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the blood ran down
In this example I find no great miracle, nor do I admit the excuse with which he defends Plutarch, in having added these words, “as ‘tis said,” to suspend our belief; for unless it be in things received by authority, and the reverence to antiquity or religion, he would never have himself admitted, or enjoined us to believe things incredible in themselves; and that these words, “as ‘tis said,” are not put in this place to that effect, is easy to be seen, because he elsewhere relates to us, upon this subject, of the patience of the Lacedaemonian children, examples happening in his time, more unlikely to prevail upon our faith; as what Cicero has also testified before him, as having, as he says, been upon the spot: that even to their times there were children found who, in the trial of patience they were put to before the altar of Diana, suffered themselves to be there whipped till the blood ran down all over their bodies, not only without crying out, but without so much as a groan, and some till they there voluntarily lost their lives: and that which Plutarch also, amongst a hundred other witnesses, relates, that at a sacrifice, a burning coal having fallen into the sleeve of a Lacedaemonian boy, as he was censing, he suffered his whole arm to be burned, till the smell of the broiling flesh was perceived by those present.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

there be really dearer
A commodity, therefore, which sells for half an ounce of silver at Canton, may there be really dearer, of more real importance to the man who possesses it there, than a commodity which sells for an ounce at London is to the man who possesses it at London.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

the blood ran down
She had nothing but a branch of a tree and her two hands, between the fingers of which the webbed skin stretched, and they were torn by the work, while the blood ran down her hands.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

to be related Deisiad
borthi, v. to be upholding Dambrynu, v. to be purchasing Dambwyo, v. to beat about Damcanu, v. to be contriving Damchwa, n. an overturn Damchwaen, n. an accident Damchweiniad, n. a chancing Damchweinio, v. to happen Damdeithio, v. to perambulate Damdoi, v. to cover about Damdorchi, v. to wreath about Damdori, v. to cover about Damdramwy, v. to travel about Daradreiglo, v. to circumvolve Damdreimio, v. to look about Damdroi, v. to turn round Damdrosi, v. to drive about Damdrychu, v. to be amputating Damdwrdd, n. a confused stir Damdwyo, v. to be castigating Damdyfu, v. to grow about Damdyngu, v. to appraise Damdyru, v. to heap about Damdywys, v. to lead about Damddal, v. to hold in Damddyblygu, v. to be folding about Damfachu, v. to grapple about Damfwrw, v. to cast about Damffrydio, v. to flow about Damgaeru, v. to fortify about Damgludo, v. to carry about Damglymu, v. to be tying about Damglywed, v. to feel impulse Damgnoi, v. to fret about Damgreinio, v. to crawl about Damgyffred, v. to imagine Damyffroi, v. to be agitating Damgylchynu, v. to circumscribe Damledu, v. to expand round Damlenwi, v. to fill round Damlewyrchu, v. to illumine Damlifo, v. to flow round Damlunio, v. to be forming Damlygu, v. to be elucidating Damlynu, v. to adhere about Dammeg, n. a parable Dammegol, a. allegorical Dammegu, v. to allegorize Damnoddi, v. to be protecting Damnoethi, v. to expose Damnyddu, v. to twist about Damranu, v. to be separating Damred, n. circulation Damredu, v. to circulate Damrithio, v. to be seeming Damrodi, v. to wheel round Damrwymo, v. to be tying round Damryson, v. to be disputing Damrywio, v. to be varying Damsangu, v. to dance round Damsathru, v. to tread round Damwain, n. accident, chance Damweiniad, n. a chancing Damweiniaeth, n. a chance Damweinio, v. to