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families living at X

There are 13 families living at X 128, St. Mark’s Place.
— from Commercialized Prostitution in New York City by George J. (George Jackson) Kneeland

future life as xxi

At the same time, I must observe that, from my point of view, it is enough if Plato inculcated the doctrine of a future life as xxi an important element of his religious system.
— from The Greek Philosophers, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Alfred William Benn

Franz Liszt and xiv

Haydn, Joseph, Franz Liszt and, xiv, 188 .
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Elbert Hubbard

for L and X

I stands or J, T, for U, K for L, and X in place of Y. July," cried Herrick dashing down the pen.
— from The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume

Franz Liszt and xiv

Wagner, Richard, mother of, xiv, 14 ; marriage of, xiv, 16 ; composition of his music, xiv, 24 ; exile of, xiv, 31 ; character of, xiv, 42 ; referred to, v, 267; on art, xiv, 22 ; on Beethoven, xiv, 22 ; influence of, viii, 205; Franz Liszt and, xiv, 30 ; Millet compared with, iv, 259; William Morris compared with, xiv, 24 ; Friedrich Nietzsche and, xiv, 35 ; Whitman compared with, xiv, 23 .
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Elbert Hubbard

fires lighted at x

; Midsummer fires lighted at, x. 172, 191; divination at, x. 229; bewitched things burnt at, x. 322 Crossbills in magic, i. 81 sq. Crosses cut on stumps of felled trees, ii. 38; of rowan-tree used to protect cows from witches, ii. 53, ix.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

Flamininus L augur xxiv

Recovers Tusculum, 33. ——, Capitolinus, L., consular tribune, vi. 11. ——, Flamininus, L., augur, xxiv.
— from The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End with the Epitomes and Fragments of the Lost Books by Livy

form Let A X

To put it in concrete form: Let A = X number of calories of heat, And P = 68° F., the original temperature of room, And a = candle burning in room for ½ hour, And p = 2° F. Then Antecedents Consequent X
— from A Class Room Logic Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching by George Hastings McNair

France littéraire au XV

La France littéraire au XV e siècle.... 8vo, 2 l., pp.
— from A Bibliography of Bibliography; Or, a Handy Book About Books Which Relate to Books by Joseph Sabin

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