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me of insanie ne intelligis domine
It insinuateth me of insanie: ne intelligis, domine?
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

makes of itself no inconsiderable dictionary
In this department Greek literature was extremely rich: the mere list of the comic writers whose works are lost, and of the names of their works, so far as they are known to us, makes of itself no inconsiderable dictionary.
— from Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by August Wilhelm von Schlegel

midst of it now I don
"Though why we should be always acting as if we were in the midst of it now, I don't see," said the little doctor at last.
— from Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Margaret Sidney

most of its nourishment is derived
`That is an Indian fig,' said I. `It grows best on dry, rocky ground; for most of its nourishment is derived from the air.
— from Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Macedonia over its name Illicit drugs
Transnational Issues Greece Disputes - international: Greece and Turkey have resumed discussions to resolve their complex maritime, air, territorial, and boundary disputes in the Aegean Sea; Cyprus question with Turkey; dispute with The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over its name Illicit drugs: a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece
— from The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

me of insanie ne intelligis domine
This is 021 abhominable,—which he would call abbominable: it insinuateth 022 me of insanie: ne intelligis, domine?
— from The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9] by William Shakespeare

Macedonia over its name Illicit drugs
Transnational Issues Greece Disputes - international: Greece and Turkey have resumed discussions to resolve their complex maritime, air, territorial, and boundary disputes in the Aegean Sea; Cyprus question with Turkey; dispute with The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over its name Illicit drugs: a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drug trafficking and organized crime
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

most of its nourishment is derived
"That is an Indian fig," said I. "It grows best on dry, rocky ground; for most of its nourishment is derived from the air.
— from The Swiss Family Robinson; or, Adventures on a Desert Island by Johann David Wyss

me of infamie ne inteligis domine
I abhor such phanaticall phantasims, such insociable and poynt deuise companions, such rackers of ortagriphie, as to speake dout fine, when he should say doubt; det, when he shold pronounce debt; debt, not det: he clepeth a Calf, Caufe: halfe, haufe: neighbour vocatur nebour; neigh abreuiated ne: this is abhominable, which he would call abhominable it insinuateth me of infamie: ne inteligis domine, to make franticke, lunaticke?
— from Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare

me of insanie Ne intelligis domine
This is abhominable which he would call abominable; it insinuateth me of insanie; Ne intelligis, domine ?
— from The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Delia Salter Bacon


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