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great range of country
This name is given to Babylonia, and to a large tract of country around; this tract contains Aturia, 475 in which is Nineveh, the Apolloniatis, the Elymæi, the Parætacæ, and the Chalonitis about Mount Zagrum, 476 —the plains about Nineveh, namely, Dolomene, Calachene, Chazene, and Adiabene,—the nations of Mesopotamia, bordering upon the Gordyæi; 477 the Mygdones about Nisibis, extending to the Zeugma 478 of the Euphrates, and to the great range of country on the other side that river, occupied by Arabians, and by those people who are properly called Syrians in the present age.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

general rules of common
“I mentioned the general rules of common civility, which, whoever does not observe, will pass for a bear, and be as unwelcome as one, in company; there is hardly any body brutal enough not to answer when they are spoken to.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

Great rapids of Columbia
The Cut nose and ten or 12 came over today to visit us, two of those were of the tribes from the plains of Lewis's river whome we had not before Seen; one of those men brought a horse which I gave a tomahawk which I had exchanged for with the Chief of the Clahclahlah's Nation below the Great rapids of Columbia, and broken-down horse which was not able to Cross the mountains.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

gaunt rectangular or circular
Many an English village can boast of the possession of the ruins of an ancient castle, a gaunt rectangular or circular keep or donjon, looking very stern and threatening even in decay, and mightily convincing of the power of its first occupants.
— from English Villages by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield

general rule or custom
In both these cases Shakespeare follows his general rule or custom.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

Government reserve or common
We have before us a curious plan (undated but old) of the piece of ground originally occupied and enclosed by Mr. Small, as a yard and garden round his primitive homestead: occupied and enclosed, as it would seem, before any building lots were set off by authority on the Government reserve or common here.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

get rid of concubine
82 , 119 , 137 , 146 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 175 , 205 , 210 , 214 , 217 , 244 –5, 255 , 267 , 282 , 284 , 295 Go-cart on wheels as vehicle of god, 175 Gourd ( Lagenaria ) used in sorcery, 227 ; to ward off evil eye, 114 Grain, omens, 21 , 36 , 49 , 136 ; in fortune-telling, 283 ; mixed with meriah ashes, 204 ; representing goddess, 61 ; to appease evil spirit, 245 —— crop, omens from cattle, 60 Grāma dēvata (village deities), 14 , 22 , 27 , 145 , 151 , 283 ; Amba Bhavani, 281 –2; Ankalamma, 22 , 65 ; Ankamma, 285 ; Chaudēswari, 39 ; Chenchu Dēvudu, 286 ; Durgamma, 143 , 151 ; Ellamma, 41 , 137 ; Gangamma, 38 , 144 , 156 , 219 ; Gurumurthi, 254 ; Guttalamma, 155 ; Huligavva, 41 ; Karuppan, 153 ; Kodalamma, 36 , 304 ; Kolapuriamma, 283 ; Kolaramma, 103 ; Kulanthal Amman, 172 –3; Māgāli, 279 ; Māriamma, 37 , 144 , 146 , 148 , 151 , 176 , 214 ; Mashani Chendi, 236 ; Nukalamma, 15 ; Pīda, 175 ; Pōleramma, 35 , 283 , 285 ; Saptha Kannimar, 166 , 284 , 285 ; Sattāndi Amman, 103 ; Siddēdēvaru, 177 ; Yerakamma, 75 Grindstone in rain ceremony, 305 Gudigāra, 48 , 164 Guest, arrival, omens, 20 , 67 Gul bel ( Tinospora cordifolia ), 94 Gun fired off to accelerate childbirth, 54 Haddi, 83 , 106 Hair, burning, 53 , 115 ; offered to deity, 137 , 138 , 140 –1; to snakes, 135 ; shaving, 22 , 29 , 45 , 309 ; singeing as omen, 35 ; use in magic, 220 , 248 , 250 , 253 –5; worn as charm, 193 Hair-balls vomited by cows, 61 ——-marks (suli) in horses and cattle, 61 –5 Hamstringing of murderer’s corpse, 257 Hand, imprint against evil eye, 119 –20 Hanged person, bark of tree as charm, 194 Hanumān, 41 , 186 , 194 , 195 , 304 Hare, 24 , 85 Holeya, 28 , 38 , 297 , 299 Homicide, 199 –236; as thank-offering for recovery from illness, 208 ; for discovering treasure, 215 –21; to appease the earth spirit, 214 , 215 ; to cure possession by devil, 221 ; to ensure good crops, 199 –207; to get rid of concubine, 231 ; to get rid of sorcerer, 232 –4, 236 ; to increase fertility of the soil, 208 –9; to insure cattle against disease, 209 ; to propitiate [ 316 ] village deities, 214 ; to secure fœtus for sorcery, 224 –30; to stay epidemic, 235 –6 Hoofs burnt in lying-in chamber, 53 Hook-swinging, omens, 71 Horn burnt during eclipse, 44 ; in lying-in chamber, 53 Horoscope, 80 , 274 , 275 Horse, 29 , 62 , 64 , 82 , 166 , 186 –7 ——, images set up in fields, and at Aiyanar shrines, 166 –7 House occupation, omen, 44 , 59 House-building, omens, 33 , 39 –40, 70 Human (meriah) sacrifice, 199 –206 —— sacrifice, substituted ceremony, 205 –7, 212 Husband’s name, pronouncing unlucky, 20 Hyæna, 76 , 77 , 191 Idaiyan, 15 , 47 “Iguana” ( Varanus ), 16 , 71 , 100 , 132 , 220 Image reflected in oil, 45 , 55 ; cf.
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

