[4] [Merged into the notes of the present edition.—H. C.] [5] See page xxix.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa
After this is done, tapes of dried pandanus leaf (see Plates XXVIII , XXIX ) are stretched on the ground and first fixed [ 141 ] along the borders of the sail.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski
In the House of the Students XV. Señor Pasta XVI.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal
Prosper Alpinus, who visited Egypt in the sixteenth century and wrote a book on the state of medicine in that country, found these cupping-horns in use there, and he gives drawings of the instruments he saw ( Pl. XXXVII, fig. 1 ).
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne
Sciancatto, Puccio, xxv. 148 .
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
The clay pots, the several kinds of produce of the islands and of the Koya, which had been laid aside the previous day, are now brought to the canoes (see Plate XLVII ).
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski
It is called vava , and takes place between villages which have no standing wasi partnership and therefore simply gimwali their produce when necessary (see Plate XXXVII ).
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski
When, on a trading expedition or as a visiting party, a fleet of native canoes appears in the offing, with their triangular sails like butterfly wings scattered over the water (see Plate XLVIII ), with the harmonious calls of conch shells blown in unison, the effect is unforgettable.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski
His stay [Pg xviii] at Limoges was short, and we soon after find him dividing his time between Paris and Château-Thierry, sometimes alone, and sometimes with Madame de La Fontaine, who at first frequently accompanied him in his excursions.
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine
maN- (see p. xvi for the meaning of the symbol N) prefix added to bases with a prefix paN- to indicate future volitional active forms.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
171 Lucuma Rivicoa, Plate LXXXIV 173 Eriobotrya Japonica, Loquat, Plate LXXXV 175 Litchi Chinensis, "Lichee," Plate LXXXVI 177 Euphoria Longana, Longan, Plate LXXXVII 179 Morus nigra, Mulberry, Plate LXXXVIII 181 Garcinia mangostana, Mangosteen, Plate LXXXIX 183 Garcinia Xanthochymus, Plate XC 185 Bunchosia sp., Plate XCI 187 Malpighia glabra, Barbados Cherry, Plate XCII 189 Theobroma Cacao, Cocoa or Chocolate Tree, Plate XCIII 191 Hibiscus Sabdariffa, Roselle, Plate XCIV 193 Monstera deliciosa, Plate XCV 195 Anacardium occidentale, Cashew Nut, Plate XCVI 197 Ziziphus Jujuba, "Jujube," Plate XCVII 199 Phyllanthus emblica, Plate XCVIII 201 Phyllanthus distichus, Otaheiti Gooseberry, Plate XCIX 203 Olea Europea, Olive, Plate C 205 Vitis Labrusca, "Isabella Grape," Plate CI 207 Pyrus Sinensis, Sand pear, Plate CII 209 Passiflora quadrangularis, Granadilla Vine, Plate CIII 211
— from Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands by Gerrit Parmile Wilder
From the riddle or pun it is but a short [Pg xvi] step to the conundrum, which takes the pun from its purely factitious setting and gives it a general application and a permanent form.
— from The Handbook of Conundrums by Edith B. (Edith Bertha) Ordway
It̃m the same daye paied to a s'v̑nt of the Mayer of london̑ in Rewarde for bringing of a sturgeon to the kingꝭ grace to Eltham xxx s̃. Sm̄ partꝭ xxxix ƚi. xiij s̃. iiij
— from The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXII by Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir
83.5 See p. xxiii , K 10.
— from Selections from Viri Romae by C. F. L'Homond
The figure of a dog sitting, which is common on the “black stones,” is drawn with spirit; [PLATE XVIII., Fig.
— from The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4: Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson
(See pl. XXV . )
— from The Pocket Lavater; or, The Science of Physiognomy To which is added an inquiry into the analogy existing between brute and human physiognomy by Giambattista della Porta
23, 24); "Cleanse Thou me from secret sins" (Psalm xix. 12); "Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight" (Psalm li. 4).
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus by Samuel H. (Samuel Henry) Kellogg
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