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Del Zur or
The Atlantic Ocean is still subject to storms, but in Del Zur, or Mare pacifico , seldom or never any.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

did Zarathustra once
But what did Zarathustra once say unto thee?
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

different zones of
[Pg 90] To detect at a glance the relative advantages presented by the different zones of operations, to concentrate the mass of the forces upon that one which gave the best promise of success, to be indefatigable in ascertaining the approximate position of the enemy, to fall with the rapidity of lightning upon his center if his front was too much extended, or upon that flank by which he could more readily seize his communications, to outflank him, to cut his line, to pursue him to the last, to disperse and destroy his forces,—such was the system followed by Napoleon in his first campaigns.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

de zarzuela o
Se dedican a las representaciones de zarzuela o de opereta el Apolo y el Español.
— from A First Spanish Reader by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

double zeal of
The flight of the masters and scholars, who were twice expelled from the Athens of Syria, dispersed a crowd of missionaries inflamed by the double zeal of religion and revenge.
— 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

Dietz Zanesville Ohio
Dolton & Co., Trenton, N.J.; Butler, Earhart & Co., Columbus, Ohio; C.A. Trentman & Bro., and J.D. Beach & Co., Dayton, Ohio; W. & S. Stevens, and F.C. Dietz, Zanesville, Ohio; J.E. Tone, Des Moines, Iowa; H.P. Hess, Cornell & Smith, and E. Warne, Easton, Pa.; E.S. Forster, Erie, Pa.; Haehnlen Bros., Harrisburg, Pa.; D.G. Yuengling, Pottsville, Pa.; A. G. Zilmore & Co., Scranton, Pa.; Granger & Co., Titusville, Pa.; Huestis & Hamilton, and B. Trentman & Son, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; S. Hamill & Co., Keokuk, Ia.; H.H. Lee, and Maguire & Gillespie, Indianapolis, Ind.; Joseph Strong, Terre Haute, Ind.; Curtis & Burnham, Leavenworth, Kan.; Yates & Dudley, Lexington, Ky.; A. Turner, Wheeling, W. Va.; Granger & Hodge, and Nathaniel Crocker, St. Paul, Minn.; W.W. Totten & Bro., Nashville, Tenn.; Henry Burns, Savannah, Ga.; A. McFarland, Springfield, Mass.; Alexander Wills & Co., Montreal, Canada; and Peter Hendershot, St. Catherine, Canada.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

dokimazei zêtein ou
d' houtôs estin euêthês, hôst', epeidê tôn palaiôn akouei legontôn epi to chrêston en tê gastri metaballein ta sitia, dokimazei zêtein ou to kata dynamin alla to kata geusin chrêston, hôsper ê tou mêlou mêlôdesterou—chrê gar houtôs autô dialegesthai—gignomenou kata tên koilian ê tou melitos melitôdesterou.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen

discourse Zarathustra opens
In this discourse Zarathustra opens his exposition of the doctrine of relativity in morality, and declares all morality to be a mere means to power.
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Dr Zabriskie on
He was told to buy tickets to Poughkeepsie where his master had been called in consultation, and having done this, hurried back to join Dr. Zabriskie on the platform.
— from The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange by Anna Katharine Green

die Zukunft ohne
Aussichten auf die Zukunft; ohne Förderniss als die Begriffe, wie sie in eines armen Mannes Hütte wohnen, und allenfalls die Reime von Ferguson
— from The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Thomas Carlyle

did Zack observe
One precaution, and one only, did Zack observe while enjoying the dangerous diversions into which paternal prohibitions, assisted by filial perversity, now thrust him headlong, He took care to keep sober enough to be sure of getting home before the servants had risen, and to be certain of preserving his steadiness of hand and stealthiness of foot, while bolting the door and stealing up stairs for an hour or two of bed.
— from Hide and Seek by Wilkie Collins

dorsal zone or
The stem-zone of the amniote embryo would be called more appropriately the dorsal zone or dorsal shield; from it develops the whole of the dorsal half of the later body (or permanent body)—that is to say, the dorsal body ( episoma ).
— from The Evolution of Man by Ernst Haeckel

danger zone of
Not once did he stretch his head or paw within the danger zone of a deadfall.
— from Baree, Son of Kazan by James Oliver Curwood

desolate zone our
I say, our last Irish girl went with the last snow, and on one of those midsummer-like days that sometimes fall in early April to our yet bleak and desolate zone, our hearts sang of Africa and golden joys.
— from Suburban Sketches by William Dean Howells

di zibẻtt o
Vas o di zibẻtt o , a Siuet-boxe.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

Deux zeun ommes
Deux zeun ommes comme ça que si battono—perchè?
— from The Torrents of Spring by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Dat Zij ona
een grondgebied, Dat Zij ona zelven scheppon llet.]
— from The Earth as Modified by Human Action by George P. (George Perkins) Marsh

dangerous zone of
During the present war it has become evident to those who have studied the question, that the dangerous zone of fire with modern rifles is not, as was at first supposed, within the 1,000 yards range, but within 1,500 or even 1,600 yards.
— from War's Brighter Side The Story of The Friend Newspaper Edited by the Correspondents with Lord Roberts's Forces, March-April, 1900 by Julian Ralph


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