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got Ego mihimet sum semper
Howe'er the world go, I'll make sure for one, And seek in time to intercept the worst, Warily guarding that which I ha' got: Ego mihimet sum semper proximus: 31
— from The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe

ground earth mould S S2
Molde , sb. crumbling ground, earth, mould, S, S2, P, G; moolde , PP; mulde , WA; moldez , pl. , dry pieces of mould, S2.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

give e mia Sauromatai some
The MSS. give {e mia Sauromatai} (some {Sauromateon}).
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

goods effects movables stock stock
personal property, personal estate, personal effects; personalty, chattels, goods, effects, movables; stock, stock in trade; things, traps, rattletraps, paraphernalia; equipage &c. 633. parcels, appurtenances. impedimenta; luggage, baggage; bag and baggage; pelf; cargo, lading.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

great excitement Mr Sawyer Sir
‘Mr. Sawyer!’ cried Mr. Pickwick, in a state of great excitement, ‘Mr. Sawyer, Sir!’
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

G E Manley s S
Ch., 7; Ladies' M. Soc., 3; G. E. Manley's S. S. Class, 10 20.00 Springfield.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 49, No. 02, February, 1895 by Various

general emotion Monsieur Sauvetanin said
Amid the general emotion Monsieur Sauvetanin said: “That is the right sort of song; very different from the nasty, risky things one generally hears at weddings.” Anna, who was visibly affected, kissed her hand to her sister and pointed to her husband with an affectionate nod, as if to congratulate her.
— from Original Short Stories — Volume 11 by Guy de Maupassant

general effervescence my soldiers should
Is it strange that, in the midst of the general effervescence, my soldiers should for a moment have forgotten themselves?
— from Memoirs of General Count Rapp, first aide-de-camp to Napoleon by Rapp, Jean, comte

Grange exclaimed Mrs Staunton starting
"At The Grange!" exclaimed Mrs. Staunton, starting up.
— from A Girl in Ten Thousand by L. T. Meade

Good evening Mr Sanderson said
"Good evening, Mr. Sanderson," said Sam, coming in and shaking hands, followed by Spud.
— from The Rover Boys on a Tour; or, Last Days at Brill College by Edward Stratemeyer

glance Eprius Marcellus stopped short
But when Paul turned on him his quiet glance, Eprius Marcellus stopped short, stammered in the middle of a sentence, and ignominiously sat down, muttering something about ‘the evil eye.’
— from Darkness and Dawn; Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero. An Historic Tale by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar


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