good reason once corrupted
Doubtless there are natural laws; but good reason once corrupted has corrupted all.
— from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal

good rag of clothes
Anon comes Sir W. Batten and his lady, and Mr. Griffith, their ward, and Sir W. Pen and his lady, and Mrs. Lowther, who is grown, either through pride or want of manners, a fool, having not a word to say almost all dinner; and, as a further mark of a beggarly, proud fool, hath a bracelet of diamonds and rubies about her wrist, and a sixpenny necklace about her neck, and not one good rag of clothes upon her back; and Sir John Chichly in their company, and Mrs. Turner.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

general Reciprocity of crosses
, on Saponaria Matteucci, on the electric organs of rays Matthiola, reciprocal crosses of Maurandia Means of dispersal Melipona domestica Merrill, Dr., on the American cuckoo Metamorphism of oldest rocks Mice destroying bees —acclimatisation of —tails of Miller, Prof., on the cells of bees Mirabilis, crosses of Missel-thrush Mistletoe, complex relations of Mivart, Mr., on the relation of hair and teeth —on the eyes of cephalopods —various objections to Natural Selection —on abrupt modifications —on the resemblance of the mouse and antechinus Mocking-thrush of the Galapagos Modification of species, not abrupt Moles, blind Molothrus, habits of Mongrels, fertility and sterility of —and hybrids compared Monkeys, fossil Monachanthus Mons, Van, on the origin of fruit-trees Monstrosities Moquin-Tandon, on sea-side plants Morphology Morren, on the leaves of Oxalis Moths, hybrid Mozart, musical powers of Mud, seeds in Mules, striped Muller, Adolph, on the instincts of the cuckoo Muller, Dr. Ferdinand, on Alpine Australian plants Muller, Fritz, on dimorphic crustaceans —on the lancelet —on air-breathing crustaceans —on the self-sterility of orchids —on embryology in relation to classification —on the metamorphoses of crustaceans —on terrestrial and fresh-water organisms not undergoing any metamorphosis —on climbing plants Multiplication of species not indefinite Murchison, Sir, R., on the formations of Russia —on azoic formations —on extinction Murie, Dr., on the modification of the skull in old age Murray, Mr. A., on cave-insects Mustela vison Myanthus Myrmecocystus Myrmica, eyes of Nageli, on morphological characters Nails, rudimentary Nathusius, Von, on pigs Natural history, future progress of —selection —system Naturalisation of forms distinct from the indigenous species —in New Zealand Naudin, on analagous variations in gourds —on hybrid gourds —on reversion Nautilus, Silurian Nectar of plants Nectaries, how formed Nelumbium luteum Nests, variation in Neuter insects New Zealand, productions of, not perfect —naturalised products of —fossil birds of —glaciers of —crustaceans of —algae of —number of plants of —flora of Newman, Col., on humble-bees Newton, Prof., on earth attached to a partridge's foot Newton, Sir I., attacked for irreligion Nicotiana, crossed varieties of —certain species very sterile Nitsche, Dr., on the Polyzoa Noble, Mr., on fertility of Rhododendron Nodules, phosphatic, in azoic rocks Oak, varieties of Onites apelles Orchids, fertilisation of —the development of their flowers —forms of Orchis, pollen of Organisation, tendency to advance Organs of extreme perfection —electric, of fishes —of little importance —homologous —rudiments of, and nascent Ornithorhynchus, mammae of Ostrich not capable of flight —habit of laying eggs together —American, two species of Otter, habits of, how acquired Ouzel, water Owen, Prof., on birds not flying —on vegetative repetition —on variability of unusually developed parts —on the eyes of fishes —on the swim-bladder of fishes —on fossil horse of La Plata —on generalised form —on relation of ruminants and pachyderms —on fossil birds of New Zealand —on succession of types —on affinities of the dugong —on homologous organs —on the metamorphosis of cephalopods Pacific Ocean, faunas of Pacini, on electric organs Paley, on no organ formed to give pain Pallas, on the fertility of the domesticated descendants of wild stocks Palm with hooks Papaver bracteatum Paraguay, cattle destroyed by flies Parasites Partridge, with ball of dirt attached to foot Parts greatly developed, variable Parus major Passiflora Peaches in United States Pear, grafts of Pedicellariae Pelargonium, flowers of —sterility of Peloria Pelvis of women Period, glacial Petrels, habits of Phasianus, fertility of hybrids Pheasant, young, wild Pictet, Prof., on groups of species suddenly appearing —on rate of organic change —on continuous succession of genera —on close alliance of fossils in consecutive formations —on change in latest tertiary forms —on early transitional links Pierce, Mr., on