happen Damwyn, n. fortune, hap Dân, n. a lure, a charm Danadl, n. the nettles Danadlen, n. a nettle Danas, n. deer; venison Danfon, v. to send, to convey Danfoniad, n. a sending Danfonol, a. missionary Danheddian, n. dentition Danheddog, a. toothed Danheddu, v. to teeth; to bite Dannod, v. to reproach; to upbraid; to twit Dannodiad, n. a reproaching Dannodwr, n. upbraider Dannodd, n. tooth-ache Dannogen, n. the betony Dansawdd, n. a principle Dansoddi, v. to form a principle Dansoddiad, n. abstraction Dansoddiaeth, n. physiology Dant, n. a tooth; a tine; a cog Danteithiad, n. making dainty Danteiddiol, a. dainty Danteithion, n. dainties Danteithrwydd, n. deliciousness Dangos, v. to show, to disclose, or make known Dangosadwy, a. ostensible Dangosedigol, a. demonstrative Dangoseg, n. an index Dangosiad, n. a shewing Dangosiadol, a. demonstrative Dangosiadus, a. showy Dangosol, n. indicative, shewing Dangoswr, n. one who shews Dar, a. prefix that implies before, upon, or about to be, analogous to PRE: n. a noise or din Darammhau, v. to hesitate Daramred, n. circulation: to go about Daramrediad, n. a circulating Darbenu, v. to raise upright; to form a perpendicular Darblygu, v. to double over Darbod, n. a preparation: v. to prepare, to provide Darbodaeth, n. forecast Darbodiad, n. a preparing Darbodol, a. precautious Darbodoldeb, n. precautiousness Darbodus, a. provident Darborthi, v. to sustain, to maintain Darbwyo, v. to verberate Darbwyll, n. persuasion Darbwyllo, v. persuade Darbwyso, v. to preponderate Darchwantu, v. to covet Darchwhareu, v. to sport about Darchwennych, to covet greatly Darchwilio, v. to pry about Darchwyddo, v. to swell up Darddiffynu, v. to protect Darddodi, v. to prefix Darddonio, v. to endow Darddosbarthu, v. to elucidate Darddringo, v. to climb up Darddullio, v. to describe Darddwyrain, v. to soar aloft Darddwyso, v. to make dense Darddychrynu, v. to intimidate Darddychwel, v. to recur back Darddyfod, v. to come to pass Dareb, n. a proverb, an adage Darebu, v. to use a proverb Daredrych, v. to observe Daredd, n. tumultuous din Daregnïo, v. to use exertion Daren, n. a noise, or din Darestyn, v. to extend over Darfachu, v. to grapple over Darfaddeu, v. to be remitting Darfalanu, v. to bud out Darfathru, v. to trample over Darfeilo, v. to pile up Darfelyddu, v. to imagine Darferu, v. to accustom Darfaethu, v. to miscarry, to fail Darfinio, v. to acuate, to edge Darfod, n. a finish: v. to finish; to be ended Darfodadwy, a. perishable Darfodedig, a. evanescent Darfodedigaeth, n. consumption Darfodiad, n. a finishing Darfodoldeb, n. transientness Darfodol, a. finishing, ending Darfoddio, v. to please Darfoethu, v. to nourish tenderly Darfoli, v. to be celebrated Darfolli, v. to receive kindly Darfradu, v. to act treachery Darfrathu, v. to vulnerate Darfreinio, v. to dignify Darfritho, v. to variegate Darfriwio, v. to be fracting Darfrochi, v. to be ruffling Darfrodiad, n. embroidery Darfrudio, v. to prognosticate Darfrydio, v. to be throbbing Darfrysio, v. to be speeding Darfrywio, v. to make brisk Darfrwytho, v. to blandish Darfrydiol, a. residing, abiding Dargadw, v. to be securing Dargaenu, v. to stratify Dargraethu, v. to restrict Dargamu, v. to be bending Dargantu, v. to form a rim Darganu, v. to blanch Dargasglu, v. to heap Dargau, v. to envelope Dargeisio, v. to persevere Dargelu, v. to over-veil Dargilio, v. to recede Dargipio, v. to snatch Dargipiwr, n. a snatcher Dargledru, v. to lattice over Dargleinio, v. to crawl Dargleisio, v. to make weals Darglodi, v. to extol Dargludo, v. to transport Dargluddio, v. to overwhelm Darglymu, v. to knot Dargnifio, v. to toil Dargnithio, v. to pat upon Dargnoi, v. to keep gnawing Dargochi, v. to redden Dargodi, v. to rise over Dargoddi, v. to oversway Dargoelio, v. to credit partly Dargoethi, v. to purify Dargofio, v. to call