"kobbe" hidden in books

kind of bewilder but ever

I feel, as Margery says, "in a kind of bewilder," but ever yours, Fanny .
— from Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble

knit over brilliant black eyes

She was a rather pretty girl, with a clear brunette complexion; but strongly marked brows knit over brilliant black eyes, and disdainful lips, gave her an imperious expression.
— from Mark Gildersleeve: A Novel by John S. Sauzade

kinds of books became easily

6 Growth of the small gentry With the spread of book printing, all kinds of books became easily accessible, including reprints of examination papers.
— from A History of China by Wolfram Eberhard

kulant observe beachten beobachten einhalten

Nummernkonto numbering Numerierung O object Zweck objection Einspruch obligation Verpflichtung, Schuldverschreibung obligations arising out of a B/E Wechselverpflichtungen obligation of secrecy Verschwiegenheitspflicht obligatory obligatorisch obliging zuvorkommend, höflich, kulant observe beachten, beobachten, einhalten observance Beachtung, Beobachtung, Einhaltung obsolete veraltert obsolete securities verfallene
— from Mr. Honey's Small Banking Dictionary (English-German) by Winfried Honig

kinds of birds but even

Cowbirds must indeed be sharp nest-finders to be able to discover at short notice not only the nests of certain suitable kinds of birds, but even nests containing eggs at a certain stage of incubation!
— from Bird-Lore, March-April 1916 by Various

kind of Business but Eating

These are your Sluggards, who pass away their Time in Indolence and Ignorance, hover over the Fire a whole Winter, and apply themselves with Alacrity to no kind of Business but Eating .
— from The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 With Translations and Index for the Series by Steele, Richard, Sir

kinds of BLANK BOOKS Execute

Execute all kinds of PRINTING, Furnish all kinds of STATIONERY, Make all kinds of BLANK BOOKS, Execute the finest styles of LITHOGRAPHY Makes the Best and Cheapest ENVELOPES Ever offered to the Public.
— from Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 32, November 5, 1870 by Various

King of Bohemia being excluded

The Central Council was composed of a President and four members appointed by the Emperor, six Electors (the King of Bohemia being excluded), who might sit in person or by deputies, and twelve members appointed by the rest of the Estates.
— from A History of the Reformation (Vol. 1 of 2) by Thomas M. (Thomas Martin) Lindsay

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