varieties of wolves Pigeons with feathered feet and skin between toes —breeds described, and origin of —breeds of, how produced —tumbler, not being able to get out of egg —reverting to blue colour —instinct of tumbling —young of Pigs, black, not affected by the paint-root —modified by want of exercise Pistil, rudimentary Plants, poisonous, not affecting certain coloured animals —selection, applied to —gradual improvement of —not improved in barbarous countries —dimorphic —destroyed by insects —in midst of range, have to struggle with other plants —nectar of —fleshy, on sea-shores —climbing —fresh-water, distribution of —low in scale, widely distributed Pleuronectidae, their structure Plumage, laws of change in sexes of birds Plums in the United States Pointer dog, origin of —habits of Poison not affecting certain coloured animals Poison, similar effect of, on animals and plants Pollen of fir-trees —transported by various means Pollinia, their development Polyzoa, their avicularia Poole, Col., on striped hemionus Potemogeton Pouchet, on the colours of flat-fish Prestwich, Mr., on English and French eocene formations Proctotrupes Proteolepas Proteus Psychology, future progress of Pyrgoma, found in the chalk Quagga, striped Quatrefages, M., on hybrid moths Quercus, variability of Quince, grafts of Rabbits, disposition of young Races, domestic, characters of Race-horses, Arab —English Radcliffe, Dr., the electrical organs of the torpedo Ramond, on plants of Pyrenees Ramsay, Prof., on subaerial denudation —on thickness of the British formations —on faults Ramsay, Mr., on instincts of cuckoo Ratio of increase Rats, supplanting each other —acclimatisation of —blind, in cave Rattle-snake Reason and instinct Recapitulation, general Reciprocity of crosses Record, geological, imperfect Rengger, on flies destroying cattle Reproduction, rate of Resemblance, protective, of insects —to parents in mongrels and hybrids Reversion, law of inheritance —in pigeons, to blue colour Rhododendron, sterility of Richard, Prof., on Aspicarpa Richardson, Sir J., on structure of squirrels —on fishes of the southern hemisphere Robinia, grafts of Rodents, blind Rogers, Prof., Map of N. America Rudimentary organs Rudiments important for classification Rutimeyer, on Indian cattle Sageret, on grafts Salamandra atra Saliva used in nests Salmons, males fighting, and hooked jaws of Salt-water, how far injurious to seeds —not destructive to land-shells Salter, Mr., on early death of hybrid embryos Salvin, Mr., on the beaks of ducks Saurophagus sulphuratus Schacht, Prof., on Phyllotaxy Schiodte, on blind insects —on flat-fish Schlegel, on snakes Schobl, Dr., on the ears of mice Scott, Mr. J., on the self-sterility of orchids —on the crossing of varieties of verbascum Sea-water, how far injurious to seeds —not destructive to land-shells Sebright, Sir J., on crossed animals Sedgwick, Prof., on groups of species suddenly appearing Seedlings destroyed by insects Seeds, nutriment in —winged —means of dissemination —power of resisting salt-water —in crops and intestines of birds —eaten by fish —in mud —hooked, on islands Selection of domestic products —principle not of recent origin —unconscious —natural —sexual —objections to term —natural, has not induced sterility Sexes, relations of Sexual characters variable —selection Sheep, Merino, their selection —two sub-breeds, unintentionally produced —mountain, varieties of Shells, colours of, littoral —hinges of —seldom embedded Shells, fresh-water, long retain the same forms —fresh-water, dispersal of —of Madeira —land, distribution of —land, resisting salt water Shrew-mouse Silene, infertility of crosses Silliman, Prof., on blind rat Sirenia, their affinities Sitaris, metamorphosis of Skulls of young mammals Slave-making instinct Smith, Col. Hamilton, on striped horses Smith, Dr., on the Polyzoa Smith, Mr. Fred., on slave-making ants —on neuter ants Snake with tooth for cutting through egg-shell Somerville, Lord, on selection of sheep Sorbus, grafts of Sorex Spaniel, King Charles' breed Specialisation of organs Species, polymorphic —dominant —common, variable —in large genera variable —groups of, suddenly appearing —beneath Silurian formations —successively appearing —changing simultaneously throughout the world Spencer, Lord, on increase in size of cattle Spencer, Mr. Herbert, on the first steps in differentiation —on the tendency to an equilibrium in all forces Sphex, parasitic Spiders, development of Sports in plants Sprengel, C.C., on crossing —on ray-florets Squalodon Squirrels, gradations in structure Staffordshire, heath, changes in Stag-beetles, fighting Star fishes, eyes of —their pedicellariae Sterility from changed conditions of life —of hybrids —laws of —causes of —from unfavourable conditions —not