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LXXXIII CHAPTER LXXXIV CHAPTER
CHAPTER LXXVII CHAPTER LXXVIII CHAPTER LXXIX CHAPTER LXXX CHAPTER LXXXI CHAPTER LXXXII CHAPTER LXXXIII CHAPTER LXXXIV CHAPTER LXXXV CHAPTER LXXXVI PRELUDE
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

land Come loiterer come
The darling passion of his heart, The Dame called Ellen to the strand, To greet her kinsman ere he land: 'Come, loiterer, come!
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott

LXVII CHAPTER LXVIII CHAPTER
CHAPTER XXXVI CHAPTER XXXVII CHAPTER XXXVIII CHAPTER XXXIX CHAPTER XL CHAPTER XLI CHAPTER XLII CHAPTER XLIII CHAPTER XLIV CHAPTER XLV CHAPTER XLVI CHAPTER XLVII CHAPTER XLVIII CHAPTER XLIX CHAPTER L CHAPTER LI CHAPTER LII CHAPTER LIII CHAPTER LIV CHAPTER LV CHAPTER LVI CHAPTER LVII CHAPTER LVIII CHAPTER LIX CHAPTER LX CHAPTER LXI CHAPTER LXII CHAPTER LXIII CHAPTER LXIV CHAPTER LXV CHAPTER LXVI CHAPTER LXVII CHAPTER LXVIII CHAPTER LXIX H2 anchor THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE Of all kinds of satire, there is none so entertaining and universally improving, as that which is introduced, as it were occasionally, in the course of an interesting story, which brings every incident home to life, and by representing familiar scenes in an uncommon and amusing point of view, invests them with all the graces of novelty, while nature is appealed to in every particular.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

LXV CHAPTER LXVI CHAPTER
LVIII CHAPTER LIX CHAPTER LX CHAPTER LXI CHAPTER LXII BOOK VII CHAPTER LXIII CHAPTER LXIV CHAPTER LXV CHAPTER LXVI CHAPTER LXVII CHAPTER LXVIII CHAPTER LXIX CHAPTER LXX CHAPTER LXXI BOOK VIII CHAPTER LXXII CHAPTER LXXIII CHAPTER LXXIV CHAPTER LXXV CHAPTER LXXVI
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

laetō complērant lītora coetū
laetō complērant lītora coetū vīsūrī Aeneadas , V. 5, 107, in happy company they’d filled the strand to see Aeneas’ men .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

Little calf little calf
When he was near her she said to the little calf, "Little calf, little calf, kneel by my side, And do not forget thy shepherd-maid, As the prince forgot his betrothed bride, Who waited for him 'neath the lime-tree's shade."
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

law crown law criminal
equity, common law; lex[Lat], lex nonscripta[Lat][obs3]; law of nations, droit des gens[Fr], international law, jus gentium[Lat]; jus civile[Lat]; civil law, canon law, crown law, criminal law, statute law, ecclesiastical law, administrative law; lex mercatoria[Lat].
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Lace covert Lace coverte
[761] Such as "Lace Bascon, Lace endented, Lace bordred on both syde, yn o syde, pykke Lace bordred, Lace Condrak, Lace Dawns, Lace Piol, Lace covert, Lace coverte doble, Lace compon coverte,
— from History of Lace by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.

Le Catelet Le Cateau
[Pg 28] Veterans gave tips on war in the open country, or chatted airily about another tour of such places as Le Catelet, Le Cateau, Mons, the Maubeuge district, and Namur.
— from Cavalry of the Clouds by Alan Bott

LXIII CHAPTER LXIV CHAPTER
LXIII CHAPTER LXIV CHAPTER LXV CHAPTER LXVI CHAPTER LXVII CHAPTER LXVIII CHAPTER LXIX CHAPTER LXX CHAPTER LXXI CHAPTER LXXII CHAPTER LXXIII
— from The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade

LVI CHAPTER LVII CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXX CHAPTER XXXI CHAPTER XXXII CHAPTER XXXIII CHAPTER XXXIV CHAPTER XXXV CHAPTER XXXVI CHAPTER XXXVII CHAPTER XXXVIII CHAPTER XXXIX CHAPTER XL CHAPTER XLI CHAPTER XLII CHAPTER XLIII CHAPTER XLIV CHAPTER XLV CHAPTER XLVI CHAPTER XLVII CHAPTER XLVIII CHAPTER XLIX CHAPTER L CHAPTER LI CHAPTER LII CHAPTER LIII CHAPTER LIV CHAPTER LV CHAPTER LVI CHAPTER LVII CHAPTER LVIII CHAPTER LIX CHAPTER LX CHAPTER LXI CHAPTER LXII CHAPTER LXIII CHAPTER LXIV CHAPTER LXV CHAPTER LXVI CHAPTER LXVII CHAPTER LXVIII CHAPTER LXIX CHAPTER LXX CHAPTER LXXI CHAPTER LXXII CHAPTER LXXIII CHAPTER LXXIV CHAPTER LXXV CHAPTER LXXVI
— from Ringan Gilhaize, or, The Covenanters by John Galt

la corne la cornemuse
Se —— l’avaloir , le bec , le bocal , la gargoine , la corne , la cornemuse , le cornet , la dalle , la dalle du cou , la dent , le fusil , le goulot , le gaviot , le sifflet , le tube , la trente-deuxième , la gargarousse , to drink .
— from Argot and Slang A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris by Albert Barrère

l Claiborne Lime Creek
22,040 98 1 l Claiborne (Lime Creek), Clarke County, Alabama, U.S.A. Mentioned in 1834: described by Jackson in 1838.
— from An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites With a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy

Lac Côteau Landing Côteau
Cedars, Côteau du Lac , Côteau Landing, Côteau Station, Mountjoy, Pont Château, River Beaudette, St. Clet, St. Dominique des Cedres, St. Polycarpe , St. Zotique.
— from List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1873 by Canada. Post Office Department


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