By a whirl Henchard brought Donald dangerously near the precipice; seeing his position the Scotchman for the first time locked himself to his adversary, and all the efforts of that infuriated Prince of Darkness—as he might have been called from his appearance just now—were inadequate to lift or loosen Farfrae for a time.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

“Then I shall say the duel did not take place?”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

“I understand,” he said, “you confess; but a confession made to the judges, a confession made at the last moment, extorted when the crime cannot be denied, diminishes not the punishment inflicted on the guilty!”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

This abattement and degradation did not take place all at once; it was brought about by degrees, after her calamity, and after many struggles to keep up—as a man who goes overboard hangs on to a spar whilst any hope is left, and then flings it away and goes down, when he finds that struggling is in vain.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

borthi, v. to be upholding Dambrynu, v. to be purchasing Dambwyo, v. to beat about Damcanu, v. to be contriving Damchwa, n. an overturn Damchwaen, n. an accident Damchweiniad, n. a chancing Damchweinio, v. to happen Damdeithio, v. to perambulate Damdoi, v. to cover about Damdorchi, v. to wreath about Damdori, v. to cover about Damdramwy, v. to travel about Daradreiglo, v. to circumvolve Damdreimio, v. to look about Damdroi, v. to turn round Damdrosi, v. to drive about Damdrychu, v. to be amputating Damdwrdd, n. a confused stir Damdwyo, v. to be castigating Damdyfu, v. to grow about Damdyngu, v. to appraise Damdyru, v. to heap about Damdywys, v. to lead about Damddal, v. to hold in Damddyblygu, v. to be folding about Damfachu, v. to grapple about Damfwrw, v. to cast about Damffrydio, v. to flow about Damgaeru, v. to fortify about Damgludo, v. to carry about Damglymu, v. to be tying about Damglywed, v. to feel impulse Damgnoi, v. to fret about Damgreinio, v. to crawl about Damgyffred, v. to imagine Damyffroi, v. to be agitating Damgylchynu, v. to circumscribe Damledu, v. to expand round Damlenwi, v. to fill round Damlewyrchu, v. to illumine Damlifo, v. to flow round Damlunio, v. to be forming Damlygu, v. to be elucidating Damlynu, v. to adhere about Dammeg, n. a parable Dammegol, a. allegorical Dammegu, v. to allegorize Damnoddi, v. to be protecting Damnoethi, v. to expose Damnyddu, v. to twist about Damranu, v. to be separating Damred, n. circulation Damredu, v. to circulate Damrithio, v. to be seeming Damrodi, v. to wheel round Damrwymo, v. to be tying round Damryson, v. to be disputing Damrywio, v. to be varying Damsangu, v. to dance round Damsathru, v. to tread round Damwain, n. accident, chance Damweiniad, n. a chancing Damweiniaeth, n. a chance Damweinio, v. to happen Damwyn, n. fortune, hap Dân, n. a lure, a charm Danadl, n. the nettles Danadlen, n. a nettle Danas, n. deer; venison Danfon, v. to send, to convey Danfoniad, n. a sending Danfonol, a. missionary Danheddian, n. dentition Danheddog, a. toothed Danheddu, v. to teeth; to bite Dannod, v. to reproach; to upbraid; to twit Dannodiad, n. a reproaching Dannodwr, n. upbraider Dannodd, n. tooth-ache Dannogen, n. the betony Dansawdd, n. a principle Dansoddi, v. to form a principle Dansoddiad, n. abstraction Dansoddiaeth, n. physiology Dant, n. a tooth; a tine; a cog Danteithiad, n. making dainty Danteiddiol, a. dainty Danteithion, n. dainties Danteithrwydd, n. deliciousness Dangos, v. to show, to disclose, or make known Dangosadwy, a. ostensible Dangosedigol, a. demonstrative Dangoseg, n. an index Dangosiad, n. a shewing Dangosiadol, a. demonstrative Dangosiadus, a. showy Dangosol, n. indicative, shewing Dangoswr, n. one who shews Dar, a. prefix that implies before, upon, or about to be, analogous to PRE: n. a noise or din Darammhau, v. to hesitate Daramred, n. circulation: to go about Daramrediad, n. a circulating Darbenu, v. to raise upright; to form a perpendicular Darblygu, v. to double over