induced through natural selection St. Helena, productions of St. Hilaire, Aug., on variability of certain plants —on classification St. John, Mr., on habits of cats Sting of bee Stocks, aboriginal, of domestic animals Strata, thickness of, in Britain Stripes on horses Structure, degrees of utility of Struggle for existence Succession, geological —of types in same areas Swallow, one species supplanting another Swaysland, Mr., on earth adhering to the feet of migratory birds Swifts, nests of Swim-bladder Switzerland, lake inhabitants of System, natural Tail of giraffe —of aquatic animals —prehensile —rudimentary Tanais, dimorphic Tarsi deficient Tausch, Dr., on umbelliferae Teeth and hair correlated —rudimentary, in embryonic calf Tegetmeier, Mr., on cells of bees Temminck, on distribution aiding classification Tendrils, their development Thompson, Sir W., on the age of the habitable world —on the consolidation of the crust of the earth Thouin, on grafts Thrush, aquatic species of —mocking, of the Galapagos —young of, spotted —nest of Thuret, M., on crossed fuci Thwaites, Mr., on acclimatisation Thylacinus Tierra del Fuego, dogs of —plants of Timber-drift Time, lapse of —by itself not causing modification Titmouse Toads on islands Tobacco, crossed varieties of Tomes, Mr., on the distribution of bats Transitions in varieties rare Traquair, Dr., on flat-fish Trautschold, on intermediate varieties Trees on islands belong to peculiar orders —with separated sexes Trifolium pratense —incarnatum Trigonia Trilobites —sudden extinction of Trimen, Mr., on imitating-insects Trimorphism in plants Troglodytes Tuco-tuco, blind Tumbler pigeons, habits of, hereditary —young of Turkey-cock, tuft of hair on breast Turkey, naked skin on head —young of, instinctively wild Turnip and cabbage, analogous variations of Type, unity of Types, succession of, in same areas Typotherium Udders enlarged by use —rudimentary Ulex, young leaves of Umbelliferae, flowers and seeds of —outer and inner florets of Unity of type Uria lacrymans Use, effects of —under domestication —in a state of nature Utility, how far important in the construction of each part Valenciennes, on fresh-water fish Variability of mongrels and hybrids Variation, under domestication —caused by reproductive system being affected by conditions of life —under nature —laws of —correlated Variations appear at corresponding ages —analogous in distinct species Varieties, natural —struggle between —domestic, extinction of —transitional, rarity of Varieties, when crossed —fertile —sterile —classification of Verbascum, sterility of —varieties of, crossed Verlot, M., on double stocks Verneuil, M. de, on the succession of species Vibracula of the Polyzoa Viola, small imperfect flowers of —tricolor Virchow, on the structure of the crystalline lens Virginia, pigs of Volcanic islands, denudation of Vulture, naked skin on head Wading-birds Wagner, Dr., on Cecidomyia Wagner, Moritz, on the importance of isolation Wallace, Mr., on origin of species —on the limit of variation under domestication —on dimorphic lepidoptera —on races in the Malay Archipelago —on the improvement of the eye —on the walking-stick insect —on laws of geographical distribution —on the Malay Archipelago —on mimetic animals Walsh, Mr. B.D., on phytophagic forms —on equal variability Water, fresh, productions of Water-hen Waterhouse, Mr., on Australian marsupials —on greatly developed parts being variable —on the cells of bees —on general affinities Water-ouzel Watson, Mr. H.C., on range of varieties of British plants —on acclimatisation —on flora of Azores —on rarity of intermediate varieties —on Alpine plants —on convergence —on the indefinite multiplication of species Weale, Mr., on locusts transporting seeds Web of feet in water-birds Weismann, Prof., on the causes of variability —on rudimentary organs West Indian islands, mammals of Westwood, on species in large genera being closely allied to others —on the tarsi of Engidae —on the antennae of hymenopterous insects Whales Wheat, varieties of White Mountains, flora of Whittaker, Mr., on lines of escarpment Wichura, Max, on hybrids Wings, reduction of size —of insects homologous with branchiae —rudimentary, in insects Wolf crossed with dog —of Falkland Isles Wollaston, Mr., on varieties of insects —on fossil varieties of shells in Madeira Wollaston, Mr., on colours of insects on sea-shore —on wingless beetles —on rarity of intermediate varieties —on insular insects —on land-shells of Madeira naturalised Wolves, varieties of Woodcock with earth attached to leg Woodpecker, habits of —green colour of Woodward, Mr., on the duration of specific forms —on Pyrgoma —on the continuous succession of genera —on the succession of types World,
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

