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for i xv supposed
65 Subterranean palace, cistern, i. 15 Stamboul, origin of the name, i. xvi Steam-boat, first introduced at Constantinople, i. 5 ; sultan embarks in one, ib.; singular display on the occasion, 6 Storks, fondness of Turks for, i. xv ; supposed by the Greeks to poison fountains, ib.; singular mode of banishing them, ib.; abound in Philadelphia, 71 ; benevolence to small birds, ii.
— from Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor Series One and Series Two in one Volume by R. (Robert) Walsh

feature in Xenophon s
The most remarkable feature in Xenophon's system of woman training is the utter absence of any intellectual discipline.
— from Greek Women by Mitchell Carroll

forms in xion such
nap(h)tha pla(i)ster slak(e)ing earthen-ware, earthen ware “sulphurous”, “naphtha” are used in the Contents and the Index; “sulphureous”, “naptha” in the body text forms in “-xion” (such as “connexion”) appear only in the Contents and the Index Volume I has more archaic forms than Volume II: “shew”, “inclose” are sometimes used instead of “show”, “enclose” “carbone” with final “e” appears in one Plate caption.
— from Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments by Mrs. (Jane Haldimand) Marcet


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