The four greater cold seeds.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

" "I am a fine gentleman certainly," said the shirt-collar, "I possess a boot-jack and a hair-brush."
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

Take of Sanders white and red, of each two drams and an half, Gum Tragacanth, Arabic, Ivory of each two scruples, Asarabacca roots, Mastich, Indian Spikenard, Cardamoms, Liquorice, Saffron, Wood of Aloes, Cloves, Gallia Moschata, Annis and sweet Fennel seeds, Cinnamon, Rhubarb, Bazil seeds, Barberry seeds, the seeds of Succory, Purslain, the four greater cold seeds cleansed, white Poppy seeds, of each a scruple, Pearls, bone of a Stag’s-heart of each half a scruple, red Roses exungulated, one ounce and three drams, Camphire seven grains, make them into powder according to art.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

So to my office all the evening putting things public and private in order, and so at night home and to supper and to bed, finding great content since I am come to follow my business again, which God preserve in me.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

Take of Penides two ounces, Pine-nuts, sweet Almonds blanched, white Poppy seeds, of each three drams and a scruple, (Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger, which three being omitted, it is a Diapendion without spices) juice of Liquorice, Gum Tragacanth and Arabic, white Starch, the four greater cold seeds husked, of each a dram and an half, Camphire seven grains, make them into powder.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

Take one hundred Damask Prunes, boil them in water till they be soft, then pulp them, and in the liquor they were boiled in, boil gently one of Violet flowers, strain it, and with two pounds of sugar boil it to a Syrup, then add half a pound of the aforesaid pulp, the pulp of Cassia, and Tamarinds, of each one ounce, then mix with it these powders following: Sanders white and red, Spodium, Rhubarb, of each three drams, red Roses, Violets, the seeds of Purslain, Succory, Barberries, Gum Tragacanth, Liquorice, Cinnamon, of each two drams, the four greater cold seeds, of each one dram, make it into an electuary according to art.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

Five great cities set up the anvil and sharpen the sword, strong Atina and proud Tibur, Ardea and Crustumeri, and turreted Antemnae.
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

"Besides the five great commandments," says a Wesleyan missionary (Spense Hardy) in his Dahmma Padam, "every shade of vice, hypocrisy, anger, pride, suspicion, greediness, gossiping, and cruelty to animals is guarded against by special precepts.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves

Sterling Gebiet sterling area Sterling Silber sterling Sterlingblock sterling block stetige Inflation steady inflation Stetigkeit consistency Stetigkeit steadiness Stetigkeit; Folgerichtigkeit; Gleichheit consistency Stetigkeit; Stabilität steadiness Steuer tax Steuer erheben raise a tax Steuer; Abgabe levy Steuerabzug tax deduction Steueraufkommen national revenue Steuerbefreiung tax exemption Steuerbehörden tax authorities Steuerberater tax advisor Steuerbestimmungen tax regulations Steuereinkommen; Einkünfte des Staates revenue Steuereinnahmen inland revenue Steuereinnehmer tax collector Steuereintreiber; Steuereinnehmer tax collector Steuererklärung tax return Steuererlass; erlassene Steuer tax abatement Steuererleichterung tax relief Steuererleichterung für Exportschäfte export tax relief Steuerermäßigung relief Steuerflucht tax evasion steuerfrei free of tax steuerfrei non assessable steuerfrei tax-free Steuerfreibetrag tax allowance Steuerhinterzieher tax dodger Steuerhinterzieher tax evader Steuerhinterziehung tax avoidance Steuerhinterziehung tax evasion
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

It has not, however, stamped it out, partly because foreign goods can still be imported into England, plain and devoid of any indication of origin, and the detection of subsequent false marking by the few dishonest, prior to home sale or foreign exportation, is practically impossible; and partly because few foreign nations have adopted a corresponding law, or if they have, it is rarely enforced.
— from Newfoundland to Cochin China By the Golden Wave, New Nippon, and the Forbidden City by Ethel Gwendoline Vincent

These changes, so varied and extraordinary, often occur within a very short space of time; and as they are liable to serious derangement, especially in the female, great care should be taken to secure for the individual the most favorable conditions until they are successfully effected.
— from Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg

Little or no flannel is used, and their clothing, being of an absorbent nature, frequently gets completely saturated shortly after descending the pit.
— from The White Slaves of England by John C. Cobden

The crowd danced round the post, saying, "O god, we offer this sacrifice for good crops, seasons, and health."
— from A Book of Cornwall by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

Four granite columns support a gothic canopy, decorated at its angles with canopied statuettes.
— from Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert) Hare

Though large countries within our Union are covered with the sugar maple, as heavily as can be conceived, and that this tree yields a sugar equal to the best from the cane, yields it in great quantity, with no other labor than what the women and girls can [158] bestow, who attend to the drawing off and boiling the liquor, and the trees when skilfully tapped will last a great number of years, yet the ease with which we had formerly got cane sugar, had prevented our attending to this resource.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 3 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

It was at this time that Churchill seems to have first set eyes on Sarah Jennings, now standing on the verge of womanhood, and as sweet a flower as the Court garden of fair girls could show.
— from Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Thornton Hall

The first great capitalistic system developed and fell into chaos through its own inherent rottenness.
— from The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells