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in Muratori xvii
[11] Stella in Muratori , xvii.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

in Muratori xxiv
in Muratori , xxiv.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

invisible Man XXVI
The Plan that failed XXV The Hunting of the invisible Man XXVI
— from The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

in Muratori XXII
There is a picture by Girolamo Gambarota, in the Sala del Gran Consiglio, at Venice, which represents the investiture of the Doge with the umbrella by Pope Alexander III., and Frederick Barbarossa (concerning which see Sanuto Junior, in Muratori , XXII. 512).
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

it may XXVIII
His Ladie seeing all that chaunst, from farre Approcht in hast to greet his victorie, And said, Faire knight, borne under happy starre, ° Who see your vanquisht foes before you lye: Well worthie be you of that Armorie, ° 240 Wherin ye have great glory wonne this day, And proov'd your strength on a strong enimie, Your first adventure: many such I pray, And henceforth ever wish that like succeed it may. ° XXVIII
— from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser

is Mr X
At the extreme end of the house is Mr. X——’s library of several rooms, and at the limit of that the tea room for the tea ceremonies.
— from Letters from China and Japan by Harriet Alice Chipman Dewey

IN MEETING XXI
Rilla of Ingleside Rilla of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery CONTENTS I GLEN "NOTES" AND OTHER MATTERS II DEW OF MORNING III MOONLIT MIRTH IV THE PIPER PIPES V "THE SOUND OF A GOING" VI SUSAN, RILLA, AND DOG MONDAY MAKE A RESOLUTION VII A WAR-BABY AND A SOUP TUREEN VIII RILLA DECIDES IX DOC HAS A MISADVENTURE X THE TROUBLES OF RILLA XI DARK AND BRIGHT XII IN THE DAYS OF LANGEMARCK XIII A SLICE OF HUMBLE PIE XIV THE VALLEY OF DECISION XV UNTIL THE DAY BREAK XVI REALISM AND ROMANCE XVII THE WEEKS WEAR BY XVIII A WAR-WEDDING XIX "THEY SHALL NOT PASS" XX NORMAN DOUGLAS SPEAKS OUT IN MEETING XXI "LOVE AFFAIRS ARE HORRIBLE" XXII LITTLE DOG MONDAY KNOWS XXIII "AND SO, GOODNIGHT" XXIV MARY IS JUST IN TIME XXV SHIRLEY GOES XXVI SUSAN HAS A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE XXVII WAITING XXVIII BLACK SUNDAY XXIX "WOUNDED AND MISSING" XXX THE TURNING OF THE TIDE XXXI MRS.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

In Matt xxvi
In Matt. xxvi.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

is more Xenophon
Nay what is more, Xenophon as we know and Antisthenes and Plato often introduced myths, so that it is obvious that even if the use of myth be not appropriate for the Cynic, still it may be so for some other type of philosopher.)
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

in Mind x
[410] Montgomery in 'Mind,' x, 527.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

it meets XY
From P swing a cord or tape, say 60 feet long, until it meets XY at A .
— from The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith

in Muratori xvii
[510] On September 13, 1395, in the presence of ambassadors from all parts of Christendom, and also ‘del gran Turco, del Rè de’ Tartari, del gran Soldano, del gran Tamerlano e di molti altri Principi infedeli e ribelli alla Fede christiana’, who were treated like Christians and lodged at the expense of ‘il Signore di Milano’, Galeazzo was solemnly raised to ducal rank and invested with the Duchy of Milan by Wenceslaus: Andrea Gataro, in Muratori, xvii, col. 820.
— from The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire; a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403) by Herbert Adams Gibbons

in Mark xvi
אB coincide in a reading which cannot be approved, omitting δευτεροπρώτῳ by way of getting rid of a difficulty, as do both of them in Mark xvi.
— from A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

in Malta x
; in Scotland, x. 206 sq. ; in Spain and the Azores, x. 208 sq. ; in Italy, x. 209 sq. ; in Malta, x. 210 sq. ; in Greece, the Greek islands, and Macedonia, x. 211 sq. ; in America, x. 212 sq. ; among the Mohammedans of North Africa, x. 213 sqq.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

INDIAN MAIDEN XXVIII
SHAD'S TRIBUTE TO THE INDIAN MAIDEN XXVIII.
— from The Gaunt Gray Wolf: A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob by Dillon Wallace

it Matt xxi
This parable is peculiarly interesting on account of the fact that our Lord Jesus uttered one in many respects similar to it (Matt. xxi. 33).
— from The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Books of the Bible, Volume 15 (of 32) The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Volume I by Alfred Tucker

IN MASAILAND XXXIII
IN MASAILAND. XXXIII.
— from African Camp Fires by Stewart Edward White

in Matt xviii
This MS. omits the additions in Matt. xviii.
— from A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

is Mrs X
This is Mrs. X. Will you be right out?”
— from The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife by Ellen M. Firebaugh

Imaginaire Molière xxiv
283 “Malade Imaginaire” (Molière), xxiv.
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 25 by Robert Louis Stevenson


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