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Brunetto Latini Inf xv
79), and, perhaps, Brunetto Latini ( Inf. xv. 99)
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

by love III xliii
But hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can be quenched by love (III. xliii.), so that hatred may pass into love (III. xliv.); therefore he who lives under the guidance of reason will endeavour to repay hatred with love, that is, with kindness.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

Bengali literature I xlv
195 , 373 Bednur, II. 226 Belattha, I. 98 Belgami, II. 108 Beluva, I. 163 Benares, I. xlvi, 20, 87, 89, 132, 140; II. 112, 171, 189, 194, 208, 227, 243, 254, 263; III. 25 Bendall, II. 56, 116, 121, 123, 220 Bendall and Haraprasad, II. 18 Bengal, I. xxxvi, lxxxvii, 19, 25, 29, 31, 87, 114, 121; II. 32, 92, 100, 102, 108, 109, 111, 113, 173, 190, 230, 242, 253, 277, 278, 279, 349 sq. , 356 Bengali literature, I. xlv, 299; II. 187, 244, 255 Vaishnavas, II.
— from Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

been living in Xeres
I am of Ronda but have been living in Xeres.’
— from In Kedar's Tents by Henry Seton Merriman

by Libelarius I xii
25 ; its territory invaded by Libelarius, I. xii.
— from History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War by Procopius

by law in xii
England, wills known in, before Conquest, x ii ; forbidden by law in, xii .
— from Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills by Virgil M. (Virgil McClure) Harris

been long in X
“Have you been long in X———?”
— from Mademoiselle Miss, and Other Stories by Henry Harland

by Longfellow i xx
"Hiawatha," poem by Longfellow, i. xx. , 81 note .
— from The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country by W. F. (William Forsell) Kirby

be laid in xxii
5 ; worth more than all the science in the world, xv. 13 ; grows most in the state of perfect union, xix. 2 ; dangers of false, xix. 15-23 ; acquired in raptures, xx. 38 ; foundation of prayer must be laid in, xxii.
— from The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa, of Avila, Saint

besiege Laribus IV xxii
16 ; besiege Laribus, IV xxii.
— from History of the Wars, Books III and IV The Vandalic War by Procopius


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