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detention of Roman knights servātī
( a. ) Joined with substantives: iniūriae retentōrum equitum Rōmānōrum , 3, 10, 2, the outrages of Roman knights detained , i.e. in the detention of Roman knights . servātī cōnsulis decus , L. 21, 46, 10, the credit of saving the consul .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

dame O Rákshas King Sore
The Maithil dame, O Rákshas King, Sore peril to thy realm will bring.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Death of Rāna Karan Singh
[10] Death of Rāna Karan Singh.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

display of red kepis surmounted
Blue tunics and red trousers—that was enough, without waiting to set eyes on the top display of red kepis, surmounted by the familiar tri-color cockade and ball.
— from Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Russia; or, Lost on the Frozen Steppes by Horace Porter

deity of Rome kept secret
; founded by settlers from Alba Longa, ii. 178; Capitoline hill at, ii. 184, 189; Capitoline Jupiter at, ii. 187; “fig-town,” ii. 218; founded by shepherds and herdsmen, ii. 324; founded at the Parilia, April 21st, ii. 325, 326; name of guardian deity of Rome kept secret, iii. 391; funeral games at, iv. 96; Regifugium at, iv. 213; custom observed by boys at Mid-Lent in, iv.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer


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