groundless romances of chivalry
“He was too deeply pervaded with the idle and groundless romances of chivalry ever to forget the situation, humiliating and dishonourable according to his idea, in which he had been placed upon this occasion.
— from The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by Daniel J. MacDonald

grand reredos of carved
More than one traveler has gone through it without ever having seen the chapel of the ancient Hôtel-Dieu, whose grand reredos of carved wood is one of the most brilliant masterpieces of the French sculpture of the seventeenth century.
— from The Spell of the Heart of France: The Towns, Villages and Chateaus about Paris by André Hallays

gracious ruth of Christian
And herein, courteous reader, should aught of a fiercer feeling than belongs to the sacred sternness of truth and justice escape from my historical pen, thou wilt surely pardon the same, if there be any of the gracious ruth of Christian gentleness in thy bosom; for now I have to tell of things that have made the annals of the land as red as crimson and filled my house with the blackness of ashes and universal death.
— from Ringan Gilhaize, or, The Covenanters by John Galt

gold ring of Childeric
The gold ring of Childeric I., formerly in the Bibliothèque Nationale at Paris, was found in the King’s tomb at Tournay.
— from Finger-Ring Lore: Historical, Legendary, Anecdotal by Jones, William, F.S.A.

get rid of Cicero
He then again became a candidate for the consulship, resolving first to get rid of Cicero, who, he found, met and thwarted him at every turn.
— from Roman life in the days of Cicero by Alfred John Church

generally recognised of Chaucer
This is upon the whole the most wonderful, as it is perhaps the most generally recognised of Chaucer's gifts.
— from Chaucer by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir

general restoration of Catholicism
[Pg 203] of obedience to themselves, and they were even charged by the clergy with impeding the general restoration of Catholicism lest the new authorities should expel them from the kingdom.
— from A Candid History of the Jesuits by Joseph McCabe

General rules of conversation
Contents : Etiquette and its uses; Introductions; Cutting acquaintances; Letters of introduction; Street etiquette; Domestic etiquette and duties; Visiting; Receiving company; Evening parties; The lady's toilet; The gentleman's toilet; Invitations; Etiquette of the ball-room; General rules of conversation; Bashfulness and how to overcome it; Dinner parties; Table etiquette; Carving; Servants; Traveling; Visiting cards; Letter writing; Conclusion.
— from Balsamo, the Magician; or, The Memoirs of a Physician by Alexandre Dumas

Graves rows of crosses
Graves, rows of crosses and headstones--ponderous marble and granite tombs--the world of the dead was a well-peopled one.
— from A Woman Martyr by Alice M. (Alice Mangold) Diehl


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