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months over nearly every region

The noontide sun, which usually illuminated the various projections of the coast with a dazzling brightness, was hidden by a dense mass of cloud, and the fog, which for some unaccountable cause, had hung for the last two months over nearly every region in the world, causing serious interruption to traffic between continent and continent, spread its dreary veil across land and sea.
— from Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Jules Verne

mediums of nearly equal refractive

The case, in which Mr. Arago’s experiment has a decided advantage over the direct method, is when we desire to determine very slight differences of velocity in mediums of nearly equal refractive density: for by lengthening the passage of the light in the two mediums of which we wish to compare the refractive density, we can increase the accuracy of the results almost without limit.
— from The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 by Various

man of no established religion

But what has to be admitted is that most sincerely religious people adopt to the man of no established religion the same attitude as does the hypocrite: they join in the general cry.
— from Principles of Freedom by Terence J. (Terence Joseph) MacSwiney

magica o Negromantia e replicando

esser vere quelle cose che si contengono nell’ arte magica o Negromantia, e replicando il medesimo fiorentino che se fosse vero
— from A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages; volume III by Henry Charles Lea

my own New England road

I thought of that deserted Southern garden as I followed my own New England road.
— from Strangers and Wayfarers by Sarah Orne Jewett

much or not enough Ripon

Dacre continued to pace the room, and as he walked he said in a low voice: "I have said too much, or not enough, Ripon.
— from The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow by Robert Grant

Mechanics of Nuclear Explosions Radioactive

CONTENTS Foreword Introduction The Mechanics of Nuclear Explosions Radioactive Fallout A. Local Fallout B. Worldwide Effects of Fallout Alterations of the Global Environment A. High Altitude
— from Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives by United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Memory of Nature events recorded

Memory of Nature, events recorded in, 94 .
— from The Rosicrucian Mysteries: An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings by Max Heindel

men of nearly every regiment

"The officers and men of nearly every regiment and many of the vessels contributed a day's pay."
— from Florence Nightingale, the Angel of the Crimea: A Story for Young People by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

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