In somnis, sudare tamen, spirareque spe, Et quasi de palm summas contendere vires: “You shall see maneg’d horses in their sleep Sweat, snort, start, tremble, and a clutter keep, As if with all their force they striving were The victor’s palm proudly away to bear:” the hare, that a greyhound imagines in his sleep, after which we see him pant so whilst he sleeps, stretch out his tail, shake his legs, and perfectly represents all the motions of a course, is a hare without fur and without bones:— Venantumque canes in molli spe quiete Jactant crura tamen subito, vocesque repente Mittunt, et crebras reducunt naribus auras, Ut vestigia si teneant inventa ferarum: Expergeftique sequuntur inania spe Cervorum simulacra, fag quasi dedita cernant; Donee discussis redeant erroribus ad se: “And hounds stir often in their quiet rest, Spending their mouths, as if upon a quest, Snuff, and breathe quick and short, as if they went — from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne
desiderium cessat dum dejectus
Neque prius in iis desiderium cessat dum dejectus consoletur; videre enim est ipsam arborem incurvatam, ultro ramis ab utrisque vicissim ad osculum exporrectis. — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
de coelo delapsa doctrinci
So it is with all heretics and schismatics whatsoever: and none so passionate, violent in their tenets, opinions, obstinate, wilful, refractory, peevish, factious, singular and stiff in defence of them; they do not only persecute and hate, but pity all other religions, account them damned, blind, as if they alone were the true church, they are the true heirs, have the fee-simple of heaven by a peculiar donation, 'tis entailed on them and their posterities, their doctrine sound, per funem aureum de coelo delapsa doctrinci , let down from, heaven by a golden rope, they alone are to be saved, The Jews at this day are so incomprehensibly proud and churlish, saith [6490] — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
[1ddcd09x.xxx] 999 Divina Commedia di Dante: Purgatorio 7-bit Italian[2ddcd09x.xxx] 998 Divina Commedia di Dante: Paradiso, 7-bit Italian [3ddcd09x.xxx] 997 followed by: La Divina Commedia di Dante in Italian, 8-bit text[0ddc8xxx.xxx]1012 Divina Commedia di Dante: — from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Medina-Celi was the first to revolt at his treatment, and no sooner had he obtained leave to go than eighty other gentlemen followed him with their suites, and so by the middle of August the only Spanish nobles in attendance on Philip were Alba, Feria, Olivares, Pedro de Cordoba, Diego de Cordoba, and three gentlemen, amongst whom was Pedro Enriquez, the supposed author of the letters. — from The Year after the Armada, and Other Historical Studies by Martin A. S. (Martin Andrew Sharp) Hume
De celuys de dessus
The enormous collarette, rising behind her head like a {144} fan, of Mary de Médicis, with its edgings of fine lace, are well known to the admirers of Rubens :— "Cinq colets de dentelle haute de demy-piè L'un sur l'autre montez, qui ne vont qu'a moitié De celuys de dessus, car elle n'est pas leste, Si le premier ne passe une paulme la teste." — from History of Lace by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.
His authority, which he owed not only to his eloquence but also to his great tact and correct and dignified conduct during debates, gradually increased in the Chamber of Deputies, and even his political enemies admired his courage and his superiority of intellect. — from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Deposition to Eberswalde
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diliú ch demand dimánd
consé cho n conclude, concliúd condition, condí che n conductor, cond é ctor confectionery, confé cho neri confirm, conf é rm congratulate, congrá chi ulet conjugation, conyugué cho n conscience, cón chi ens consign, consáin consul, cóns o l consult, cons ó lt consumption, cons ó n cho n conversation, conversé cho n coo, cu cook, cuk cool, cul cooper, cúper copy-book, copi-búk corkscrew, córkskriu costume, costiúm cotton, c ó ton cough, cof could, cud council, cáunsil counsel, cáunsel count, cáunt counter, cáunter countermine, cáuntermain countersign, cáuntersain country, c ó ntri coupe, cupé coupons, cúpons [ 401 ] courage, c ó ri ch course, cors court, cort cousin, c ó sin cow, cáu coward, cáuard cradle, créidel cranage, cránei ch crane, créin crape, créip crazy, crési cream, crim crew, criú crime, cráim croak, cróuk