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plus pour le papier
Je n'écris plus pour le papier mais uniquement pour le web.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Psidium pomiferum L P
Psidium pomiferum , L. ( P. aromaticum and P. pyriferum , Blanco.) Nom.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

pl PP leodis PP
Leod , sb. a man, also, a tenement, possession, PP, S2; leode , PP; lede , PP, WA; lud , S2; leodes , pl. , PP; leodis , PP; ledes , S2, PP; ledis , PP, WA; leedes , PP, G; ludes , S2.—AS. léod , a prince (Grein).
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

pole polle Lat pulla
Polcat , sb. polecat, C3; pulkat , Prompt., Voc.; pulcatte , SkD; powlkat , SkD.—ME. pol- ; OF. pole , polle ; Lat. pulla .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Plato Plutarch Lucian Parthenius
Antony Diogenes the most ancient, whose epitome we find in Phocius Bibliotheca, Longus Sophista, Eustathius, Achilles, Tatius, Aristaenetus, Heliodorus, Plato, Plutarch, Lucian, Parthenius, Theodorus, Prodromus, Ovid, Catullus, Tibullus, &c. Our new Ariostoes, Boyards, Authors of Arcadia, Urania, Faerie Queen, &c. Marullus, Leotichius, Angerianus, Stroza, Secundus, Capellanus, &c. with the rest of those facete modern poets, have written in this kind, are but as so many symptoms of love.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

posts pavements lamp posts
Or go out with a piece of chalk and draw the patrol sign on walls, gate posts, pavements, lamp posts, trees, etc., every here and there, and let the patrol hunt you by these marks.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

peis pois Lat pensum
peis ( pois ); Lat. pensum .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Pythia Philippisat lawyers physicians
[2217] ———Secura naviget aura, Fortunamque suo temperet arbitrio: he may sail as he will himself, and temper his estate at his pleasure, jovial days, splendour and magnificence, sweet music, dainty fare, the good things, and fat of the land, fine clothes, rich attires, soft beds, down pillows are at his command, all the world labours for him, thousands of artificers are his slaves to drudge for him, run, ride, and post for him: [2218] Divines (for Pythia Philippisat ) lawyers, physicians, philosophers, scholars are his, wholly devote to his service.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

perdrice perdriz Lat perdicem
perdrice , perdriz ; Lat. perdicem .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

parolas pri la pezeco
Ofte oni parolas pri la pezeco de diversaj objektoj.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

place puffed Louise pausing
[5] “Ugly old place!” puffed Louise, pausing beside her chum to catch her breath.
— from The Cry at Midnight by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt

prise pour la possession
i. p. 336), ‘L'aliénation mentale, que les anciens peuples regardaient comme une inspiration ou une punition des dieux, qui dans la suite fut prise pour la possession des démons, qui dans d'autres temps passa pour une œuvre de la magie; l'aliénation mentale, dis-je, avec toutes ses espèces et ses variétés innombrables, ne diffère en rien des autres maladies.’
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle

ploughmen porters labourers plead
Farmers, ploughmen, porters, labourers, plead for it, saying, they find great refreshment by it.’
— from St Nicotine of the Peace Pipe by Edward Vincent Heward

Papilio philenor Linnæus Plate
(20) Papilio philenor , Linnæus, Plate XLII, Fig.
— from The Butterfly Book A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North America by W. J. (William Jacob) Holland

poulardes pour les perdrix
Ah quel bon pays est celui-là pour les vivres , pour les petits poulets , pour les poulardes , pour les perdrix , pour les perdreaux , pour les alouettes , pour les bécasses , pour les bécassines , enfin , pour tout .”
— from The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula by George Borrow

permanent Photographs large post
New Edition, entirely Rewritten, Illustrated with Eighteen full-page and numerous other Woodcuts, and Four permanent Photographs, large post 8vo, handsomely bound in cloth, 12 s. 6 d. Fern World (The).
— from British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

PVF Pertjaja Luhur Progressive
May 2000) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDP 16, NF 14, BVD 5, KTPI 5, Pertjaja Luhur 4, The Progressive Development Alliance 3, DA '91 2, OPDA 2 note: widespread demonstrations during the summer of 1999 led to the calling of elections a year early Judicial branch: Court of Justice, justices nominated for life Political parties and leaders: Alternative Forum or AF [Rick VAN RAVENSWAY]; Democratic Alternative '91 or DA '91 (a coalition of the AF and BEP, formed in January 1991) ; Democratic Party or DP ; Independent Progressive Democratic Alternative or OPDA ; National Democratic Party or NDP ; National Party of Suriname or NPS [Ronald VENETIAAN]; Naya Kadam ; Party for Brotherhood and Unity in Politics or BEP ; Party for Renewal and Democracy or BVD ; Party of National Unity and Solidarity or KTPI ; Party of the Federation of Land Workers or PVF ; Pertjaja Luhur ; Progressive Reform Party or VHP ; Progressive Workers' and Farm Laborers' Union or PALU ; Reformed Progressive Party or HPP ; Suriname Labor Party or SPA ; The New Front or NF (a coalition of four parties NPS, VHP, SPA, and Pertjaja Luhur) ; The Progressive Development Alliance (a combination of two parties, HPP and PVF)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

pecus peregrino longe praestantius
During the classical period, Columella wrote, "Vernaculum pecus peregrino longe praestantius est."
— from The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin


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