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doubts entertain doubts suspicions
V. disbelieve, discredit; not believe &c. 484; misbelieve[obs3]; refuse to admit &c. (dissent) 489; refuse to believe &c. (incredulity) 487. doubt; be doubtful &c. (uncertain) 475; doubt the truth of; be skeptical as to &c. adj.; diffide|; distrust, mistrust; suspect, smoke, scent, smell a rat; have doubts, harbor doubts, entertain doubts, suspicions; have one's doubts.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

dose every day so
He began by taking three drops of this preparation four times a day, adding a drop to each dose every day, so that at the end of 12 days he was taking 48 drops between 6 a. m. and
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

Donna Elvira Dalfa Strada
'Donna Elvira Dalfa, Strada di San Iago, four doors from the Palace d'Albornos.'
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

Dimm erst dilated Spirits
But strange Hath bin the cause, and wonderful to heare: This Tree is not as we are told, a Tree Of danger tasted, nor to evil unknown Op’ning the way, but of Divine effect To open Eyes, and make them Gods who taste; And hath bin tasted such; the Serpent wise, Or not restraind as wee, or not obeying, Hath eat’n of the fruit, and is become, Not dead, as we are threatn’d, but thenceforth Endu’d with human voice and human sense, Reasoning to admiration, and with mee Perswasively hath so prevaild, that I Have also tasted, and have also found Th’ effects to correspond, opener mine Eyes, Dimm erst, dilated Spirits, ampler Heart, And growing up to Godhead; which for thee Chiefly I sought, without thee can despise.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

de España debiera ser
Toda la gente de España debiera ser así... pero ¡cómo ha de ser así
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Dana Esq Dear Sir
Richard H. Dana, Esq.: Dear Sir,—I am happy to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 14th inst., and to answer your inquiries about the good ship Alert.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

Double entente Double signification
Double entente —Double signification.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

diablo el diablo se
Si asl sucediese, nosotros los recomendaríamos á los dominicos que dijesen con Job: Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre (España), y desnudo volveré allá; lo dió el diablo, el diablo se lo llevó; bendito sea el nombre del Señor!
— from Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Austin Craig

dark eyes deeply sunk
His features were fine, his dark eyes deeply sunk under eyebrows still dark like his beard.
— from Neighbours on the Green by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

des Effranats de Saint
The Sieurs des Effranats, de Saint Malines, and de Loignac hasten to take part in this goodly piece of work, which the Sieur de Montsery the elder has so gallantly begun.
— from Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 131, May 1, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Dr E D Sawyer
They have two children: Marion G., who is the wife of Dr. E. D. Sawyer, of Asotin, and Burt C., who is in the United States army in the Fourth Balloon Squadron of the Signal Corps, having enlisted while a student at the University of Washington.
— from Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties by William Denison Lyman

di Emanuele di Salamone
See Signor Seppelli’s translation, with notes and introduction— Inferno e Paradiso di Emanuele di Salamone , Ancona, 1874.
— from An Irish Precursor of Dante A Study on the Vision of Heaven and Hell ascribed to the Eighth-century Irish Saint Adamnán, with Translation of the Irish Text by Charles Stuart Boswell


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