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ducem et centurionem exercitusque alterum
Haud dubia res est, quippe inter Hannibalem ducem et centurionem; exercitusque, alterum vincendo veteranum, alterum novum totum, magna ex parte etiam tumultuarium et semiermem.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

ducem et centurionem exercitusque alterum
Haud dubia res est , [quippe inter Hannibalem ducem et centurionem; exercitusque, alterum vincendo veteranum, alterum novum totum, magna ex parte etiam tumultuarium et semiermem.]
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

ducem et centurionem exercitusque alterum
I. Haud dubia res est, quippe inter Hannibalem ducem et centurionem; exercitusque, alterum vincendo veteranum, alterum novum totum, magna ex parte etiam tumultuarium et semiermem.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

doctrina etsi Catholica et Apostolica
It is only fair to add however that Estius himself says, ‘quæ quidem doctrina, etsi Catholica et Apostolica sit, atque aliunde satis probetur, ex hoc tamen Apostoli loco nobis non videtur admodum solide statui posse.’
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

dependent existences cannot embrace an
But it is evident that, as all phenomena are subject to change and conditioned in their existence, the series of dependent existences cannot embrace an unconditioned member, the existence of which would be absolutely necessary.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

division each corps each army
There was a wagon, supplied with a telegraph operator, battery and telegraph instruments for each division, each corps, each army, and one for my headquarters.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

D equals C E and
Produce C E until E D equals C E , and join F D .
— from Marks' first lessons in geometry In two parts. Objectively presented, and designed for the use of primary classes in grammar schools, academies, etc. by Bernhard Marks

disciplina et censura ecclesiastica ab
Licet vero dolendum sit talis promiscue passim que fieri, et abiisse in morem pejus tamen adhuc est quod malis istis, præter conciones interdam ali quas, quibuedam in locis, nulla adhibeatur medici na, nec rectores ecclesiarum hæc cura tangat, ut vi tia tam late grassantia, disciplina et censura ecclesiastica, ab ipso Christo et apostolis instituta coer ceantur.
— from The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

Dawson Esq civil engineer and
Canada pushed forward an exploration of the route from Fort William, on Lake Superior, to Fort Garry, on the Red River, and, under the direction of S.J. Dawson, Esq., civil engineer, and Professor J.Y. Hinde, gave to the world an impartial and impressive summary of the great natural resources of the basin of Lake Winnipeg.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

Dana Estes Company Entered at
By Dana Estes & Company ——— Entered at Stationers' Hall Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A. CONTENTS PAGE The Kingdom of God Is within You 1 Christianity and Patriotism 381 Reason and Religion 459 Patriotism or Peace 467 Letter to Ernest Howard Crosby 481 INTRODUCTIONS TO BOOKS A. Stockham's Tokology 499 Amiel's Diary 501 S. T. Seménov's Peasant Stories 506 Works of Guy de Maupassant 509 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The Yellow Peril ( p. 477 )
— from The Kingdom of God is Within You / Christianity and Patriotism / Miscellanies by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

disagreeable effluvium continually exuding and
After having witnessed three of them, I ventured near enough, to put my hand into the waters of its basin, but withdrew it instantly, for the heat of the water in this immense cauldron was altogether too great for my comfort; and the agitation of the water, the disagreeable effluvium continually exuding, and the hollow unearthly rumbling under the rock on which I stood, so ill accorded with my notions of personal safety, that I retreated back precipitately to a respectful distance.
— from The Yellowstone National Park: Historical and Descriptive by Hiram Martin Chittenden

donde el conflicto entre ambas
Del choque de ambas corrientes, de su compenetración gradual, resulta la fisonomía política actual de la República Argentina, país donde el conflicto entre ambas formas de acción ha durado menos que en los otros, muchos de los cuales son todavía mundos políticos en formación, habiendo algunos
— from Argentina, Legend and History by Lucio Vicente López

digitos excurrente columnâ elongatâ alis
O. ( Xanthoglossum ) pseudobulbis oblongis 1-2-phyllis, foliis loratis scapo paniculato brevioribus, sepalis petalisque oblongis acutiusculis basi subcuneatis dorso carinâ crassâ auctis pergameneis, labello membranaceo sessili ligulato dimidio anteriori subito in laminam reniformem denticulatam medio antice apiculatam extenso, lamellis rhombeis extrorsum biquadridentatis supinis utrinque in ligulâ labelli basilari, raphi utriusque lamellæ carinatâ antrorsum in tres digitos excurrente, columnâ elongatâ, alis elongatis crenulatis hyalinis inferioribus 2 utrinque obtusatis, crassioribus columnâ vix marginatâ.
— from A Monograph of Odontoglossum by Jas. (James) Bateman

different environments can enjoy and
There are not wanting minds which, amidst different environments, can enjoy and admire such primitive simplicity—stagnation, if you will—and find therein a grateful and refreshing change.
— from Wild Spain (España agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Abel Chapman


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