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Cicero in Primo de Divinatione
Of the truth whereof he assured Aeschines; as Plato, in Critone, Cicero, in Primo, de Divinatione, Diogenes Laertius, and others, have to the full recorded in their works.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

clothed in plain dark dresses
Marilla kept her clothed in plain, dark dresses, all made after the same unvarying pattern.
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Cataloging in Publication Data De
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data De La Mare, Walter John, 1873-1956.
— from Songs of Childhood by Walter De la Mare

calories in per diem dose
= Carbohydrates after inversion 6 = Calories as carbohydrates in 500 grams 7 = Calories as proteids and carbohydrates in 500 grams 8 = Alcohol, by weight 9 = Calories as alcohol in 500 grams 10 = Calories as proteids and carbohydrates per diem dose 11 = Total calories in per diem dose* 12 = Number c.c. required per diem to supply 1,430 calories Name of Preparation and Manufacturer
— from The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 by Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association)

Che il procedere del Duca
[129] Che il procedere del Duca era un procedere da mercatante.
— from Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Ferdinand Gregorovius

cold its purple depths drenched
After the heat of the salle à manger , the night out of doors appeared strangely white and cold, its purple depths drenched with moonlight, the high remoteness of its dome faintly scintillant with icy points of stars.
— from My Friend the Chauffeur by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

cantonment in Philadelphia deserted during
It is said that nearly six hundred young men of Clinton's army, who had formed tender attachments during the winter cantonment in Philadelphia, deserted during the march through New Jersey, and returned to that city.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing


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