About this same time those of Besse, of the Old Market, of St. James’ Bourg, of the Draggage, of Parille, of the Rivers, of the rocks St. Pol, of the Vaubreton, of Pautille, of the Brehemont, of Clainbridge, of Cravant, of Grammont, of the town at the Badgerholes, of Huymes, of Segre, of Husse, of St. Lovant, of Panzoust, of the Coldraux, of Verron, of Coulaines, of Chose, of Varenes, of Bourgueil, of the Bouchard Island, of the Croullay, of Narsay, of Cande, of Montsoreau, and other bordering places, sent ambassadors unto Grangousier, to tell him that they were advised of the great wrongs which Picrochole had done him, and, in regard of their ancient confederacy, offered him what assistance they could afford, both in men, money, victuals, and ammunition, and other necessaries for war. — from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais
coronet of nephews or cousins of
Most heraldic books quote the coronet of crosses-patée, fleurs-de-lis, and strawberry leaves as the coronet of the "grandsons" of the sovereign, whilst the coronet of crosses-patée and strawberry leaves is stated to be the coronet of "nephews" or cousins of the sovereign. Such a state of affairs would be intolerable, because it would mean the liability at any moment to be degraded to the use of a less honourable coronet. — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
certainly of no other class of
They had the interest of their fellow working men (certainly of no other class of the community) at heart, but as Practical Socialists they had a suspicion (taking the condition of the Exchequer into consideration) that for the moment they had reached the limit of Practical Socialism. — from The Secret of the League: The Story of a Social War by Ernest Bramah
can obtain no other conception of
Those philosophers who blindly follow their feeling in reflecting on this topic can obtain no other conception of beauty, because they distinguish nothing separate in the totality of the sensuous impression. — from Aesthetical Essays of Friedrich Schiller by Friedrich Schiller
Croullay of Narsay of Cande of
About this same time those of Besse, of the Old Market, of St. James' Bourg, of the Draggage, of Parille, of the Rivers, of the rocks St. Pol, of the Vaubreton, of Pautille, of the Brehemont, of Clainbridge, of Cravant, of Grammont, of the town at the Badgerholes, of Huymes, of Segre, of Husse, of St. Lovant, of Panzoust, of the Coldraux, of Verron, of Coulaines, of Chose, of Varenes, of Bourgueil, of the Bouchard Island, of the Croullay, of Narsay, of Cande, of Montsoreau, and other bordering places, sent ambassadors unto Grangousier, to tell him that they were advised of the great wrongs which Picrochole had done him, and, in regard of their ancient confederacy, offered him what assistance they could afford, both in men, money, victuals, and ammunition, and other necessaries for war. — from Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 by François Rabelais
yea there are many verbes that haue no other, as Dolút o , Godút o , Hauút o , Nociút o , Pasciút o , P o ssedút o , Taciút o , Tẻssút o , &c. as also , Parút o , Vedút o , Piangiút o , Nasciút o , &c. For Párs o , Víst o , Piánt o , Nát o , &c. whose variations, and which of them is most in vse, are euery one set downe in my Dictionaire, ioyned vnto the Infinitiue, and here vnder among the Irregular verbes: indeede there are some of the third coniugation that haue altogether lost their ending in V´t o , as Cínt o , Dútt o , Circ o ncís o , Cólt o , Cótt o , Dipínt o , Decís o , Fínt o , Póst o , R ó tt o , Sciẻlt o , Sciólt o , Tínt o , Vccís o , &c. of Cíngere, Dúrre, or Dúcere, Circ o ncídere, Cógliere, Cuócere, Dipíngere, Decídere, Fíngere, Pónere, or Pórre, R ó mpere, Sciẻgliere, or Sciẻrre, — from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio
C o nuers o C o
with the accent ouer the last vowell except Attónit o , which hath it vpon the last sauing two, as Add o lcít o , Fallít o , Dormít o , Fastidít o , Patít o , Vbidít o , Vscít o , Vdít o , &c. of Add o lcíre, Dormíre, Fallíre, Fastidíre, Patíre, Vbidíre, Vdíre, Vscíre, &c. Apríre, C o nuẻrtíre, C o príre, Moríre, S o ffríre, make Apẻrt o , C o nuers o , C o pert o , Mórt o , S o ffert o , for you may not say , Aprít o , C o prít o , Morít o , S o ffrít o , although C o nuẻrtit o be sometimes vsed, &c. Note that ioyning any Participle vnto Hauére, you frame the past Participle of all verbes actiue, as Hauére amát o . — from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio
crying out names of coachmen or
Then, to unite the two sides of the picture, these prisoners framed in by the vaulted ceiling of the porch and in the gloom of its shadow, with the immense background in brilliant light, footmen running beneath umbrellas, crying out names of coachmen or of masters, broughams coming up at walking pace, and flustered couples getting into them. — from The Nabob by Alphonse Daudet
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