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ensiform process or xiphoid

(a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum , ensiform cartilage , ensiform process , or xiphoid process .
— from The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section X, Y, and Z by Project Gutenberg

extreme popularity Or xi

The first pages of the eleventh Oration of Dio Chrysostom contain some striking passages both as to the universal acquaintance with the mythes, and as to their extreme popularity (Or. xi.
— from History of Greece, Volume 01 (of 12) by George Grote

either Plato or Xenophon

Moreover, in respect to what is called the Dæmon of Sokrates, we ought hardly to expect that either Plato or Xenophon would always be consistent even with themselves.
— from Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume 2 by George Grote

epistolary poem of xviii

de, preface of to the Art of Painting, xvii, 333 Pilgrim, a comedy, revived for Dryden’s benefit in 1700, i, 434, viii, 437 prologue written for, ib. 441 song written for, ib. 449 secular masque written for, ib. 455 epilogue written for, ib. 462 Pindar, Cowley’s translation of, xii, 15 Pindaric funeral poem, x, 53 Pilot’s prayer to Neptune, vii, 17 Pitcairn’s epitaph on Viscount Dundee, xi. 114 Pitt’s, William, extract from epistolary poem of, xviii, 218 Place, unity of, what, xv, 306 Plagiarism charged on Shadwell, x, 418 Plague in London in 1665, ix, 189 Play, first one among the Romans, xiii, 54 definition of a, xv, 302 of words, a particular taste in the age of James I. i, 10 lxxiv Plays of Dryden, list of, with the respective dates of their being acted and published, i, 367 Heroic, an Essay on, iv, 16 English superior to French, xv, 349 rhyme unnatural in, ib.
— from The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 18 Dialogue concerning Women; Characters; Life of Lucian; Letters; Appendix; Index by John Dryden

ensure plenty of x

326; charm to ensure plenty of, x. 112, 338; begged for at Midsummer, x. 169; divination by white of, x. 236 sq. , 238; external souls of fairy beings in, xi. 106 sqq. , 110, 125, 132 sq. , 140 sq. ——, Easter, ix.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

Eph Puts Off XV

The Bow Gun Booms and Eph Puts Off XV.
— from The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam by Victor G. Durham

executive power of X

Chancellor Kent on executive power of, X. 174; XI. 372.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

engraved portrait of XIX

Bellièvre, Pomponne de, engraved portrait of, XIX.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

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