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cierne en las nubes
Abajo revuelan clamoreando las pintadas guacamayas y se oye la voz de los verdes papagayos habitadores de la zona tórrida; en tanto que arriba gime la paloma torcaz y se cierne en las nubes el águila altanera. . . . .
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

chiamauano et li nomi
203 Grande familliaritade pigliarono cō nui Queſti populi ne diſcero molte coſe como le chiamauano et li nomi de algune yſole q̃ ſe vedeuano
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

con ellas las noches
Sabía por los Huret, por los Baudin, por los Clemenceau, [2] que comparadas con ellas las noches de la Opera parisiense resultan menos luminosas y menos estrelladas.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

comida en la noche
Tenía mis libros sobre la mesa del comedor, apartábalos para que sirvieran el almuerzo, después para la comida, en la noche para la cena; la vela se extinguía
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Co Edinburgh London NOTES
276 , 596 , 607 William IV., 412 , 608 ; State Crown, 356 Williams, arms, 181 Williams-Drummond, Bart., supporters, 433 Willoughby, 282 Winchester, Bishops of, insignia of, 584 ; Dean of, 588 ; Earl of, 32 , 148 ; Earl of, Seiher de Quincy, 147 ; Marquesses of, 379 ; Captain Peter, arms, 264 Windsor, 30 , 31 , 78 , 149 ; badge of, 48 ; Henry of, 469 ; Dean of, insignia of, 584 ; Herald, 37 ; Castle Bookplates, 183 ; Library, 372 Wingate, arms, 284 Winged, 286 Winged ape, 215 ; lions, 436 ; stags, 209 Winlaw, 255 ; motto, 451 Winnowing fans, 55 Winterstoke, Lord, supporters, 437 Winwick, 50 Wogenfeh, 81 , 82 Wolf, 196 Wolf-hunter, Grand, insignia of, 581 Wolfe, 181 , 541 ; crest, 298 ; Francis, 196 , 592 Wolkenfeh, 81 Wolseley, arms, 204 ; Lord, 196 , 204 , 594 Wolverhampton, town of, arms, 284 , 291 Woman, grant to a, 57 , 62 , 574 ; illegitimate, Royal Licence, 554 ; married, arms, 534 Wood, 165 ; late Sir Albert, 264 ; crests granted, 339 ; Sir William, 349 Woodbine-leaves, 266 Woodman, 433 Wood-pigeon, 244 Woodstock, borough of, arms, 264 Woodstock, De, 56 ; Thomas of, 494 Woodward, 14 , 75 , 80 , 83 , 85 , 90 , 136 , 150 , 162 , 185 , 188 , 197 , 200 , 250 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 261 , 318 , 324 , 343 , 399 , 405 , 467 , 469 , 513 , 514 , 598 ; and Burnett, 69 , 74 , 94 , 95 , 407 ; arms, 261 , 266 Woollan, 292 Woolpack, 5 Worcester, 78 Wordsworth, 287 "Workes of Armorie," 489 Worms, Baron de, supporters, 444 Wortford, arms, 266 Wreath, 157 Wright, 126 Wriothesley, 41 Wursters, arms, 200 Wurtemburg, supporters, 187 ; Queen of, label, 498 Wyatt, arms, 287 Wylcote, Sir John, brass, 389 Wyndham, crest, 291 Wyndham-Campbell-Pleydell-Bouverie, crests, 348 Wynn, Sir Watkin Williams, 198 Wyon, 353 Wyvern, 186 , 225 , 226 , 227 ; as supporters, 437 , 438 Xantoigne, 34 Yacht, 294 Yarborough, Earl of, 205 , 590 ; badge, 288 , 458 ; supporter, 437 Yarmouth, 525 ; arms, 182 Yeates, 255 Yeatman-Biggs, arms, 141 Yellow, 70 Yerburgh, crest, 242 Yeropkin, 250 Yockney, arms, 266 Yonge, crest, 222 York, 588 ; Archbishop of, 127 ; arms, 297 , 601 , 602 ; pallium, 583 ; Cardinal, 359 ; Herald, 37 ; badge of, 48 ; Duke of, 37 , 488 ; Duke of, label, 498 ; Duke of (Edward), seal, 466 ; blazing sun of, badge, 468 ; white rose of, badge, 468 ; and Lancaster, badges, 468 Yorke, 112 ; crest, 215 Youghal, Provosts of, seal, 525 Young, Sir Charles, crest, 226 , 348 Zachary, 514 Zebra, 217 , 438 Zobel, 77 Zoë, Queen, 351 Zorke, 112 Zorn, crests, 344 Zug, supporters, 409 Zurich, 384 ; supporter, 409 ; Wappenrolle, 397 THE END Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. Edinburgh & London NOTES
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

confessed everything last night
Well, Bruno, the son of that fellow who was flogged to death, confessed everything last night.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