crocodile, crócodail crow, cróu crowd, cráud crown, cráun crucifix, crúsifix cruel, criúel cruise, crus cry, crái cucumber, kiuc ó mb e r cue, kiú cuff, c o f cull, c o l cultivate, c ó ltiveit culture, c ó l ch iur cup, c o p cure, kiúr curl, c o rl currency, c ó rensi current, c o rent curse, c o rs curtain, c ó rtin customer, c ó st o mer custom-house, c ó st o m-jaus cut, c o t cutlet, c ó tlet Dace, déis daily, déili daisy, déisi damage, dámi ch dance, dans dancer, dánser dancing, dánsin danger, dény e r dapple, dápel dare, déar date, déit daughter, dót e r dawn, don day, déi daybreak , déibrek daylight, deiláit deacon, dícon dead, ded deaf, def deal, dil dean, din dear, díer [ 402 ] death, dez debt, det decay, dikéi deceive, disív december, disémber decides, disáids decimo, désimo declare, dicléar decline, dicláin decrease, dicrís dedicate, dedikéit deduct, did ó ct deem, dim deep, dip deer, díer defeat, difít defence, diféns defend, difénd defer, dif é r defile, difáil degree, digrí delay, diléi delicious, delí cho s delight, diláit delude, diliud deluge, diliú ch demand, dimánd deny, dinái depart, dipárt department, dipártment departure, dipártchiur depend, dipénd deprave, dipréiv deprecate, díprikeit depredate, díprideit deprive, dipráiv depute, dipiút deride, diráid derision, dirí cho n derive, diráiv derogate, dírogueit descend, desénd describe, discráib description, discríp cho n descry, discrái desert, dés e rt design , disáin desire, disáir desolate, dísoleit despatch, dispách desperate, dispiréit despise, dispáis despite, dispáit detail, ditéil detective , ditéctiv dew, díu dial, dáial diamond, dáiamond dice, dáis dictation, dicté che n dictionary, díc cho neri die, dái — from Mga Paquigpulong sa Iningles ug Binisaya by Gregorio de Santiago Vela
Tuvalu none Uganda 56 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe Ukraine 24 oblasti (singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtomnaya respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status**; Cherkas'ka (Cherkasy), Chernihivs'ka (Chernihiv), Chernivets'ka (Chernivtsi), Dnipropetrovs'ka (Dnipropetrovs'k), Donets'ka (Donets'k), Ivano-Frankivs'ka (Ivano-Frankivs'k), Kharkivs'ka (Kharkiv), Khersons'ka (Kherson), Khmel'nyts'ka (Khmel'nyts'kyy), Kirovohrads'ka (Kirovohrad), Kyyiv**, Kyyivs'ka (Kiev), Luhans'ka (Luhans'k), L'vivs'ka (L'viv), Mykolayivs'ka (Mykolayiv), Odes'ka (Odesa), Poltavs'ka (Poltava), Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'), Rivnens'ka (Rivne), Sevastopol'**, Sums'ka (Sumy), Ternopil's'ka (Ternopil'), Vinnyts'ka (Vinnytsya), Volyns'ka (Luts'k), Zakarpats'ka (Uzhhorod), Zaporiz'ka (Zaporizhzhya), Zhytomyrs'ka (Zhytomyr); note - when using a place name with an adjectival ending "s'ka" or "z'ka," the word Oblast' should be added to the place name note: oblasts have the administrative center name following in parentheses United Arab Emirates 7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn United Kingdom England - 47 boroughs, 36 counties*, 29 London boroughs**, 12 cities and boroughs***, 10 districts****, 12 cities*****, 3 royal boroughs******; Barking and Dagenham**, Barnet**, Barnsley, Bath and North East Somerset****, Bedfordshire*, Bexley**, Birmingham***, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Bournemouth, Bracknell Forest, Bradford***, Brent**, Brighton and Hove, City of Bristol*****, Bromley**, Buckinghamshire*, Bury, Calderdale, Cambridgeshire*, Camden**, Cheshire*, Cornwall*, Coventry***, Croydon**, Cumbria*, Darlington, Derby*****, Derbyshire*, Devon*, Doncaster, Dorset*, Dudley, Durham*, Ealing**, East Riding of Yorkshire****, East Sussex*, Enfield**, Essex*, Gateshead, Gloucestershire*, Greenwich**, Hackney**, Halton, Hammersmith and Fulham**, Hampshire*, Haringey**, Harrow**, Hartlepool, Havering**, Herefordshire*, Hertfordshire*, Hillingdon**, Hounslow**, Isle of Wight*, Islington**, Kensington and Chelsea******, Kent*, City of Kingston upon Hull*****, Kingston upon Thames******, Kirklees, Knowsley, Lambeth**, Lancashire*, Leeds***, Leicester*****, Leicestershire*, Lewisham**, Lincolnshire*, Liverpool***, City of London*****, Luton, Manchester***, Medway, Merton**, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne***, Newham**, Norfolk*, Northamptonshire*, North East Lincolnshire****, North Lincolnshire****, North Somerset****, North Tyneside, Northumberland*, North Yorkshire*, Nottingham*****, Nottinghamshire*, Oldham, Oxfordshire*, Peterborough*****, Plymouth*****, Poole, Portsmouth*****, Reading, Redbridge**, Redcar