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pôns prînceps rêx salûs
FIRST DECLENSION SECOND DECLENSION rîpa barbarî captîvus castellum impedîmentum THIRD DECLENSION animal arbor avis caedês calamitâs calcar caput cîvis cliêns collis cônsul dêns dux eques fînis flûmen fôns frâter homô hostîs ignis imperâtor însigne iter iûdex labor lapis legiô mare mâter mênsis mîles môns nâvis opus ôrâtor ôrdô pater pedes pês pôns prînceps rêx salûs sanguis soror tempus terror turris urbs victor virtûs vîs Adjectives of the First and Second Declensions barbarus dexter sinister summus Prepositions Adverbs Conjunctions in with the abl.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

probably Philippa Roet sister
This was probably Philippa Roet, sister to the wife of John of Gaunt, the famous Duke of Lancaster.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

primo Portugalliae Rege strenue
de Johanne primo Portugalliae Rege strenue pugnans, et diversae partis ictus clypeo excipiens.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

pt pl recked S
Rohten , pt. pl. recked, S; see Rechen .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

pâreô persuâdeô resistô studeô
The dative of the indirect object is used with the intransitive verbs crêdô , faveô , noceô , pâreô , persuâdeô , resistô , studeô , and others of like meaning.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

populum perterrefecerit roared so
[3882] Servetus the heretic, that suffered in Geneva, when he was brought to the stake, and saw the executioner come with fire in his hand, homo viso igne tam horrendum exclamavit, ut universum populum perterrefecerit , roared so loud, that he terrified the people.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

pour plusieurs revues sur
Je fais des piges également pour plusieurs revues sur la Roumanie, sur le monde arabe et sur la langue française (notamment sur le site de l'Association pour la sauvegarde et l'expansion de la langue française - ASSELAF).
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

public preaching reached Spain
When the news of the public preaching reached Spain, there were almost daily consultations at the grove of Segovia.
— from The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74) by John Lothrop Motley

Pebbly Pit Ranch so
Rainbow Cliffs is part of Pebbly Pit Ranch, so the Cliffs were incorporated when work began on the mining of the lava.
— from Polly's Business Venture by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Philippines Poland Russia Senegal
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) established by the UN Security Council on 28 February 1992 to contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace and to the holding of free elections; disbanded sometime after the UN-supervised election in May 1993; members were Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, UK, US, Uruguay _________________________________________________________________
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

paid public Readings successively
Dickens gave his paid public Readings successively, with not long intervals, at four several dates; in 1858-9, in 1861-63, in 1866-67, and in 1868-70; the first series under Mr. Arthur Smith's management, the second under Mr. Headland's, and the third and fourth, in America as well as before and after it, under that of Mr. George Dolby, who, excepting in America, acted for the Messrs. Chappell.
— from The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster

party projects required such
He declined re-election; for in the words of his autobiographical account of this portion of his career, he had lost all relish for political controversy, and had found that an entire obedience to party projects required such constant sacrifices of opinion and feeling, that he preferred to devote himself with singleness of heart to the study of the law, which was at all times the object of his admiration and almost exclusive devotion.
— from The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various


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