Concilium et lenis non
A. Di, quibus audaces amor est servare carinas Saevaque ventosi mulcere pericula ponti, Sternite molle fretum placidumque advertite votis Concilium, et lenis non obstrepat unda precanti: 5 Grande tuo rarumque damus, Neptune, profundo Depositum.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Caudium esset legionibus nostris
Postumius cum iterum consules essent, quia, cum male pugnatum apud Caudium esset, legionibus nostris sub iugum missis pacem cum Samnitibus fecerant, dediti sunt iis; iniussu enim populi senatusque fecerant.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

catch eels Llytrod n
Llysŵen bendoll, a lamprey Llysŵena, v. to catch eels Llytrod, n. filth, garbage Llytroda, v. to collect filth Llytrodedd, n. filthiness Llytrodiad, n. a breeding of filth Llyth, n. what is tender: a. flat; flaccid, soft; base Llythi, n. flounders, flatfish Llythiad, n. a rendering flaccid Llythien, n. a flounder, a flatfish Llythol, a. flaccid Llythus, a. of a flaccid tendency Llythyn, n. a weakling Llythyr, n. an engraved character; a letter, an epistle Llythyraeth, n. orthography Llythyrog, a. of letters, literary Llythyrol, a. literal, literate Llythyrdy, n. a post-office Llythyredigaeth, n. a lettering, a cutting of letters Llythyreg, n. grammar; the science of written language Llythyregai, n. a grammatist Llythyregol, a. grammatical Llythyren, n. a type, a letter Llythyreniad, n. a lettering, spelling Llythyrenol, a. literal, literate Llythyrenu, v. to letter, to spell Llythyrenydd, n. type-founder Llythyriad, n. lettering Llythyriant, n. literature Llythyru, v. to letter, to spell Llythyrydd, n. letter-writer Llythyryn, n. billet, note Llyo, v. to lick with the tongue Llyw, n. a ruler; a rudder Llywaeth, n. guidance; rearing Llywed, v. to rule, to direct Llywedu, v. to rule, to guide Llywedydd, n. a director; a pilot Llywedyddes, n. a governess Llywedyddiaeth, n. directorship; governance; pilotage Llywel, n. the horizon Llyweli, n. the limit of vision Llywelu, v. to form an horizon Llywenydd, n. western horizon Llyweth, Llywethan, n. a muscle Llywethog, a. muscular, brawny Llywethol, a. musculous Llywethu, v. to become muscular Llywiad, n. a directing; a steering Llywiadaeth, n. direction Llywiadol, a. directive, steering Llywiadu, v. to direct, to rule Llywiadures, n. a governess Llywiaduriaeth, n. directorship, governance Llywiaeth, guidance, rule Llywiannol, a. directive Llywiannu, v. to direct, to rule Llywiant, n. direction, rule Llywiawd, n. governance Llywiawdwr, n. a governor Llywiawdwraeth, n. governship Llywiedigaeth, n. governance Llywiedydd, n. a governor Llywiedyddes, n. a governess Llywiedyddol, a. directorial Llywiedu, v. to act as director Llywio, v. to rule; to steer Llywiog, a. having guidance Llywiol, a. guiding, directing Llywion, n. flying particles Llywiwr, n. a steersman Llywodraeth, n. government Llywodraethiad, n. a governing Llywodraethol,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

conducta en los negocios
[633] Todos los gobiernos gozan por ello de diferente crédito, según su grado de civilización y cultura y su conducta en los negocios, y estas circunstancias se miden y se pesan antes de contraer ningún empréstito, haciendo más o menos onerosas sus condiciones, con arreglo a los datos precisos que en este sentido tienen perfectamente registrados
— from Argentina, Legend and History by Lucio Vicente López

contumelia et laboribus nimijs
Et quamuis à Tartaris et alijs nationibus timeremus occidi, vel perpetuo captiuari, vel fame, siti, algore, æstu, contumelia, et laboribus nimijs, et quasi vltra vires affligi (quæ omnia multo plusquam prius credidimus, excepta morte vel captiuitate perpetua nobis multipliciter euenerunt) non tamen pepercimus nobis ipsis, vt voluntatem Dei secundum Domini papæ mandatum adimplere possemus, et vt proficeremus in aliquo Christianis, vt saltem scita veraciter voluntate et intentione ipsorum, possemus illam patefacere Christianis, ne forte subito irruentes inuenirent eos imparatos, sicut peccatis hominum exigentibus alia vice contigit: et fecerunt magnam stragem in populo Christiano.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 02 by Richard Hakluyt

cried eagerly Look Nial
Turning, she looked to see if Nial were watching her, and when she saw that he was still on the swaying pine-branch, she cried eagerly: "Look, Nial!
— from Pharais; and, The Mountain Lovers by William Sharp

Cecilia Emma Lajeunnesse noted
American operatic début of Madame Emma Albani (Marie Louise Cecilia Emma Lajeunnesse), noted soprano, on her return from Europe, as Marguerite in Gounod's "Faust" at the Academy of Music, New York City, with Scalchi, Ravelli and Galassi in support.
— from Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events by Henry Charles Lahee

chimérique en la nature
Mais ceux qui mêlent quelques autres idées avec celle-là composent par ce moyen un dieu chimérique, en la nature duquel
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle

cannot easily learn new
I gave him a spare battery that we had around the office, but the old dog cannot easily learn new tricks and the old doctor stuck to what he knew and had relied on for so many years, his own fingers.
— from The Treatment of Hay Fever by rosin-weed, ichthyol and faradic electricity With a discussion of the old theory of gout and the new theory of anaphylaxis by George Frederick Laidlaw

county established lies now
Tyler, the next county established, lies now in the northwestern part of West Virginia along the Ohio River but commemorates a Tidewater Virginian, John Tyler, Sr.
— from How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation by Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden


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