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et xxiiij me
Fugie̅tes aute̅ v’ſus Notu̅ trans mare et xxiiij me̅ſes p’r litora
— from She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

effect XLIX Monimia
Our Adventurer is made acquainted with a new Scene of Life XL He contemplates Majesty and its Satellites in Eclipse XLI One Quarrel is compromised, and another decided by unusual Arms XLII An unexpected Rencontre, and a happy Revolution in the Affairs of our Adventurer XLIII Fathom justifies the Proverb, “What's bred in the Bone will never come out of the Flesh” XLIV Anecdotes of Poverty, and Experiments for the Benefit of those whom it may concern XLV Renaldo's Distress deepens, and Fathom's Plot thickens XLVI Our Adventurer becomes absolute in his Power over the Passions of his Friend, and effects one half of his Aim XLVII The Art of Borrowing further explained, and an Account of a Strange Phenomenon XLVIII Count Fathom unmasks his Battery; is repulsed; and varies his Operations without effect XLIX Monimia's Honour is protected by the Interposition of Heaven L Fathom shifts the Scene, and appears in a new Character LI Triumphs over a Medical Rival LII Repairs to the Metropolis, and enrols himself among the Sons of Paean LIII Acquires Employment in consequence of a lucky Miscarriage LIV His Eclipse, and gradual Declination LV
— from The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. (Tobias) Smollett

East x m
y′ 〃 East 〃 x m North Half, Inner Portion. x m′ 〃 〃 Outer 〃 x′ m South 〃 Inner 〃 x′ m′ 〃 〃 Outer 〃 y m West 〃 Inner 〃 y m′
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

expression x m
[Thus, the expression x m 0 † y m′ 0 ¶ x y 0 is a Formula, by which we can find the Conclusion to any Pair of Premisses whose subscript forms are x m 0 † y m′ 0
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

either x m
Here the given Pair may be represented by either ( x m 1 †
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

elder Xicotencatl Maxixcatzin
When the elder Xicotencatl, Maxixcatzin, and the other caziques received this answer, they were so exasperated, that they immediately sent orders round to all the officers and the whole army not to obey Xicotencatl in anything which related to an attack upon us, and altogether to stay all hostilities against us.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

et Xavier Malbreil
Auteur de NON, roman multimédia publié en feuilleton sur le web Outre ses activités d'écrivain et l'animation de son site de cyberlittérature, Lucie de Boutiny a participé en mai 2001 à la fondation de E-critures, une association d'artistes multimédia créée en collaboration avec Gérard Dalmon et Xavier Malbreil.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

eighteen xi months
Aru, the elder daughter, born in 1854, was eighteen [xi] months senior to Toru, the subject of this memoir, who was born in Calcutta on the 4th of March, 1856.
— from Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt

even xlvii more
At the same time, it has been carefully collated throughout with the text of MS. A., and (what is even {xlvii} more important) with the texts printed by Caxton and Thynne and with the original Latin text (1) as given in the edition by Obbarius (Jena 1843)
— from Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7) — Boethius and Troilus by Geoffrey Chaucer

either xiv misunderstood
In one hundred pages of scientific reading, he probably understood and retained one fact; the other facts were either [xiv] misunderstood or forgotten, or might better have been.
— from A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story by Bruce Weston Munro

Ethnologie xiv Miller
Bound with Zeitschrift für Ethnologie , xiv. Miller, Hugh, My Schools and Schoolmasters . Edinburgh, 1854. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland. Edinburgh, 1889.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

ENGAGEMENT XVII MORE
APOLOGY XV TWO FAIR CALLERS XVI LADY ANGELA'S ENGAGEMENT XVII MORE TREACHERY XVIII IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT XIX MRS.
— from The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

Edw xxiii m
A. r. r. Edw. xxiii, m. 8, v: 'Nicholaus de Aula reddit sursum unam dimidiam acram terre ad opus Willelmi ad portam de Broucton....
— from Villainage in England: Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

ESCAPES XVIII MR
XVII BROWNIE ESCAPES XVIII MR.
— from The Tale of Brownie Beaver by Arthur Scott Bailey

EDUCATION XVI MENACES
THE WAR AND FEMINISM XIV THE TRANSFORMATION OF DEMOCRACY XV DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION XVI MENACES OF DEMOCRACY XVII THE DILEMMA OF DEMOCRACY XVIII PATERNALISM VERSUS DEMOCRACY XIX
— from The Soul of Democracy The Philosophy of the World War in Relation to Human Liberty by Edward Howard Griggs

Even Xanthe must
Even Xanthe must not interrupt us.
— from The Complete Short Works of Georg Ebers by Georg Ebers


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