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DISCIPLINE reformation ecclesiastical system DISCLAIM
DISCIPLINE, reformation; ecclesiastical system. DISCLAIM, renounce all part in.
— from Every Man in His Humor by Ben Jonson

dolce rapina E sì dentro
Sento far del mio cor dolce rapina, E sì dentro cangiar pensieri e voglie, Ch’i’ dico: or fien di me l’ultime spoglie, Se ’l Ciel sì onesta morte mi destina.
— from Fifteen sonnets of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca

doubtless refer every such draft
any specific proposal, or a Draft of a Bill in extenso , when any member thought himself capable of preparing one such as ought to pass; and the House would doubtless refer every such draft to the commission, if only as materials, and for the benefit of the suggestions it might contain, as they would, in like manner, refer every amendment or objection which might be proposed in writing by any member of the House after a measure had left the commissioners' hands.
— from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill

dijo Rubens en són de
(dijo Rubens en són de burla [29-1] procaz), ¡tenéis muy mala memoria!
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

De Rambai en Sebroeang Dajaks
Tromp, J. C. E., “De Rambai en Sebroeang Dajaks,” in Tijdschrift voor
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

de Ribaumont et Seigneur de
It was a very good thing—that he well knew; and he had a strong sense of virtue and obedience, as he formed with his pen the words in all their fullness, Henri Beranger Eustache, Baron de Ribaumont et Seigneur de Leurre.
— from The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Dance replied Empson she danced
Dance!” replied Empson; “she danced well enough when I played to her.
— from Peveril of the Peak by Walter Scott

des Roys et Seigneur de
car nostre Seigneur se nomme et appelle en plusieurs lieux et endroitz de la saincte Escripture Roy des Roys et Seigneur de Seigneurs.
— from The Buke of the Order of Knyghthood Translated from the French by Sir Gilbert Hay, Knight by Ramon Llull

de Rabbit er stickin dar
an' dar he had ter stay, till, by'mby, Brer Fox he come er long, an' he seed de Rabbit er stickin' dar, an' he tuck him up, an' he cyard 'im long ter Brer Coon's house, an' he sez, sezee, "'Brer Coon, hyear's de man wat stole my goobers; now wat mus'
— from Diddie, Dumps, and Tot; Or, Plantation Child-Life by Louise Clarke Pyrnelle

de ruisseaux et sombre de
The place where the wandering Prince encounters first his shepherdess 'Clair de ruisseaux et sombre de verdure Saisissait les esprits d'une secrete horreur; La simple et naive nature S'y faisoit voir si belle et si pure, Que mille fois il benit son erreur.'
— from Popular Tales by Charles Perrault

de retourner en sa dite
d. pièce, à savoir; au dit Colman 735, les 500 en don gratuit pour une fois pour aucunement des peines et travaux qu’il a eu et supporté venant par notre expresse ordonnance au mois de decembre dernier en poste dés sa maison etant au dit Augsbourg, jusque par devers notre dite majesté en notre cité de Tolede; les 150 pour ses depenses tant de venir que de retourner en sa dite maison; les 30 ducats pour convertir et employer en ung acoustrement pour sa personne, de nos couleurs et livrées et les 55 autres ducats pour une mulle que lui avons fait ce jourd-huy acheter et presenter aussi en don de par nous; et au dit Ludovico de Taxis 380 semblables ducats, les 200 pour ses peines et frais par lui payés d’etre aussi par notre dite ordonnance venu accompagner par poste le dit Colman, dés le dit Augsbourg à quatre chevaux jusqu’ à Lyon sur Rhone en France et dés le dit Lyon jusqu’ en notre cité de Tolede à trois chevaux, a cause qu
— from Spanish Arms and Armour Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid by Albert Frederick Calvert

dai Romani e Solone dagli
Numa dai Romani e Solone dagli Ateniesi e Licurgo da' Lacedemoni.'
— from Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds

Daemon respondet et si dicat
Tunc Daemon respondet, et si dicat, viuet, filius vadit et ministrat illi vsque ad plenam conualescentiam: Si autem dicat, morietur, Sacerdos ibit ad eum, et vnum pannum super os eius ponet, et suffocabit eum, et ipsum mortuum incidet in frusta, et inuitabuntur omnes amici, et parentes eius ad comedendum eum cum canticis, et omni laetitia, ossa tamen eius honorificè sepelient.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Richard Hakluyt


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