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of National Assembly General of National

LAFAYETTE, bust of, erected, against Calonne, demands by, in Notables, Cromwell-Grandison, Bastille time, Vice-President of National Assembly, General of National Guard, resigns and reaccepts, Scipio-Americanus, thanked, rewarded, French Guards and, to Versailles, Fifth October, at Versailles, swears the Guards, Feuillant, on abolition of Titles, at Champ-de-Mars Federation, at De Castries' riot, character of, in Day of Poniards, difficult position of, at King's going to St. Cloud, resigns and reaccepts, at flight from Tuileries, after escape of King, moves for amnesty, resigns, decline of, doubtful against Jacobins, journey to Paris, to be accused, flies to Holland.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

o náre as Guiderd o náre

Guidard o náre, as Guiderd o náre.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

of Nice and Gregory of Nazianzus

Damophilus, the Arian Bishop of Constantinople, preferred exile to signing the creed of Nice; and Gregory of Nazianzus was conducted by the Emperor in person through the streets of Constantinople (though not without a strong guard) to occupy the episcopal throne.
— from Saint John Chrysostom, His Life and Times A sketch of the church and the empire in the fourth century by W. R. W. (William Richard Wood) Stephens

of North America Glaciers of North

By Israel C. Russell , Professor of Geology, University of Michigan, author of "Lakes of North America," "Glaciers of North America," "Volcanoes of North America," etc.
— from The Bacillus of Long Life A Manual of the Preparation and Souring of Milk for Dietary Purposes, Together with an Historical Account of the Use of Fermented Milks, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, and Their Wonderful Effect in the Prolonging of Human Existence by Loudon M. Douglas

of Nazianzus and Gregory of Nyssa

In the meantime, however, the labors of the three great Cappadocians,—Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus and Gregory of Nyssa—had already done much to reconcile the eastern bishops to the Nicaean confession and, with the accession of Theodosius I, the fate of Arianism was sealed.
— from A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur E. R. (Arthur Edward Romilly) Boak

of notes and groups of notes

Pupils who have long since passed the arithmetic stage have evidently forgotten all about fractions and division, for they do not seem to grasp the time values of notes and groups of notes used in music; they do not know what must be done with triplets, dotted notes and so on.
— from Piano Mastery: Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Harriette Brower

Orleans now as good or nearly

Is money in New Orleans now as good, or nearly so, as money in New York?
— from The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Edwin Percy Whipple

one night a gang of negroes

But one night a gang of negroes came on board, intending to rob them of part of their cargo.
— from The Beginner's American History by D. H. (David Henry) Montgomery

o náre as Gẻrg o náre

Giẻrg o náre, as Gẻrg o náre.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

o neggiáre as Gẻrg o náre

Giẻrg o neggiáre, as Gẻrg o náre.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

o nnẻllína as G o nnẻlla

G o nnẻllína, as G o nnẻlla.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

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