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following names appear for
The following names appear for various sums—fifty, twenty, ten, five and two dollars—Major Hillier, Rev. Dr. Strachan, Hon.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

For North an Fox
Till death did on him ca', man; When Shelburne meek held up his cheek, Conform to gospel law, man: Saint Stephen's boys, wi' jarring noise, They did his measures thraw, man; For North an' Fox united stocks, An' bore him to the wa', man.
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

frowns nor anger from
why do you frown Here dwell no frowns, nor anger, from these gates Sorrow flies farr: See here be all the pleasures That fancy can beget on youthfull thoughts, When the fresh blood grows lively, and returns 670 Brisk as the April buds in Primrose-season.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

from near and from
For the rest, there was a great abundance of all the sorts of meats that could be gathered from the house and from the butchers' shops, from the woods and from the neighbours, from near and from far: you would have said that the only thing lacking was bird's milk.
— from Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Adam Mickiewicz

falsehood not as fully
The real rock-bottom falsehood, not as fully understood then as it became later, consisted in the impression sought to be produced at home, in order to get votes, that the great body of the Filipino people were not really in sympathy with their country’s struggle for freedom, and would be really glad tamely to accept the alien domination so benevolently offered by a superior people, but were being coerced into fighting through intimidation by a few selfish leaders acting for their own selfish ends.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

full noble and full
And the king of that country hath a palace full noble and full marvellous, and more rich than any in the world.
— from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

