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Perryian pen RULE XV
“He sent her an affecting copy of verses, which was wrote with a Perryian pen.” RULE XV.
— from The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue by Percival Leigh

punitive part Rom xiii
That the punitive part, Rom. xiii. 4, belongs to all magistrates, whether Christian or infidel; which he takes notice of in the second place, and bids me prove “that Scripture-commands belong to infidels;” not observing that the question is not of Scripture-commands, but whether a duty mentioned in this or that scripture may not belong to infidels.
— from The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

Perryian pen RULE XV
k." "He sent her an affecting copy of verses, which was wrote with a Perryian pen." RULE XV.
— from The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue by Percival Leigh

peerless Port Rev xxi
I see the peerless Port (Rev. xxi. 21), The Golden Street, the blessed soul's Resort, The Tree of Life.
— from Letters of Samuel Rutherford (Third Edition) by Samuel Rutherford

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