Darbod, n. a preparation: v. to prepare, to provide Darbodaeth, n. forecast Darbodiad, n. a preparing Darbodol, a. precautious Darbodoldeb, n. precautiousness Darbodus, a. provident Darborthi, v. to sustain, to maintain Darbwyo, v. to verberate Darbwyll, n. persuasion Darbwyllo, v. persuade Darbwyso, v. to preponderate Darchwantu, v. to covet Darchwhareu, v. to sport about Darchwennych, to covet greatly Darchwilio, v. to pry about Darchwyddo, v. to swell up Darddiffynu, v. to protect Darddodi, v. to prefix Darddonio, v. to endow Darddosbarthu, v. to elucidate Darddringo, v. to climb up Darddullio, v. to describe Darddwyrain, v. to soar aloft Darddwyso, v. to make dense Darddychrynu, v. to intimidate Darddychwel, v. to recur back Darddyfod, v. to come to pass Dareb, n. a proverb, an adage Darebu, v. to use a proverb Daredrych, v. to observe Daredd, n. tumultuous din Daregnïo, v. to use exertion Daren, n. a noise, or din Darestyn, v. to extend over Darfachu, v. to grapple over Darfaddeu, v. to be remitting Darfalanu, v. to bud out Darfathru, v. to trample over Darfeilo, v. to pile up Darfelyddu, v. to imagine Darferu, v. to accustom Darfaethu, v. to miscarry, to fail Darfinio, v. to acuate, to edge Darfod, n. a finish: v. to finish; to be ended Darfodadwy, a. perishable Darfodedig, a. evanescent Darfodedigaeth, n. consumption Darfodiad, n. a finishing Darfodoldeb, n. transientness Darfodol, a. finishing, ending Darfoddio, v. to please Darfoethu, v. to nourish tenderly Darfoli, v. to be celebrated Darfolli, v. to receive kindly Darfradu, v. to act treachery Darfrathu, v. to vulnerate Darfreinio, v. to dignify Darfritho, v. to variegate Darfriwio, v. to be fracting Darfrochi, v. to be ruffling Darfrodiad, n. embroidery Darfrudio, v. to prognosticate Darfrydio, v. to be throbbing Darfrysio, v. to be speeding Darfrywio, v. to make brisk Darfrwytho, v. to blandish Darfrydiol, a. residing, abiding Dargadw, v. to be securing Dargaenu, v. to stratify Dargraethu, v. to restrict Dargamu, v. to be bending Dargantu, v. to form a rim Darganu, v. to blanch Dargasglu, v. to heap Dargau, v. to envelope Dargeisio, v. to persevere Dargelu, v. to over-veil Dargilio, v. to recede Dargipio, v. to snatch Dargipiwr, n. a snatcher Dargledru, v. to lattice over Dargleinio, v. to crawl Dargleisio, v. to make weals Darglodi, v. to extol Dargludo, v. to transport Dargluddio, v. to overwhelm Darglymu, v. to knot Dargnifio, v. to toil Dargnithio, v. to pat upon Dargnoi, v. to keep gnawing Dargochi, v. to redden Dargodi, v. to rise over Dargoddi, v. to oversway Dargoelio, v. to credit partly Dargoethi, v. to purify Dargofio, v. to call to mind Dargoffa, v. to memorize Dargolledu, v. to cause a loss Dargolli, v. to lose Dargospi, v. to castigate Dargrafu, v. to scrape Dargraffu, v. to cause a mark Dargrasu, v. to parch slightly Dargredu, v. to half credit Dargroni, v. to collect Dargrothi, v. to bulge, or swell Dargrwydro, v. to peregrinate Dargrybwyllo, v. to intimate slightly Dargrychu, v. to ruffle Dargrynu, v. to conglomerate Dargrysio, v. to accelerate Darguchio, v. to frown Darguddio, v. to seclude Dargulo, v. to narrow Darguro, v. to reverberate Dargwympo, v. to fall Dargydio, v. to join Dargyfaddo, v. to menace Dargyfaddef, v. to own partly Dargyhoeddi, v. to expose Dargylchynu, to circumference Dargynnullo, v. to heap Dargynnwys, v. to make compact Dargynnyg, to attempt or offer Dargynyddu, v. to augment Dargynu, v. to elevate Dargyrchu, v. to resort Dargyrhaedd, v. to reach or extend Dargysdadlu, v. to proportion Dargysgodi, v. to adumbrate Dargysgu, v. to fall asleep Dargysodi, v. to combine Dargysoni, v. to harmonize Dargystuddio, v. to excruciate Dargysylltu, v. to conjoin Dargywain, v. to convey Darhedeg, v. to hover Darheidio, v. to swarm Darhonni, v. to assert Darhuno, v. to doze Dariad, n. a making a din Dariasu, v. to pervade Darladu, v. to be benevolent Darlafaru, v. to enunicate Darlamu, v. to hop Darlechu, v. to skulk Darledu, v. to expand Darleddfu, v. to slant Darleisio, v. to resound Darleisiwr, n. reverberator Darleithio, v. to make humid