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not abhor them Ecc xxxviii
——————— “The Lord hath created Medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.”— Ecc. xxxviii.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

not abhor them Ecclus xxxviii
The Lord hath created medicines of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them, Ecclus. xxxviii.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

narrative after the expedition Xenophon
Perhaps in drawing up his narrative after the expedition, Xenophon may have so far forgotten, as to fancy that two synonymous rivers mentioned as distinct in his memoranda, were only one.
— from History of Greece, Volume 09 (of 12) by George Grote

not allowed to enter x
233 sq. ; cultivated, menstruous women not allowed to enter, x. 79; protected against insects by menstruous women, x. 98 n. 1; processions with torches through, x. 107 sq. , 110 sqq. , 113 sqq.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

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