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For part depart see on

" For part = depart, see on ii. 94 above.
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott

from Puebla de Senabria on

Soult’s main body had broken up from Puebla de Senabria on June 29: from thence Mermet’s, Delaborde’s, and Lorges’ troops marched to Benavente, and those of Merle and Heudelet to Zamora.
— from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 2, Jan.-Sep. 1809 From the Battle of Corunna to the End of the Talavera Campaign by Charles Oman

from Puebla de Senabria on

These dispositions clearly indicate an intention of falling upon Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida, and assailing Northern Portugal—the plan which the Duke of Dalmatia had broached to the King in his letter from Puebla de Senabria on June 25, before he had received the news that the 5th and 6th Corps had been added to his command.
— from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 2, Jan.-Sep. 1809 From the Battle of Corunna to the End of the Talavera Campaign by Charles Oman

flint pebbles domestic sources of

For the large number of abrasives produced from silica, outside of flint pebbles, domestic sources of production are ample.
— from The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

famous Ponte di Sospiri or

From the Council Chamber he was generally taken to execution, though not always; in either case he was led across the famous Ponte di Sospiri, or Bridge of Sighs; and according to tradition the bridge received its name because prisoners, weeping and sighing, were led across it for execution, or were taken from the prison for trial before the Council of Ten.
— from The Underground World: A mirror of life below the surface by Thomas Wallace Knox

fairest purest divinest Spirit of

Daemon of Fire, fairest of all elements, fairest, purest, divinest, Spirit of Life and Power, that dwells never with Death!
— from The Masque of the Elements by Herman George Scheffauer

fine policy deep strokes of

Yes—yes—to you alone did it belong To sin for ever, and yet ne'er do wrong,— The frauds, the lies of Lords legitimate Are but fine policy, deep strokes of state; But let some upstart dare to soar so high In Kingly craft, and "outlaw" is the cry!
— from The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Thomas Moore

front page during siege of

Times , The, Use of its front page during siege of Paris; on loss of ship Captain .
— from Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 by T. Wemyss (Thomas Wemyss) Reid

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