Darlenwi, v. to superabound Darlesu, v. to cause benefit Darlethru, v. to slope Darlethu, v. to overlay Darleu, v. to lecture, to read Darlewyrchu, v. to shine Darlidio, v. to inflame Darlifo, v. to flow Darlith, n. a sermon, a lecture Darlithio, v. to initiate Darlithiwr, n. a lecturer Darliwio, v. to give a tint Darlochi, v. to give a refuge Darloesi, v. to perfuse Darloni, v. to gladden Darlosgi, v. to singe Darluchio, v. to sprinkle Darluniodraeth, the art of drawing Darluddio, v. to obstruct Darlunlen, n. a map Darlunio, v. to portray, to delineate, to represent Darluniwr, n. an artist, drawer Darlwybro, v. to tract Darlwyddo, v. to cause prospering Darlwythiad, n. a loading Darlwytho, v. to load Dalyfnu, v. to polish Darlyngcu, v. to eructate Darlynu, v. to adhere Darlythyru, v. to superscribe Darlywio, v. to superintend Darllain, Darllen, v. to read Darllaw, n. a brewing: v. to pour, to brew Darllen, v. to read, to peruse Darllewyrchu, v. to illumine Darmain, n. a prognostication; v. to prognosticate Darmerth, n. a preparation Darmerthiad, n. a preparing Darmerthu, v. to prepare Darn, n. a piece, a patch Darneidio, v. to hop Darniad, n. a piecing Darnio, v. to piece, a patch Darnod, n. distinction Darnodi, v. to distinguish Darnofio, v. to swim Daroddef, v. to suffer Darofyn, v. to intimate Darogan, n. prediction; to predict Daroganiad, n. predicting Daroganu, v. to predict Daroganwr, n. a foreteller Darogwyddo, v. to incline Daron, n. the thunderer Darostwng, n. debasement: v. to subdue Darostyngiad, n. subjection Darostyngu, v. to be subject Darpar, n. preparation Darpariaeth, n. a preparing Darparu, v. to prepare Darre, v. to effuse; to blush Darstain, n. tinkle, a clang; v. to tinkle, to clang Darsteinio, v. to tinkle Darswydo, v. to intimidate Darswyddo, v. to superintend Darswyno, v. to enchant Darsylw, n. an observation Darsylwad, n. observation Darsylwedd, n. an essence Darsylweddu, v. to element Darsylwi, v. to observe Darsyllu, v. to stare, to gaze Daru, v. to finish, to end; to tinkle, to clank Darwain, n. ministration: v. to administer Darwareu, v. to disport Darwedd, n. compliancy Darweddu, v. to direct Darweiniwr, v. director, leader Darweithio, v. to supererogate Darwel, n. perspicacity Darweled, v. to perceive Darweliad, n. perception Darwenu, v. to smile Darwib, n. a hovering Darwibio, v. to hover Darwirio, v. to assert Darwystlo, v. to pledge Darymchwelyd, v. to revert Darymdeithio, v. to sojourn Darymgeisio, v. to make effort Darymranu, v. to divide Darymred, n. an excursion: a colliquation; a diarhœa; v. to run; to move about; to run out Darymrithio, v. to seem to be Darymroi, v. to resign Darymsangu, v. to trample Darymsathru, v. to tread Darymsawdd, n. adjunct Darystain, n. a tinkle, a peal Darysteinio, v. to tinkle Dâs, n. a heap; a stack Dasedig, a. ricked, stacked Dasgwrn, n. a cone, a rick Dasgyrn, n. a stacking Dasiad, n. a ricking, stacking Dasmal, n. a gentle touch Dasmalu, v. to touch gently Dasol, a. cumulated; stacked Dasu, v. to stack, to rick Daswl, n. a pile; a stack Daswrn, n. a cone; a pile Dasyliad, n. a piling up Dasylu, v. to pile, to rick Dasyrnu, v. to heap, to rick Dathliad, n. celebration Dathlu, v. to celebrate Dau, n. two, a. two Daw, n. a boon; a son in law, a coming onward Dawd, n. a deposit; a giving Dawes, n. a daughter-in-law Dawg, n. a portion, or share Dawn, n. gift; virtue; grace Dawni, v. to gift, to endow Dawnus, a. gifted, virtuous Dawr, v. to care, to regard De, n. activity; a parting, right, right side; the south: v. to part; to right; a. separate right; south Dead, n. a parting; separation Deadell, n. a flock, a herd Deadellog, a. gregarious Deadelliad, n. a herding Deadellu, v. to form a herd Deaeth, n. separation Deall, n. intellect; understanding: v. to understand Deallol, a. intellectual Dealladwy, a. apprehensible Dealledig, a. gifted with reason Dealledigaeth, n. understanding, comprehension Dealledigol, a. intellective Deallgar, a. intelligent, wise Deallgarwch, n. intelligence Dealliad, n. intellection Deallol, a. intellective Deallt, n. understanding