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LIMITED Edinburgh MILITARY MAP OF

THE END Printed by R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, Edinburgh MILITARY MAP OF LADYSMITH
— from Four Months Besieged: The Story of Ladysmith by Henry H. S. Pearse

letter E myndes me of

Quhil I thus hovered betueen hope and despare, the same Barret, in the letter E, myndes me of a star and constellation to calm al the tydes of these seaes, if it wald please the supreme Majestie to command the universitie to censure and ratifie, and the schooles to teach the future age right and wrang, if the present will not rectius sapere.
— from Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue A Treates, noe shorter than necessarie, for the Schooles by Hume, Alexander, schoolmaster

long enough my May of

We may imagine that his thoughts were like those of the Scottish usurper:— "I have lived long enough: my May of life Is fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf.... Come, put mine armour on; give me my staff.
— from The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart

levy en masse most of

But in general the Celtic infantry of this period appears as an unwarlike and unwieldy levy en masse; most of all in the more southern provinces, where along with barbarism valour had also disappeared.
— from The History of Rome, Book V The Establishment of the Military Monarchy by Theodor Mommsen

left E Monson my old

Then I left E——. Monson, my old servant, has joined me, looking more like a cross between an owl and a stork than ever!...
— from Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 by G. B. (George Brenton) Laurie

Lacking entirely mediæval monuments of

Lacking entirely mediæval monuments of note, Belley ranks, judging from positive documentary evidence, as one of the most ancient towns of the border province lying between Burgundy and Savoy.
— from Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

local exchange meals means of

They got themselves organized in the rather rustic equivalent of a hotel, which was located fairly near UP headquarters, and took up the usual problems of arranging for local exchange, meals, means of transportation and such necessities.
— from Ultima Thule by Mack Reynolds

later epistles makes mention of

One of the later epistles makes mention of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, as different types; also of elders (presbyters), deacons, and bishops (overseers); and as the groups increased and began to possess buildings, the creation of professional opportunities set up a new economic interest in propaganda.
— from A Short History of Christianity Second Edition, Revised, With Additions by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

loose enough Mrs Marble or

Make it loose enough, Mrs. Marble, or it will just come back to you to be altered."
— from The Letter of Credit by Susan Warner

long extraordinary meal marched on

Sybil grew momently pinker and prettier as the long, extraordinary meal marched on.
— from Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville

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