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resulted as among the Zulus
In Madagascar a similar custom everywhere prevails and has resulted, as among the Zulus, in producing certain dialectic differences in the speech of the various tribes.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

resist any attack the Zulus
I now asked the officers to stop the boat, because near the head of the bay I saw some dust rising, and I suspected that this was caused by some of Umnini’s warriors who had been assembled to resist any attack the Zulus might make.
— from The White Chief of the Caffres by Alfred W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson

resplendent arch across the zenith
"This anecdote has been told and told again, but never truly; and was likewise brought forward in the 'Noctes Ambrosianæ,' as a joke; but it was no joke; and the plain, simple truth of the matter was thus:— It chanced one night, when I was there, that there was a resplendent arch across the zenith from the one horizon to the other, of something like the aurora borealis, but much brighter.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 543, Saturday, April 21, 1832. by Various

range and as the Zulu
Guns, of course, which are fired over a parapet instead of through an embrasure have a far greater lateral range, and as the Zulu mode of attack invariably includes rapid changes of front and frequent flank movements, this mode of armament was calculated to prove the most effective, as fire could be brought to bear in all directions.
— from The Story of the Zulu Campaign by Edmund Verney Wyatt Edgell

relation as Athênê to Zeus
Hêphæstos is the son of Hêrê without a father, and stands to her in the same relation as Athênê to Zeus: her pride and want of sympathy are manifested by her casting him out at once in consequence of his deformity.
— from History of Greece, Volume 01 (of 12) by George Grote

Romans as amongst the Zulus
Amongst the Romans, as amongst the Zulus, it resided in a serpent.
— from Plutarch's Romane Questions With dissertations on Italian cults, myths, taboos, man-worship, aryan marriage, sympathetic magic and the eating of beans by Plutarch

river and advanced towards Zulu
It was in April, 1838, that this party left the Klip river, and advanced towards Zulu land.
— from Adventures of Hans Sterk: The South African Hunter and Pioneer by Alfred W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson

redress and added The Zulus
In writing to the Colonial Office, on March 1, 1879, Sir Bartle Frere pointed out the necessity of taking immediate action, and the difficulty, or worse, of waiting two months—in days prior to cable communication—for exact authority to move in the matter of compelling redress, and added: "The Zulus had violated British territory, slain persons under English protection, and had repeatedly refused the redress we demanded.
— from South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I Comprising a History of South Africa and its people, including the war of 1899 and 1900 by J. Castell (John Castell) Hopkins

remain are addressed to Zebulun
The benedictions which remain are addressed to Zebulun, Issachar, Gad, Dan, Naphtali, and Asher.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Deuteronomy by Andrew Harper


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