Dealltiad, n. intellection Dealltwr, n. intellectualist Dealltwriaeth, n. understanding, comprehension Dealltwrus, a. intelligent Deallu, v. to understand Deallus, a. intelligent, knowing Deau, n. the right; the south; a. right, dexterous Deawl, v. tending to separate Debed, v. to go, to depart Dechre, n. beginning, origin Dechreuad, n. origination Dechreuol, a. original, initial Dechreu, v. to begin Dechreuad, n. a beginning Dechreuedig, a. begun Dechreuol, a. initial primitive Dechreuwr, n. a beginner Dedfryd, n. restoration; verdict, adjudicant Dedfrydiad, n. adjudication Dedfrydol, a. adjudicating Dedlidio, v. to be angry again Dedwinedd, n. evanesence Dedwino, v. to fade away Dedwinoldeb, n. evanidness Dedwydd, n. a state of bliss; a. of renewed intelligence; discreet; happy Dedwyddiad, n. beatification Dedwyddo, v. to beatify Dedwyddol, a. beatific Dedwyddus, a. beatific; blessed Dedwyddwch, n. happiness Dedwyn, a. calmed of passion Dedylliad, n. a suckling Dedyllio, v. to suckle Dedd, n. an order, rule Deddf, n. statute, law, ordinance Deddfiad, n. ordination Deddfol, a. ceremonial Deddfolder, n. ordinateness Deddfoli, v. to make ordinal Deddfolrwydd, n. ceremonialness Deddfu, v. to institute Deddfwr, n. a legislator Deëuad, n. rightly; southing Deëuo, v. to use dexterity; to tend to the south Def, n. use, one’s own Defeidiog, a. abounding with sheep Defeidydd, n. a shepherd Defeita, v. to hunt after sheep Defiad, n. a bringing Defni, n. droppings, drops Defniad, n. a trickling Defnio, v. to drop, to trickle Defnydd, n. element, matter Defnyddgar, a. useful Defnyddiad, n. materialation Defnyddiadau, v. to materialize Defnyddiodraeth, materialism Defnyddio, v. to prepare matter to make use of Defnyddiol, a. material; useful Defnyddioldeb, n. materiality Defnyddiwr, n. one who forms Defnyn, n. a drop, a particle Defnyniad, n. a dropping Defnynu, v. to drop, to trickle Defod, n. usage, custom Defodedig, a. instituted Defodi, v. to fix a custom Defodiad, n. institution Defodol, a. accustomed Defodolder, n. customariness Defodwr, n. an institutor Defyn, n. matter or stuff Deffro, a. moving awake: v. to rouse; to awake Deffroad, n. arousing; awaking Deffroi, v. to rouse; to wake Defröol, a. tending to awake Deffrous, a. wakeful Deffrousrwydd, n. wakefulness Deffrowr, n. an awaker Deg, n. ten: a. ten Degaid, n. a decade Degban, a. having ten parts Degeidio, v. to form decades Degfed, n. a tenth: a. tenth Degiad, n. a decimal Degol, a. decadary; decimal Degoli, v. to decimate Degoliad, n. decimation Degoliaeth, n. tithing Degplyg, n. a decuple Degryn, n. a single drop Degryniad, n. a dropping Degrynu, v. to fall in drops Degsill, a. of ten syllables Degtro, a. of ten turns Degu, v. to decimate Degwm, n. a tenth; a tithe Degymiad, n. a tithing Degymol, n. relating to tithe Deheu, n. dexterity; south Deheubarth, n. south region Deheuder, n. desterity Deheudra, n. dexterousness Deheuedd, n. dextrality Deheuig, a. dexterous, dexter Deheulaw, n. a right hand Deheuol, a dexter; southern Dehongli, v. to interpret Dehongliad, n. interpretation Dehonglwr, n. expounder Dehonglydd, n. expounder Deifiad, n. a singeing, blasting Deifio, v. to singe; to blast Deifiol, a. singeing; blasting Deifniad, n. nurturing Deifriad, n. a setting in order Deifriad, v. to put in regimen Deifyr, n. a regimen; verse Deigr, n. a drop; a tear Deigriad, n. lachrymation Deigrio, v. to shed tears; to trickle Deigrol, a. lachrymal Deigryn, n. tear, drop Deigrynol, a. falling in drops Deigryniad, n. a trickling Deigrynu, v. to fall in drops Deigyniad, n. emanation Deigynu, v. to emanate Deilen, n. a leaf, foil Deiliach, n. mixed leaves Deiliad, n. folliatfon; subject, tenant Deiliadaeth, n. foliage Deiliant, n. foliation, foliage Deiliar, a. foliacious, leafy Deilio, v. to put out leaves Deiliog, a. bearing leaves Deilw, n. small of the leg Deilliad, n. an issuing, a proceeding Deillio, v. to derive, to proceed Deilliol, a. proceeding, deriving Deincod, n. teeth, an edge Deincodyn, n. apple seed Deinio, v. to charm, to allure Deintgraff, n. tooth drawer Deintgryd, n. gnashing