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first came Pg xlii

It now became evident that Deák's original programme was not thoroughgoing enough for the needs of an independent Hungary, and every one looked upon the leader of the opposition, Coloman Tisza, who first came [Pg xlii] into prominence as the formulator of the famous "Bihar points" in 1868, as the coming man.
— from Tales From Jókai by Mór Jókai

fath C PLATE XX

co. generally, 0 to 50 fath., C. PLATE XX. Tornatella.
— from Illustrated Index of British Shells Containing figures of all the recent species by G. B. (George Brettingham) Sowerby

finished composition Ps xviii

xxii is evidently an early draft of the more finished composition, Ps. xviii.
— from A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

fifteenth century Pl XVII

It is Spanish work of the second half of the fifteenth century ( Pl. XVII, 10 ).
— from Jewellery by H. Clifford (Harold Clifford) Smith

form c p xiv

This xxxv title is a sarcastic allusion to two passages in Warburton’s preface: ‘I once intended to have given the Reader a body of Canons , for literal Criticism, drawn out in form,’ &c. p. xiv, and ‘I had it once, indeed, in my design, to give a general alphabetic Glossary of these terms,’ &
— from The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 1 of 9] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising by William Shakespeare

forbroken corrupt Ps xiii

‘forbroken,’ == corrupt, Ps. xiii.
— from A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300 by Herbert Coleridge

FOR CAPTAIN PHILLIPS XXXIII

SURPRISES FOR CAPTAIN PHILLIPS XXXIII.
— from The Broken Road by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

fasciatus c Plate XIII

Elytra of Lycus fasciatus , &c. Plate XIII .
— from An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 4 or Elements of the Natural History of the Insects by William Kirby

flood c Ps xxix

“It is the Lord that commandeth the water: it is the glorious God that maketh the thunder: it is the Lord that ruleth the sea: the voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar trees: the voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire: the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness: the Lord sitteth above the water flood,” &c. (Ps. xxix.).
— from True Words for Brave Men: A Book for Soldiers' and Sailors' Libraries by Charles Kingsley

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