Therefore, Sweet railed at Pitman as vainly as Thersites railed at Ajax: his raillery, however it may have eased his soul, gave no popular vogue to Current Shorthand.
— from Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
Playne , v. to complain, S2, PP; playn , S3; pleyne , PP, C2; pleyn , S3; plane , S3; pleignen ,
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew
Pleyn , v. to complain, S3; see Playne .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew
In an old plan of the town we observe it conspicuously delineated in the locality mentioned—the other public buildings of the place, viz., the Commissariat Stores, the Government House, the Council Chamber (at the present north-west corner of York and Wellington Streets), the District School, St. James's Church, and the Parliament House (by the Little Don), being marked in the same distinguished manner.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding
That the tribunes might order arms to be taken up against Publius Valerius the consul, since they forbid it against Appius Herdonius; that he would venture to act in that manner in the case of the tribunes, in which the founder of his family had ventured to act in the case of kings."
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
if, though Pebre, n. a chatter, a chat Pebyll, n. tents, pavillions Pebyllio, v. to pitch tents Pebyr, n. what is uttered Pech, n. state of inaction; sin Pechaberth, n. a sin-offering Pechadur, n. sinner Pechadurus, a. sinful, wicked Pechiad, n. committing of sin Pechod, n. sin, an evil act Pechu, v. to commit sin, to sin Pêd, n. what bears onward, a foot Ped, conj.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
Sally wept, thanked God, and went to minister to her parent; while the new-comer, in a passionless voice that contrasted strangely with the rapidity of his actions, accosted Yeoland.
— from Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts
Impressed with the idea that we shall be supplying an existing want, and aiding materially the cause of Meteorological Science, in giving a plain description of the various instruments now in use, we have endeavoured, in the present volume, to condense such information as is generally required regarding the instruments used in Meteorology; the description of many of which could only be found in elaborate scientific works, and then only briefly touched upon.
— from A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Enrico Angelo Lodovico Negretti
P. valvis transversè costatis: scutis margine basali non recto, angulum pæne rectum cum margine occludente formante; costâ, parie
— from A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) The Balanidæ, (or Sessile Cirripedes); the Verrucidæ, etc., etc. by Charles Darwin
It may be that a pestilence visited that country so that in nearly every house there was some one dead.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll
Black Water Bayou Fortune favored them again, it seemed, not only with regard to the skies, but, probably owing in part to the early hour, there were few persons scattered about the aviation grounds when they took off; and the regular attendants already understood the pair constituted a duck-hunting party, viewing the coast shooting stands with a view to getting in some good sport when finally satisfied as to location.
— from Flying the Coast Skyways; Or, Jack Ralston's Swift Patrol by Ambrose Newcomb
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