of teeth Deintiad, n. dentition Deintio, v. to teeth, to bite Deintiol, a. dental Deintlwch, n. tooth powder Deintrod, n. cog wheel Deintur, n. tenter frame Deintws, n. little tooth Deintwst, n. tooth-ache Deintydd, n. dentist Deiriad, n. a dinning Deiryd, v. to belong, to pertain, to be related Deisiad, n. a ricking, a piling Deisio, v. to stack, to pile Deisyf, n. request, intreaty: v. to request, to desire Deisyfiad, n. a requesting Deisyfol, a. beseeching Deisyfu, v. to beseech, to crave Deisyfwr, n. beseecher Deisyn, n. hank, skein Dêl, n. approach: v. will come; a hard or rigid state Del, a. stiff; pert, saucy; smart Delaidd, a. stiffish, smart Delbren, n. log; cudgel Delder, n. stiffness; pertness Delfaen, n. delvin, kellus Delf, n. a numskull; a churl Delffaidd, a. oafish; stupid Delffeiddio, v. to stupify Delid, n. metal, mineral Delor, n. wood-pecker Delw, n. an image, idol, form, manner, semblance Delwad, n. a formation, a forming, n. a statue Delwadol, a. formative Delwaddoli, v. to idolatrize Delwaddoliad, n. an idoling Delwaddollaeth, n. idolatry Delwaddolwr, n. idolater Delwant, n. imagery Delwedd, n. resemblance Delweddu, v. to describe, to portray, to make like a statue Delwi, v. to give a form; to become as a statue; to wax pale, to be confounded Dell, n. rift, slit or cleft Delli, n. blindness Dellni, n. blind state Dellten, Dellt, n. lath, splint Dellteniad, n. splintering Delltenog, a. splintered, latticed Delltenu, v. to splinter, to lattice Delltwr, n. lattice maker Deniad, n. an alluring Denol, v. alluring, enticing Denwr, n. enticer, seducer Denu, v. to entice, to allure Dengwaith, a. ten times Dengyn, a. clownish, rustic Deodi, v. to extract; to put off Deol, n. exile, banishment: v. to banish, to separate Deoladwy, a. separable, banishable Deolawd, n. separation Deoledig, a. exiled, separated Deoliad, n. separation; a banishing Deon, n. the distributor; the giver; dean Deon, n. strangers, visitors Deor, n. a hatching, a taking out of the shell: v. to brood, to hatch Deoriaid, n. a hatched brood Deorain, v. to brood, to hatch Deoriad, n. a hatching Deorllyd, a. in a state to hatch Der, a. hard, stubborn Dera, n. a fury, fiend, devil; the staggers Deraidd, a. apt to be stubborn Derbi, v. will come to pass Derbyn, n. a receipt; v. to admit, to receive Derbynadwy, a. receivable Derbynfa, n. receptacle Derbyniad, n. reception Derbyniol, a. admissible Derbynioldeb, n. acceptableness Derbyniwr, n. receiver Derch, a. elevated, exalted Derchafael, n. ascension Derchafawl, a. elevating Derchafiad, n. exaltation Derchafiaeth, n. elevation Derchafu, v. to elevate Derchawl, a. elevating, exalting Derchiad, n. an elevating Derchu, v. to elevate, to exalt Derdri, n. obduracy Dere, v. come thou Deriad, n. a frowardly acting Deriaw, v. to act frowardly Derlin, n. the heart of oak Derlwyn, n. an oak grove Derllydd, a. poured, effused Derllyddiad, n. depletion Derllyddu, v. to pour out Dernyn, n. a piece, a patch Derwin, a. oaken, made of oak Derwydd, n. a druid Derwyddol, a. druidic, druidical Derwyddoni, n. druidism Deryw, v. it is done Dês, n. system, order, rule Desgyn, to ascend, to mount in rhetoric Desgyneb, n. a climax Desgyniad, n. ascension Desgynol, a. ascending Dest, n. order, or trim Destl, a. neat, trim; delicate Destlaidd, a. apt to be trim Destliad, n. a putting in trim Destlu, v. to make neat Destlus, a. nice, neat trim Destlusrwydd, n. neatness Dethol, v. to pick, to select Detholedig, a. chosen, picked Detholiad, n. a selecting Deu, v. to come, to arrive Deuad, n. coming, arrival Deuarddeg, n. twelve Deuawl, a future, coming Deubarth, a. of two parts Deubarthiad, n. bisection Deubarthu, v. to bisect Deuben, n. a pair,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Utterly, indeed, should I despair, did not the presence of many whom I here see, remind me that in the other high authorities provided by our Constitution, I shall find resources of wisdom, of virtue, and of zeal on which to rely under all difficulties.
— from Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch by Edward Sylvester Ellis

