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divided Rome ever since the
He would rather not discuss the ‘two Suns’ of which all Rome was talking, when he can converse about ‘the two nations in one’ which had divided Rome ever since the days of the Gracchi.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

divided Rome ever since the
He would rather not discuss the 'two Suns' of which all Rome was talking, when he can converse about 'the two nations in one' which had divided Rome ever since the days of the Gracchi.
— from The Republic by Plato

DAVIS RAYMOND E Surveying theory
DAVIS, RAYMOND E. Surveying: theory and practice, by Raymond E. Davis, Francis S. Foote & W. H. Rayner.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1962 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

DAVIS RAYMOND E Surveying theory
Ralph Currier Davis (A); 8Aug55; R154295. DAVIS, RAYMOND E. Surveying: theory and practice, by Raymond E. Davis, Francis S. Foote and W. H. Rayner.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1955 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

dark right eye seemed to
They showed, fan-like, in two sets of rays at the corners of his eyes, and curiously about the corners of his mouth and beside his nose, as if he were about to laugh, the sort of laugh that one would give who enjoyed seeing a fellow-creature in pain; while his dark right eye seemed to glow beneath the grey shaggy brow, at one moment in a strange fiery way, while the next, as its owner made some slight movement, it literally flashed as if sending forth scintillations of light, giving to his countenance a weird, strange aspect, emphasised by the peculiar fixed stare of his left optic, which suggested that it was doing the fixed, quiet, patient work of its master, while the other searched and flashed and sought for fresh subjects upon which its fellow might gaze.
— from The King's Esquires; Or, The Jewel of France by George Manville Fenn

daring rider expecting soon to
The ring-master kept his eye on the daring rider, expecting soon to see him pitched off by the pony, with the assistance of the monkey.
— from Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant by Oliver Optic

dining room etc so that
In many places new school buildings are being constructed with an auditorium, which may be used as a gymnasium, library room, dining room, etc., so that they may serve as social centers for the community.
— from The Farmer and His Community by Dwight Sanderson

districts rivers etc see their
, 301 - 304 , 307 - 309 , 312 , 313 , 315 - 17 , 427 - 8 , 434 , 446 ; quoted, 303 , 314 , 316 - 17 Ilchi (Khotan), 172 Iliad cited, 12 Imám Sharif, 222 India ( for particular districts, rivers, etc., see their names ): Aboriginal inhabitants of, 157 541 Afghanistan: Commercial treaty with, attempted, 397 ; Burnes' mission, 398 - 401 , 404 - 5 Land gates of India always in possession of, 22 Arab invasion of, by land and sea, 287 Art of: Assyrian influence on, 7 , 52 - 4 Greek influence on, 6 , 22 , 59 - 60 , 129 Syrian and Armenian influence on, 6 Aryan influx to, 61 Assyrian influence in, 70 ; on art, 7 , 52 - 4 Bombay N.I., record of, 454 Defences of, natural: North and north-east frontier, on, 3 South frontier, on—ridge and valley formation, 140 ; Indus to Punjab desert, 7 , 143 - 4 , 226 , 526 Dravidian races entering, 142 - 4 , 158 Gold-fields of, 51 Government of: Characteristics of, 408 - 10 Masson's criticisms of, 408 , 409 Greek impression left on, slightness of, 59 History of, ancient, non-existent, 11 Makran route to.
— from The Gates of India: Being an Historical Narrative by Holdich, Thomas Hungerford, Sir

dance round every single tree
Among the more superstitious tribes, it is customary for each family to dance round every single tree, in order that they may not by any chance omit the one in which their gods may be residing.”
— from Cultus Arborum: A Descriptive Account of Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous

DEFINITIONIBVS REGVLIS ET SENTEN tijs
| Iurisprudentiæ, | DEFINITIONIBVS , | REGVLIS, ET SENTEN- |tijs Selectioribus Iuris Ci-|vilis Illustrata.
— from The Early Oxford Press A Bibliography of Printing and Publishing at Oxford, '1468'-1640; With Notes, Appendixes and Illustrations by Falconer Madan


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