from Normanville and from
Some came from a distance of thirty miles, from Goderville, from Normanville, and from Cany.
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Ffiamiad n a flaming
fie Ffiaidd, a. loathsome, detestable Ffieidd-dra, n. abomination, disgust Ffieiddiad, n. abhorrence Ffieiddio, v. to loath, to abominate Ffieiddiol, a. abhorrent, abominable Ffieiddiwr, n. an abhorrer Ffieiddrwydd, n. abhorrence Ffil, n. a scud, a quick dart Ffilcas, n. offcasts, old rags Ffilog, n. a wing; a filly, a wanton girl: a. that scuds or darts Ffiloges, n. flirting girl Ffilor, n. a minstrel, a fiddler Ffiloreg, n. vain babbling, idle talk Ffilores, n. a female fiddler Ffill, n. a writhe, a twist Ffilliad, n. a writhing about Ffillio, v. to writhe, to twist Ffin, n. a boundary, a limit Ffinedd, n. a boundary Ffinfa, n. a boundary Ffinfaen, n. a boundary stone Ffiniad, n. a bounding Ffinio, v. to bound, to limit Ffiniol, a. bouncing, limiting Ffiogen, n. a coney, a rabbit Ffion, n. a crimson hue: a. crimson Ffith, n. a gliding motion Ffithell, n. a young salmon Ffithelliad, n. a platting the upper row of rods in hedging Ffithellu, v. to plat the top row in hedging Ffithlen, n. a glider, a writher Ffithliad, n. a gliding Ffithlio, v. to glide, to dart Ffla, n. a parting off, or from Fflaced, n. a flock, a bunch Ffladr, a. doting; oafish; flattering Ffladraidd, a oafish; fondling Ffladriad, n. doting Ffladru, v. to dote, to fondle Fflag, n. what parts from, or rifted Fflaim, n. a lancet Fflair, n. a feist; a puff Fflais, n. a break, a rent Fflam, n. a flame, a blaze Fflamaidd, a. like a flame, flaming Fflameg, n. inflammation, blearedness Ffiamiad, n. a flaming Fflamio, v. to inflame, to blaze Fflamiol, a. flaming, blazing Fflamllyd, a. flammeous, flamy Fflamwch, n. a flaming state Fflamychu, v. to emit flame Fflask, n. a basket: a flask Fflasgaid, n. a flaskful Fflasged, n. a straw vessel Fflau, n. a spread out, radiation Fflaw, n. a ray, a dart Ffle, n. a hem round, a closure Fflech, n. a squeak, a squeal Ffled, n. restraint; refusal, a. restricted; scarce Ffleg, n. a squeak, a squeal Fflegam, squeaking; chuckling Fflleimio, v. to lance, to use a fleam Ffleiriad, n. a feisting Ffleirio, v. to feist; to stink Ffleiryn, n. a stinkard Ffles, n. lees, or dregs Fflew, n. that keeps in; a guard Ffliciad, n. a darkening over Fflicio, v. to be overcast Fflich, n. a squeak, a squeal Fflichio, v. to squeak out Fflöad, n. a darting, radiation Ffloch, a. rise, abrupt; quick Fflochen, n. a splinter; a rift Fflochenu, v. to splinter Fflochi, v. to dart suddenly Fflochiad, n. a darting out Fflöew, radiant, lucid, dazzling Ffloi, v. to radiate, to diverge Fflöyn, n. a shiver; a shred Fflu, n. a breaking out Fflur, n. bright hue; bloom Fflureg, n. a ship’s prowl forecastle Ffluro, v. bloom, to seem bright Ffluwch, n. a bushy hair Fflw, n. tendency, to spread out Fflwch, a. rife, full, brisk Fflychio, v. to break out suddenly Ffo, n. a flight, to retreat: v. to flee Ffoad, n. a running away, a fleeing Ffoadur, n. a fugitive Ffoaduriad, n. a fugitive Ffoadures, a. fugitive, fugacious Ffoawd, n. the act of retreating Ffoawdr, n. a fugitive Ffoawl, a. fugitive, fleeing Ffoc, n. fire place, furnace Ffod, n. a shank, a leg Ffodog, a. thick-shanked Fodio, v. to prosper, to be lucky Ffodiog, a. prosperous Ffodus, a. fortunate, lucky Ffoddi, v. to cast a splendour Ffoddiain, a. phosphoric Ffoddiaint, n. phosphorus Fföedig, a. fugitive, retreating Fföedigaeth, n. fugation Fföedigrwydd, n. fugacity Ffol, v. to retreat, to run away, to flee Ffol, round; silly, foolish; vain Ffoledd, n. foolishness, folly Ffolen, n. buttock, haunch Ffolenig, n. a little buttock Ffolenog, a. of large buttock Ffolenu, v. to become round Ffoles, n. a silly female Ffoli, v. to delude; to deride Ffolineb, n. foolishness, folly Ffoll, n. a broad squab Ffollach, n. a squab, a waddlen Ffon, n. a staff; a cudgel Ffondoriad, n. a striking with a stick, a breaking a stick on one Ffondorio, v. to beat with a stick, to cudgel Ffonodio, v. to cudgel Ffonwaew, n. javelin Ffor, n. an opening, a pass Fforch, n. a fork; a prong Fforchaid, n. what is taken upon a fork Fforchdroed, n. a cloven foot: a. bisulcous Fforchi, v. to fork; to furcate Fforchiad, n. furcation, a forking Fforchog, a. forked; straddling Fforchogi, v. to divaricate, to straddle Fforchogiad, n. a forking Fforchol, a. forking, forked Fforchwain, n. a rustic cart Ffordd, n. a way, a passage, highway Fforddiad, n. a directing a way, a finding out a way Fforddio, v. to explore a way, to direct a way Fforddol, a. wayfaring Fforddoli, v. to direct a way Fforddrych, a. wayfaring Forddwr, n. a traveller Fforddrwydd, n. a wayfare Fforest, n. a forest; a park Fforestu, v. to forest Fforfed, n. a forfeit Fforiad, n. an exploration Fforio, v. to explore a way Fforiol, a. exploratory Ffos, n. a ditch, a trench Ffosawd, n. a gash, a cut Ffosi, v. to trench, to ditch Ffosiad, n. a trenching Fosp, n. breach, a