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Dried Melons XXVII

Dried Melons. XXVII.—OF THE CITY OF BALC NOTES.—1.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

De Med xii

Marcellus conveys this passage entire ( De Med. xii).
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

Doctor Manuel Xeres

But later, Doctor Manuel Xeres Burgos, a nephew of the ill-fated Padre Burgos, spoke in my favor; and Father Fernando admitted me.
— from Rizal's own story of his life by José Rizal

De Medicamentis xxxiii

Marcellus ( De Medicamentis , xxxiii. 9) says: Pulverem facito, et cribello medicinali omnem pulverem cerne et permisce, et cum vino vetere calefacto locum inline.
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

doubting maid XXVIII

Lord James of Douglas, lend thine aid; Thou must confirm this doubting maid.' XXVIII.
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott

des Morts xii

Note 70 ( return ) [ The lively Fontenelle (Dialogues des Morts, xii.) affects to deride the vanity of human ambition, and seems to triumph in the disappointment of Constantine, whose immortal name is now lost in the vulgar appellation of Istambol, a Turkish corruption of.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Dr Metcalfe xx

s. to Dr. Metcalfe xx s. to Mr. Sherley
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

De Medicamentis xiv

Pure copper was occasionally used for instruments, and of these we have a few remaining, and vessels and instruments of it are frequently mentioned: ‘Oportet autem moveri aquam ipsam rudicula vel spathomela aeris rubri’ (Marcellus, De Medicamentis , xiv. 44).
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

de M X

188.28 ‘Etude de M. X. Notaire[’].
— from Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France by Gerald Campbell

DE MEILHAN XI

EDGAR DE MEILHAN XI.
— from The Cross of Berny; Or, Irene's Lovers by Girardin, Emile de, Mme

different methods XLII

Of when to use these different methods XLII.
— from Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Marcus Porcius Cato

DONNA MARIA XI

CAPTAIN MANUEL X. DONNA MARIA XI.
— from The Red-headed Man by Fergus Hume

DEAD MAN XLIII

MY DEAR LADY CAME BACK TO ME XL OF CLOTHES XLI OF THE VOICE THAT SANG ON DELIVERANCE SANDS XLII CONCERNING THE SONG OF A DEAD MAN XLIII OF THE DEATH-DANCE OF THE SILVER WOMAN XLIV HOW I HAD SPEECH WITH ROGER
— from Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Jeffery Farnol

DE MINAS XIV

THE REAL DE MINAS XIV.
— from Stronghand; or, The Noble Revenge by Gustave Aimard

der methylirten Xanthine

Lusini, V. Biologische und toxische Wirkung der methylirten Xanthine insbesondere ihr Einfluss auf die Muskelermüdung.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

della Madonna xe

On seeing me safe she did not wait to greet me, as might have been expected; but, calling out to me, 'Ah! can' della Madonna, xe esto il tempo per andar' al' Lido,' ran into the house, and solaced herself with scolding the boatmen for not foreseeing the 'temporale.'
— from Byron by John Nichol

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