This decomposition does not take place spontaneously; substances even burn with difficulty in nitric oxide, probably because a certain portion of the nitric oxide in decomposing gives oxygen, which combines with another portion of nitric oxide, and forms nitric peroxide, a somewhat more stable compound of nitrogen and oxygen.
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev

There are other organs of the body, such as the intestine, kidney, liver, whose function is essential for life, but death does not take place immediately on the cessation of their function.
— from Disease and Its Causes by W. T. (William Thomas) Councilman

This is how the Duc de Navarreins, the principal debtor threatened by Monsieur de la Baudraye, got out of the scrape.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

Cases have been reported which became chronic and in which death did not take place for a month or more.
— from Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by Dr. (Benjamin Tilghman) Woodward

As the action of cold is most frequently slow and death does not take place until after several hours' exposure, the contraction that diminishes the caliber of the vessels more and more deeply, repels the blood toward the cavities of the head, chest, and abdomen; it causes, in the circulation of the lungs, and in that of the venous system of the head, an embarrassment that disturbs the function of the brain and concurs to produce somnolence.
— from Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical by Achilles Rose

The revival of letters, with the Restoration, was attended with a similar resuscitation of the musical art; but the formation of a Musical Society, for the annual commemoration of St Cecilia's day, did not take place until 1680.
— from The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 11 by John Dryden

Ina, therefore, having no children of his own, and lying much under the influence of Ethelburga, his queen, left by will the succession to Adelard, her brother, who was his remote kinsman; but this destination did not take place without some difficulty.
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

It is at once evident that if drying does not take place uniformly throughout an entire piece of timber, the shrinkage as a whole cannot be uniform.
— from The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Samuel J. (Samuel James) Record