. retinete] retinere A; sentite T. in] cum TM; om.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

N. refusal, rejection; noncompliance, incompliance[obs3]; denial; declining &c. v.; declension; declinature[obs3]; peremptory refusal, flat refusal, point blank refusal; repulse, rebuff; discountenance. recusancy, abnegation, protest, disclaimer; dissent &c. 489; revocation &c. 756.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

(From print after Teniers) Albertus Magnus Arnold de Villeneuve Raymond Lulli House of Jacques Cœur at Bourges. (From Sommerard’s Album ) Cornelius Agrippa Paracelsus Dr. Dee Dr. Dee’s Show-stone and Magic Crystal.
— from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay

His keen, piercing, dark eyes, told in every glance a history of difficulties subdued, and dangers dared, and seemed to challenge opposition to his wishes, for the pleasure of sweeping it from his road by a determined exertion of courage and of will; a deep scar on his brow gave additional sternness to his countenance, and a sinister expression to one of his eyes, which had been slightly injured on the same occasion, and of which the vision, though perfect, was in a slight and partial degree distorted.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

And please, dear, don’t misunderstand me.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

When one discovers that Providence lies, cheats, robs, deceives human beings just as a plain Deputy deceives his constituents, one gets angry, and as one cannot nominate a fresh Providence every three months as we do with our privileged representatives, one just gets out of the whole thing, which is decidedly bad.”
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

Before him a great Prophet, to proclaim 70 His coming is sent Harbinger, who all Invites, and in the Consecrated stream Pretends to wash off sin and fit them so Purified to receive him pure, or rather To do him honour as their King; all come, And he himself among them was baptiz'd, Not thence to be more pure, but to receive The testimony of Heaven, that who he is Thenceforth the Nations may not doubt; I saw The Prophet do him reverence, on him rising 80 Out of the water, Heav'n above the Clouds Unfold her Crystal Dores, thence on his head A perfect Dove descend, what e're it meant And out of Heav'n the Sov'raign voice I heard, This is my Son belov'd, in him am pleas'd.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

āswind = ǣswind āswindan 3 to become weak, shrink, fade away, perish, decay, dissolve , Bo ; Æ, CP.
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

For most of our actions are done from several different motives, either coexisting or succeeding one another in rapid alternation: thus a man may have a perfectly disinterested desire to benefit another, and one which might possibly prevail over all conflicting motives if all hope of requital were cut off,
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

Lastly, she shall dance, with correctness and elegance, a "pas de deux" with any young gentleman who may be selected for the purpose.
— from Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 1 (of 4).—1841-1857 by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves

mais comme nous avons tous les deux la vie dure, et qu’avec nos sabres nous aurions de la peine à en finir, nous nous trouverons demain matin, hors du camp, avec nos deux pieds de cochon, et alors ma vieille, nous jouerons à “tire qui a peur.”— Dubois de Gennes .
— from Argot and Slang A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris by Albert Barrère

What a pity Dr. Dee has not recorded his authority for King Arthur’s Northern conquests!
— from Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

The resemblance struck her; she would cry aloud to the men— 'Voici Monsieur Geelby, le poulet qui a peur de descendre!'
— from A Dozen Ways Of Love by L. (Lily) Dougall

Thus, in one part of his article he states that the "enormous debt" of India amounts to 220,000,000 l. , but in a later portion he admits that it is only 127,000,000 l. , and he knows full well that the amount of 100,000,000 l. of guaranteed railway debt is not only not a present debt due from Government, but is a very valuable property, which will probably bring in some millions of revenue when they exercise their right of buying up the interests of the several guaranteed companies.
— from The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various

[from Pasche, the old term for Easter] as a privileged "dow" [dole].
— from Lancashire Folk-lore Illustrative of the Superstitious Beliefs and Practices, Local Customs and Usages of the People of the County Palatine by John Harland