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Pilewort Fleabane Epithinum
Southernwood, male and female, Brooklime, Angelica, Briony, white and black, Calamint, Germander, Chamepitys, Selandine, Pilewort, Fleabane, Epithinum, Dwarf-Elder, Bank cresses, Clary, Glasswort, Lavender, Lovage, Horehound, Herb Mastic, Mints, Watercresses, Origanum, Cinquefoil, hot Arsmart, Poley mountain, Sneezewort, Penny-royal, Rue, or herb of Grace, Savin, winter and summer Savory, Mother of Time, Lavender, Silk, Tansy, Time, Trefoil.
— 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

passage from Euripides
88 The first line is the first line of a passage from Euripides, consisting of thirteen lines, containing similar sentiments to this.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

principles for employment
principles for employment of troops, 328 .
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

potius favendum est
lib. 6, which saith, Quum sunt partium jura obscura, reo potius favendum est quam actori.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

petulantly for even
"You ought to have sent word, or told me this morning, and you ought to have remembered how busy I was," continued Meg petulantly; for even turtle-doves will peck when ruffled.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

Peace for ever
Blessings crown And Peace for ever rest with thee!"
— from Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt

provide For every
A Grace Before Dinner, Extempore O thou who kindly dost provide For every creature's want!
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

possible for every
Were it possible for every family that squanders precious time, to spend an evening in such a home, it would be an inspiration.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

plan for escape
'Boomerang is in my plan for escape.
— from A Grandpa's Notebook Ideas, Models, Stories and Memoirs to Encourage Intergenerational Outreach and Communication by Meyer Moldeven

peculiar from every
Surely, distinct and peculiar from every other grief, every other renunciation, must be that of a woman who is thus chosen to give her very flesh and blood, the fruit of her own womb, unto the Lord!
— from John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Poland from early
Similar penalties had been common in Poland from early times.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 01, April to September, 1865 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Various

pass further east
As the nobleman soon repented of his deed and sent a letter expressing his contrition to the Council, he was released from the castle at the end of the year, but was forbidden to pass further east than Linlithgow.
— from Stirling Castle, its place in Scottish history by Eric Stair-Kerr

possession for ever
But what the university can give him which his own personal character and probably his home surroundings cannot, is the way to set about making of learning a possession for ever.
— from Cambridge by M. A. R. (Mildred Anna Rosalie) Tuker

Pietro finding enough
“Why did you do that?” demanded Pietro, finding enough English to express his indignation.
— from Phil, the Fiddler by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

plants from every
In attempting to find such major differences in plants, some structural character that would set off one large group of plants from every other group, the botanist has a harder task than the person studying man.
— from Botany: The Science of Plant Life by Norman Taylor

picture frames etc
It would appear that occasionally the prisoners, skilled in this work, were applied to, to decorate with their marquetry, articles such as picture frames, etc.
— from The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire. 1796 to 1816 by Thomas (Thomas James) Walker

presents for Egypt
For we find in the account of the correspondence between the King of Abyssinia and Sultan Bibars, quoted in the next Note but one, that the Abyssinian letters and presents for Egypt were sent to the Sultan of Yemen or Aden to be forwarded.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Rustichello of Pisa


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