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just opposite X
, VII 27, XII b 49, XVII 125, 290, 379, 462, &c.; also, too, VII 51, 154; evin (till) , just opposite, X 81; euene ryȝt , exactly, XIII a 47; euen Hym by , on a level with Him, XVII 18; ful(l) euen , equally, as well, quite, XVI 280, XVII 10, 344.
— from A Middle English Vocabulary, Designed for use with Sisam's Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose by J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien

Johnson on XII
Andrew Johnson on, XII.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

Jauja or Xauxa
[91] Jauja (or Xauxa) was the predecessor of la Ciudad de los Reyes.
— from An Account of the Conquest of Peru by Pedro Sancho

joys of x
Blessed, the, joys of, x. 3 .
— from The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa, of Avila, Saint

justice of Xaxma
Whereupon the justice of Xaxma demanded of Mr. Eaton yf he had any passe (or goshon ) from themperour or noe.
— from Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume 2 Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan, 1615-1622, with Correspondence by Richard Cocks

jurisdiction of xxiii
69 Outside influence on, 101 Procedure Rules, Gladstone's speech on, 64 and note [ 71 ], 125 Weakness of, when near its end, 19 Debates in, few famous, 75 Lords, House of— Character of, as an institution, 31 , 102 Compensation for Disturbance Bill thrown out by, 28 and notes , 31 Home Rule Bill in, prospects for, 218 Injury done by, 103 Interests of, 102 Irish Land Act, Committee of inquiry on, appointed by, 125 note Modification of, 102 Popular view of, 95 Radical attitude towards, 201 Taxation not in jurisdiction of, xxiii Use of, 101-102 Parnell, C. S., 105 , 154 , 217 Parties, evening, in Downing Street, 19 and note Party— Burke's policy regarding, 14 , 49 and note [ 54 ] Government by, law of, 95 Ideas the justifying cause of, 200 Religious view of, 199 Pascal, 6 , 93 , 146 , 207 Pasquier, 2 Pasteur,
— from Letters of Lord Acton to Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Journal ofphilology xxvii
See T. Ashby in Journal ofphilology, xxvii., 1901, 37.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

J Oglesby XV
John A. Logan XIII General John M. Palmer XIV Governor Richard J. Oglesby XV Senatorial Career, 1883 to 1911 XVI Cleveland's First Term, 1884 to 1887 XVII Cleveland's Defeat and Harrison's First Term, 1888 to 1891 XVIII Cleveland's Second Term, 1892 to 1896 XIX McKinley's Presidency, 1896 to 1901 XX Roosevelt's Presidency, 1901 to 1909 XXI Interstate Commerce XXII John Marshall Harlan XXIII Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations XXIV Work of the Committee on Foreign Relations XXV The Interoceanic Canal XXVI
— from Fifty Years of Public Service Personal Recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, Senior United States Senator from Illinois by Shelby M. (Shelby Moore) Cullom

John of Xanten
The Villa Borghese, built in 1618 by the Flemish architect Giovanni Vasanzia (John of Xanten), shows a complete departure from the old tradition.
— from Italian Villas and Their Gardens by Edith Wharton


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