It often basely and cowardly deserts those paragons for whom the men are all wishing, sighing, dying, and spreading, every net in their power; and constantly attends at the heels of that higher order of women for whom the other sex have a more distant and awful respect, and whom (from despair, I suppose, of success) they never venture to attack.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

I better keep de animals satisfied, en not have no trouble in de house.”
— from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

It is used as a prefix, of a similar signification to ex; and also, as a termination of feminine personal nouns, and of the third person of verbs Esbyd, n. guests, strangers Esg, n. what shoots out Esgaeth, a. void of restraint Esgaidd, a. nimble, brisk Esgair, n. a shank, a leg Esgar, n. separation; a foe Esgarant, n. adversary Esgardio, v. to make chaps Esgardd, n. rupture, ruption Esgardde, n. a dispersion Esgaredd, n. separation Esgariad, n. a separating Esgario, v. to separate, to part Esgeiddig, a. moving gracefully Esgeirca, v. to move the shanks Esgeiriog, a. having shanks Esgemydd, n. a bench Esgeulus, a. negligent, heedless Esgeulusdod, n. disregard Esgeulusdra, n. negligence Esgeulusiad, n. a neglecting Esgeuluso, v. to disregard, to neglect Esgeuluswr, n. a neglecter Esgid, n. a shoe Esglyw, n. defence, shelter Eglwyn, v. to defend, to protect Esgob, n. a bishop, a diocesan Esgobaeth, n. bishopric Esgobawd, n. diocese Esgobdy, n. a bishop’s house Esgobol, a. episcopal Esgor, n. partage; parturition, v. to separate; to bring forth Esgorol, a. parturient Esgordd, n. strangers Esgoredig, a. delivered Esgoredigol, a. parturent Esgoreddfa, n. place of deliverance Esgori, v. to get over; to bring forth Esgoriad, n. parturition Esgorwraig, n. midwife Esgoryd, to part from, to deliver Esgorydd, n. an accoucheur Esgud, a. nimble; flippant Esgudogyll, n. wood lark Esgus, n. apology; excuse Esgusodiad, n. excusation Esgusodol, a. excusing Esgusodydd, n. an excuser Esgusol, a. excusatory Esgymol, a. unassociating Esgymun, a. excommunicate Esgymu, v. to dissolve society Esgyn, v. to ascend, to rise Esgynedigaeth, n. ascension Esgynol, a. ascending, rising Esgynfa, n. an ascend, a rise Esgynfaen, n. horse-block Esgyniad, n. ascension Eggyniaith, n. a climax Esgynlawr, n. scaffold; platform Esgyr, n. a day’s ploughing Esgyrndy, n. a bone house Esgyrniad, n. ossification Esgyrniog, a. bony, having bones Esgyrnol, a. ossific, bony Esgyrnygu, v. to grin Esill, n. offspring, progeny Esilling, n. origin, source Esillydd, n. offspring, issue Esing, n. act of bursting out Esiw, a. in a state of want Esiwydd, n. a state of want Esiwyddu, v. to feel want Esmwyth, a. soft, smooth; easy Esmwythâad, n. softening; a mollifying, an assuaging Esmwythâu, v. to soften, to ease Esmwythder, n. easiness, quietness, tranquillity, rest Esmwythiad, n. a quieting Esmwythid, n. state of ease Esmwytho, v. to smooth, to ease Esgoryn, n. the mumps Esplydd, a. delicate, tender Esplydden, n. a pippin Est, n. a state of separation Estriciad, n. a bustling Estrico, v. to bustle, to haste Estrig, a. apt to dart away Estron, n. a stranger, foreigner Estroneiddio, v. to estrange Estrones, n. the stranger Estroniad, n. estrangement Estronol, a. strange, foreign Estl, n. what ranges Estyll, n. staves, shingle Estyllen, n. a shingle, a board Estyllodi, v. to slit into boards Estyllu, v. to do with shingles Estyn, n. an extent, a grant Estyn, v. to extend, to reach Estynedig, a. extended, stretched Estyniad, n. a reaching out Estynol, a. extending Estynwr, n. an extender Estyr, n. that darts away Esu, v. to push away Eswrn, n. a fetlock joint Esyddyn, n. a mansion Esyllt, n. that is fair, or open Esyth, n. sharp sticks, waggets Esythu, v. to drive a stake Etewyn, n. a firebrand Etifaw, v. to inherit; to own Etifedd, n. heir, an infant Etifeddes, n. an heiress Etifeddiad, n. an inheriting Etifeddiaeth, n. an inheritance Etifeddog, a. having a child Etifeddol, a. hereditary Etifeddu, v. to inherit Etifiant, n. an heirship Eto, con.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Did all St. Edith nunns descend againe To honor Polesworth with their cloystred traine, 30 Compar'd with you each would confesse some stayne.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

de [11] un inteligente a quien dí lección, dejándome desmontado aquel supremo esfuerzo, no obstante que creía haber cogido ya la estructura del rebelde idioma.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Mr. Shaneyfelt, I now hand you a letter from the New York Times addressed to Mr. J. Lee Rankin, which has been marked as Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 17, and also hand you a photograph furnished by the New York Times which has been designated as Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 18, and some printed material designated as Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 19, also furnished by the New York Times, which is a caption and other descriptive material concerning this photograph as used by the New York Times when the photograph was published.
— from Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Mr. Birch has detected a still earlier notice of Assyria in the statistical tablet of Karnak.
— from Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon by Austen Henry Layard

I introduce into the record at this time an exhibit designated as Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 23, consisting of two photographs, and I ask you to describe the photographs and the results of your investigation undertaken pursuant to the Commission’s request.
— from Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

If the latter is induced while the former does not follow, 363 the practice will cause in the woman debility and sometimes even nervous prostration.
— from Love: A Treatise on the Science of Sex-attraction for the use of Physicians and Students of Medical Jurisprudence by Bernard Simon Talmey

Author of Democracy and Social Ethics, Newer Ideals of Peace The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets Twenty Years at Hull-House New York
— from A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil by Jane Addams

I hand you now an exchange of correspondence between the Commission and Life magazine, which has been designated as Shaneyfelt Exhibits Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, together with a photograph furnished to the Commission by Life magazine which has been designated as Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 13, and I asked you to review this correspondence.
— from Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Then, as they reached the door, and Scarlett entered, Nat put on his cap, gave his knee a slap, and with one set of wrinkles disappearing from his countenance to make room for another, like a human dissolving view, he burst out into a low chuckle.
— from Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story by George Manville Fenn

"There is very much less anger and vexation here than with you," said she; [40] "but the wranglings of political parties are much more sharp and vociferous, adversaries are unwilling to listen to disputes, and succeed effectually, notwithstanding the speakers may be most loquacious."
— from Urania by Camille Flammarion

Believe me, they fear a danger, and scent enemies not far from them."
— from The Gold-Seekers: A Tale of California by Gustave Aimard