and Cleveland, Richmond upon Thames**, Rochdale, Rotherham, Rutland****, Salford***, Shropshire*, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield***, Slough, Solihull, Somerset*, Southampton*****, Southend-on-Sea, South Gloucestershire****, South Tyneside, Southwark**, Staffordshire*, St. Helens, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent*****, Suffolk*, Sunderland***, Surrey*, Sutton**, Swindon, Tameside, Telford and Wrekin****, Thurrock, Torbay, Tower Hamlets**, Trafford, Wakefield***, Walsall, Waltham Forest**, Wandsworth**, Warrington, Warwickshire*, West Berkshire****, Westminster***, West Sussex*, Wigan, Wiltshire*, Windsor and Maidenhead******, Wirral, Wokingham****, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire*, York*****; Northern Ireland - 24 districts, 2 cities*, 6 counties**; Antrim, County Antrim**, Ards, Armagh, County Armagh**, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge, Belfast*, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Down, County Down**, Dungannon, Fermanagh, County Fermanagh**, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, County Londonderry**, Derry*, Magherafelt, Moyle, Newry and Mourne, Newtownabbey, North Down, Omagh, Strabane, County Tyrone**; Scotland - 32 council areas; Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, The Scottish Borders, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), West Lothian; Wales - 11 county boroughs, 9 counties*, 2 cities and counties**; Isle of Anglesey*, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff**, Ceredigion*, Carmarthenshire*, Conwy, Denbighshire*, Flintshire*, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire*, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire*, Powys*, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea**, Torfaen, The Vale of Glamorgan*, Wrexham United States 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Uruguay 19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres Uzbekistan 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublika), and 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qaraqalpog'iston Respublikasi* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri**, Toshkent Viloyati, Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) Vanuatu 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba Venezuela 23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 federal district* (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales**, Distrito Federal*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands Vietnam 58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural), and 3 municipalities* (thu do, singular and plural); — from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
David Copperfield Diogenes Dombey
[Pg 466] Carker Dombey and Son Carstone, Richard Bleak House Carton, Sydney Tale of Two Cities Cheeryble Brothers, The Nicholas Nickleby Chester, Edward Barnaby Rudge Chester, Sir John Barnaby Rudge Chivery, John Little Dorrit Chuffey Martin Chuzzlewit Chuzzlewit Martin Chuzzlewit Chuzzlewit, Martin Martin Chuzzlewit Clare, Ada Bleak House Clennam, Arthur Little Dorrit Clennam, Mr. Little Dorrit Clennam, Mrs. Little Dorrit Compeyson Great Expectations Copperfield, David David Copperfield Creakle, Mr. David Copperfield Crisparkle, Reverend Mr. Edwin Drood Crummles, Mrs. Nicholas Nickleby Crummles, Ninetta Nicholas Nickleby Crummles, Vincent Nicholas Nickleby Cuttle, Captain Dombey and Son Darnay, Charles Tale of Two Cities Datchery, Dick Edwin Drood Dedlock, Lady Bleak House Dedlock, Sir Leicester Bleak House Defarge Tale of Two Cities Defarge, Madame Tale of Two Cities Dennis Barnaby Rudge "Deputy, The" Edwin Drood "Dick, Mr." David Copperfield "Diogenes" Dombey and Son "Dodger, The Artful" Oliver Twist Dombey, Florence Dombey and Son Dombey, Mr. Dombey and Son — from Tales from Dickens by Charles Dickens
days closed down darkly
It has almost gone out of our habitudes now to wait weeks or months for an answer, and even then this old penalty of separation had been much modified; but still there was a long time to wait before they could hope for any response, and the autumn days closed down darkly over the house which had been interrupted in all its innocent habits by the invasion of this new life. — from It was a Lover and His Lass by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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