gap Ffoswn, n. a gasher; a sword Ffothell, n. a blister, a wheal Ffothelliad, n. a blistering Ffothellu, v. to blister Ffraeth, a. prompt, fluent Ffraethaidd, of fluent utterance Ffraethder, n. fluency Ffraetheb, n. oratory Ffraethebu, v. to harangue Ffraethineb, n. eloquence Fraethoneg, n. elocution Ffral, n. a crazy fellow Ffranc, n. a youth, a freeman, a frenchman Ffranc, a. prompt; free, frank Ffrancon, n. a beaver Ffrau, n. a flux, a torrent: a. streaming, gushing Ffraul, n. a rippling Ffraw, n. state of motion, bustle: a. full of motion, alert Ffrawd, n. commotion, bustle Ffrawdd, n. stir or tumult: a. agitated; prompt Ffrawdden, n. humour, fancy Ffrawddenas, a. humoursome Ffrawddiain, a. full of motion Frawddu, v. to be full of bustle Ffawddun, n. a commotion Ffrawddus, a. agitated, bustling Ffrec, n. chatter, gibberish Ffregod, n. a preachment Ffregodi, v. to chatter Ffreinig, a. free; of free growth Ffres, a. active, pure, fresh Ffresgaidd, a. of a fresh nature Ffresgiad, n. freshness Ffresgu, v. to grow fresh Ffreuad, n. a gushing out Ffreulad, n. a purling; a rippling Ffreulo, v. to purl; to ripple Ffreuo, v. to gush, to spurt Ffreuol, a. gushing, spouting Ffrew, n. a state of stillness Ffrewi, v. to quell, to pacify Ffrewyll, n. a scourge, whisp, whip Ffrewylliad, n. a scourging Ffrewyllio, v. to whip to scourge Ffrewylliwr, n. a scourger Ffrewyllydd, n. a scourger Ffrewyn, n. a quelled state Ffrewynu, v. to stop a quarrel Ffrewynydd, n. a pacifier Ffrid, n. sudden start Ffridd, n. a forest; a park Ffril, n. a trifling thing Ffrill, n. a twiter, a chatter Ffrin, n. the brow of a cliff Ffring, n. a brow, a ledge Ffris, n. a nap, a frieze Ffrist, n. a cube; a dice Ffristial, n. a dice-box Ffrit, n. a quick start or jerk Ffritten, n. a flighty female; a little girl Ffrittyn, n. a flighty fellow Ffriw, n. mien, aspect Ffroch, n. fury, rage: a. raging Ffroell, n. inflammation Ffroen, n. a nostril, a nose Ffroeni, v. to snort, to snuff Ffroeniad, n. a snorting Ffroeniol, a. of the nostril Ffroenllym, a. sharp of scent Ffroenllymder, n. keenness of scent Ffroenuchel, a. of high gait Ffroenydd, n. a snorter Ffroes, n. an omelet Ffrom, a. fuming; testy, touchy Ffromder, n. testiness Ffromi, v. to fume; to be testy Ffromiad, n. a taking a pet Ffronc, n. a cage; a hut Ffros, n. a quick rise, a toss Ffrost, n. a vaunt; ostentation Ffrostiad, n. a vaunting Ffrostio, v. to vaunt, to boast Ffrostiwr, a bragger, a boaster Ffrowyll, n. outrage, tumult Ffrowyllu, v. to do outrage Ffrowys, a. turbulent; terrible Ffrwch, n. violent ruption Ffrwd, n. a stream, a torrent Ffrwg, n. violence, outrage Ffrwgwd, n. squabble, brawl Ffrwm, a. luxuriant, rank Ffrws, n. sudden motion Ffrwst, n. hurry, bustle Ffrwt, n. jet, a toss; a frisk Ffrwyd, n. pulsion, impulse Ffrwydro, v. to explore Ffrwydrol, a. exploding Ffrwyl, n. drizzle, mist Ffrwylo, v. to drizzle Ffrwyn, n. a bridle; restraint Ffrwyno, v. to bridle Ffrwynol, a. bridling Ffrwys, n. vehemency Ffrwys, a. vehement, violent Ffrwyso, v. to act violently Ffrwyth, n. fruit; strength Ffrwythiad, n. fructification Ffrwythiannu, v. to fructify Ffrwythiant, n. fructification Ffrwythineb, n. fructuosity Ffrwythlon, fruitful; luxuriant Ffrwythlondeb, n. fruitfulness Ffrwhthloni, v. to be fruitful Ffrwytho, v. to fructify, to bear fruit Ffrydan, n. a streamlet Ffrydiad, n. a flowing Ffrydio, v. to stream Ffrydiol, a. streaming Ffrydiolrwydd, n. fluidity Ffrymiaw, v. to grow luxuriant Ffryn, n. a quiver, a shudder Ffrysiad, n. a bustling Ffrysio, v. to bustle Ffrystell, n. a hurly-burly Ffrystellu, v. to bustle Ffrystiad, n. festination Ffrystio, v. to hurry off Ffrystiol, a. full of bustle Ffrystiwr, n. a bustler Ffu, n. fleeting state; a. passing Ffuanniad, n. a feigning Ffuannol, feigning, dissembling Ffuanu, v. to feign, to dissemble Ffuant, n. a feint, a pretence Ffuantu, v. to counterfeit Ffunntwr, n. a hipocrite Ffug, n. feint, disguise Ffugiad, n. a disguising Ffugio, v. to disguise Ffugiwr, n. a deceiver Ffugliad, n. an inflation Ffugliaw, v. to inflate Ffugyr, n. a type, a figure Ffull, n. haste; celerity Ffulliad, n. a hastening Ffullio, v. to hasten, to hustle Ffulliog, a. full of bustle Ffumer, n. a chimney Ffun, n. a bundle, a bind Ffunell, n. a small bundle Ffunen, n. a lace, a fillet Ffuneniad, n. a filleting Ffunenu, v. to bind, to lace Ffunud, n. figure, manner Ffur, a. wary, wily, wise Ffured, n. a wily one, a ferret Ffuredu, v. to ferret out Ffurf, n. shape; form; order Ffurfafen, n. a firmament Ffurfeiddio, v. to frame Ffurfiad, n. a shaping Ffust, n. a flail, a thrasher Ffustiad, n. a thrashing Ffusto, v. to beat, to bang Ffwdan, n. bustle, hurry Ffwdanu, v. to be in a hurry Ffwdanus, a. fidgetty, hurried Ffwg, n. what is volatile Ffwgws, n. dry leaves; tobacco Ffwl, n. a blunt one; a fool Ffwlach, n. refuse; light-corn Ffwn, n. a pwff; a sigh Ffwrch, n. a furcation Ffwrdd, n. a going off: prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

