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el siguiente Primera parte
El programa es el siguiente: Primera parte :— Parsifal , preludio; Tannhäuser , obertura, Wágner.
— from A First Spanish Reader by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

ever shall poor PAMELA
One thing or two I've more to say; God's holy will, be sure, obey; And for our master always pray, As ever shall poor PAMELA.
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

en sia propra pomarbejo
Li komencis, laŭ la rakonto, per okaza ekrigardo al falantaj pomoj en sia propra pomarbejo.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

erectness stability permanence persistence
ANT: Verticality, erectness, stability, permanence, persistence, conservation, sequence, fixity, state, order.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

elongate stretch prolong produce
render long &c. adj.; lengthen, extend, elongate; stretch; prolong, produce, protract; let out, draw out, spin out|!; drawl.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Europe see Philippians p
On the first occasion St Luke states that the Apostle set out on his journey with quite different intentions, but that after he had got well to the north of Asia Minor he was driven by a series of divine intimations to proceed first to Troas and thence to cross over into Europe (see Philippians p. 48).
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

every single personality possesses
In other words, such rights as every single personality possesses in a modern world do not belong to him by an original ordinance of Nature, but are slowly acquired in the growth and development of the social state.
— from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

eyes softly pillowed Pg
The storm which raged in Wilfrid's soul was stilled by these words; he came back slowly to contemplate the bewitching creature who reclined under his eyes, softly pillowed, [Pg 26] her head resting on her hand, and her elbow in an insinuating attitude.
— from The Works of Honoré de Balzac: About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita, and Other Stories by Honoré de Balzac

empire sacerdotal prætors proconsuls
I have now with brevity to relate the progress of this interesting event; how African conceptions were firmly [291] established in Rome, and, by the time that Greek Christianity had lost its expansive power and ceased to be aggressive, African Christianity took its place, extending to the North and West, and obtaining for itself an organization copied from that of the Roman empire; sacerdotal prætors, proconsuls, and a Cæsar; developing its own jurisprudence, establishing its own magistracy, exchanging the Greek tongue it had hitherto used for the Latin, which, soon becoming a sacred language, conferred upon it the most singular advantages.
— from History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by John William Draper

elementary studies Porson passed
In these elementary studies Porson passed his time till 1774, being also occasionally employed as a shepherd or a weaver.
— from The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 6 (of 7) by Arthur Thomas Malkin

either six pigeon peepers
Take either six pigeon peepers or six chicken peepers, if big cut them in quarters, then take three sweet-breads of veal slic’t very thin, three sheeps tongues boil’d tender, blanched and slic’t, with as much veal, as much mutton, six larks, twelve cocks combs, a pint of great oysters parboild and bearded, calves udder cut in pieces, and three marrow bones, season these foresaid materials with pepper, salt, and nutmeg, then fill them in pies of the form as you see, and put on the top some chesnuts, marrow, large mace, grapes, or gooseberries; then have a little piece of veal and mince it with as much marrow, some grated bread, yolks of eggs, minced dates, salt, nutmeg, and some sweet marjoram, work up all with a little cream, make it up in little balls or rouls, put them in the pie, and put in a little mutton-gravy, some artichock bottoms, or the tops of boild sparagus, and a little butter; close up the pie and bake it, being baked liquor it with juyce of oranges, one lemon, and some claret wine, shake it well together, and so serve it.
— from The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery by Robert May

experienced severe physical pain
I cannot say that I experienced severe physical pain.
— from An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

etc See Petzholdt pp
Honorious Augustod.; Sigebertus Gemblacensis," etc. See Petzholdt, pp.
— from A Bibliography of Bibliography; Or, a Handy Book About Books Which Relate to Books by Joseph Sabin

explain some popular prejudice
The cellulose wall theory, as a necessity for cooking starch, is an excellent illustration of the ease with which a groundless statement or theory may be used to prove or to explain some popular prejudice.
— from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3 of 5 by Eugene Christian

ever saw palpitated Piper
“Oh, it was the most horrible thing you ever saw,” palpitated Piper.
— from Oakdale Boys in Camp by Morgan Scott


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