= KEY: Act \n.\. SYN: Deed, performance, action, movement, proceeding, exercise, operation, play.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

But in my opinion, since in a mater of treason against the Prince, barnes or wiues, or neuer so diffamed persons, may of our law serue for sufficient witnesses and proofes.
— from Daemonologie. by King of England James I

Elève professeur à l'Ecole normale supérieure de Paris et doctorante à l'Université de Paris 4-Sorbonne Bruno Didier (Paris) /
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Ma perche' di tal vista tu non godi, se mai sarai di fuor da' luoghi bui, apri li orecchi al mio annunzio, e odi: Pistoia in pria d'i Neri si dimagra; poi Fiorenza rinova gente e modi.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

But from that day on, the grating in his throat, which he could neither cough up nor swallow down, prevented him eating anything except very, very small fish; and that is the reason why whales nowadays never eat men or boys or little girls.
— from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

In the mean time I require a favourable censure of all faults omitted, harsh compositions, pleonasms of words, tautological repetitions (though Seneca bear me out, nunquam nimis dicitur, quod nunquam satis dicitur ) perturbations of tenses, numbers, printers' faults, &c.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

And where-ever there are any number of men, however associated, that have no such decisive power to appeal to, there they are still in the state of nature.
— from Second Treatise of Government by John Locke

"You wouldn't be here if I had not," said Derrington, pulling his huge mustache.
— from The Yellow Holly by Fergus Hume

The Indians had accompanied them to the boats, and now Senhor del Pereo introduced the ones who were to be a part of the expedition.
— from Lost in the Wilds of Brazil by James H. Foster

Mean Page 57 time, since we left Deffeins, no such delightful place by way of inn have we yet seen as here at Novi.
— from Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Hester Lynch Piozzi

Whatever may be the future arrangements for ruling these provinces, it appears to me that there are two great evils in the present system; one is, that the governors of the provinces have not sufficient discretionary power, and the other, that they are so often removed.
— from Diary in America, Series Two by Frederick Marryat

la Dame de la Naudière ( sœur du Père Joseph ) est entièrement faux, et il l'a publié avec scandale, sans preuve et contre toute apparence, la ditte Dame ayant toujours eu une conduite irréprochable."
— from France and England in North America, Part V: Count Frontenac, New France, Louis XIV by Francis Parkman

[Footnote: Nova Scotia Documents, p. 210.]
— from The Acadian Exiles : a Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline by Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir

Albeit his Majestie who lately reigned, refused to harken to their just desires, yet did they with much patience and Moderation of mind, supplicate and solicite his Majesty for satisfaction in these things that concern Religion and the Covenant, and were still willing, that upon satisfaction given, he should be admitted to the exercise of his power; and whatsoever envie and malice objects to the contrary, were carefull to get assurance concerning the safety of His Majesties Person, when they brought their Army out of England ; and when notwithstanding of that assurance, the prevailing party of Sectaries were acting for his life, did to the utmost of their power, endeavour by their Commissioners that there might have been no such proceeding, And when their desires and endeavours were not successfull, did protest and bear testimony against the same.
— from The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

[81] Maspero , Notes sur différents Points de Grammaire et d'Histoire dans le Recueil de Travaux relatifs à la Philologie et à l'Archéologie égyptienne et assyrienne , vol.
— from A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Charles Chipiez