for none are forced
When they draw out troops of their own people, they take such out of every city as freely offer themselves, for none are forced to go against their wills, since they think that if any man is pressed that wants courage, he will not only act faintly, but by his cowardice dishearten others.
— from Utopia by More, Thomas, Saint

friend not a friend
Not a flower, not a flower sweet, / On my black coffin let there be strewn; / Not a friend, not a friend greet /
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

for not at first
But never could Clare altogether forgive himself for not at first sight recognizing his old friend.
— from A Rough Shaking by George MacDonald

fake nor a forward
But it was neither a fake nor a forward pass.
— from Frank Armstrong at College by Matthew M. Colton

fox nearly as fast
Just at that instant a disengaged eye of the first of the skunks came to the surface, in time to see his grouse departing toward the horizon, slung over the shoulder of the fox, nearly as fast as if it had gone under its own wing-power.
— from Wild Folk by Samuel Scoville

feared not a fresh
Mr Moffat, grieved in his soul, was becoming inextricably bewildered by such facetiæ as these, when an egg,—and it may be feared not a fresh egg,—flung with unerring precision, struck him on the open part of his well-plaited shirt, and reduced him to speechless despair.
— from Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope

fuel nor any fresh
Here is no safe anchorage, no wood for fuel, nor any fresh water worth taking on board.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 by Robert Kerr


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