to mind Dargoffa, v. to memorize Dargolledu, v. to cause a loss Dargolli, v. to lose Dargospi, v. to castigate Dargrafu, v. to scrape Dargraffu, v. to cause a mark Dargrasu, v. to parch slightly Dargredu, v. to half credit Dargroni, v. to collect Dargrothi, v. to bulge, or swell Dargrwydro, v. to peregrinate Dargrybwyllo, v. to intimate slightly Dargrychu, v. to ruffle Dargrynu, v. to conglomerate Dargrysio, v. to accelerate Darguchio, v. to frown Darguddio, v. to seclude Dargulo, v. to narrow Darguro, v. to reverberate Dargwympo, v. to fall Dargydio, v. to join Dargyfaddo, v. to menace Dargyfaddef, v. to own partly Dargyhoeddi, v. to expose Dargylchynu, to circumference Dargynnullo, v. to heap Dargynnwys, v. to make compact Dargynnyg, to attempt or offer Dargynyddu, v. to augment Dargynu, v. to elevate Dargyrchu, v. to resort Dargyrhaedd, v. to reach or extend Dargysdadlu, v. to proportion Dargysgodi, v. to adumbrate Dargysgu, v. to fall asleep Dargysodi, v. to combine Dargysoni, v. to harmonize Dargystuddio, v. to excruciate Dargysylltu, v. to conjoin Dargywain, v. to convey Darhedeg, v. to hover Darheidio, v. to swarm Darhonni, v. to assert Darhuno, v. to doze Dariad, n. a making a din Dariasu, v. to pervade Darladu, v. to be benevolent Darlafaru, v. to enunicate Darlamu, v. to hop Darlechu, v. to skulk Darledu, v. to expand Darleddfu, v. to slant Darleisio, v. to resound Darleisiwr, n. reverberator Darleithio, v. to make humid Darlenwi, v. to superabound Darlesu, v. to cause benefit Darlethru, v. to slope Darlethu, v. to overlay Darleu, v. to lecture, to read Darlewyrchu, v. to shine Darlidio, v. to inflame Darlifo, v. to flow Darlith, n. a sermon, a lecture Darlithio, v. to initiate Darlithiwr, n. a lecturer Darliwio, v. to give a tint Darlochi, v. to give a refuge Darloesi, v. to perfuse Darloni, v. to gladden Darlosgi, v. to singe Darluchio, v. to sprinkle Darluniodraeth, the art of drawing Darluddio, v. to obstruct Darlunlen, n. a map Darlunio, v. to portray, to delineate, to represent Darluniwr, n. an artist, drawer Darlwybro, v. to tract Darlwyddo, v. to cause prospering Darlwythiad, n. a loading Darlwytho, v. to load Dalyfnu, v. to polish Darlyngcu, v. to eructate Darlynu, v. to adhere Darlythyru, v. to superscribe Darlywio, v. to superintend Darllain, Darllen, v. to read Darllaw, n. a brewing: v. to pour, to brew Darllen, v. to read, to peruse Darllewyrchu, v. to illumine Darmain, n. a prognostication; v. to prognosticate Darmerth, n. a preparation Darmerthiad, n. a preparing Darmerthu, v. to prepare Darn, n. a piece, a patch Darneidio, v. to hop Darniad, n. a piecing Darnio, v. to piece, a patch Darnod, n. distinction Darnodi, v. to distinguish Darnofio, v. to swim Daroddef, v. to suffer Darofyn, v. to intimate Darogan, n. prediction; to predict Daroganiad, n. predicting Daroganu, v. to predict Daroganwr, n. a foreteller Darogwyddo, v. to incline Daron, n. the thunderer Darostwng, n. debasement: v. to subdue Darostyngiad, n. subjection Darostyngu, v. to be subject Darpar, n. preparation Darpariaeth, n. a preparing Darparu, v. to prepare Darre, v. to effuse; to blush Darstain, n. tinkle, a clang; v. to tinkle, to clang Darsteinio, v. to tinkle Darswydo, v. to intimidate Darswyddo, v. to superintend Darswyno, v. to enchant Darsylw, n. an observation Darsylwad, n. observation Darsylwedd, n. an essence Darsylweddu, v. to element Darsylwi, v. to observe Darsyllu, v. to stare, to gaze Daru, v. to finish, to end; to tinkle, to clank Darwain, n. ministration: v. to administer Darwareu, v. to disport Darwedd, n. compliancy Darweddu, v. to direct Darweiniwr, v. director, leader Darweithio, v. to supererogate Darwel, n. perspicacity Darweled, v. to perceive Darweliad, n. perception Darwenu, v. to smile Darwib, n. a hovering Darwibio, v. to hover Darwirio, v. to assert Darwystlo, v. to pledge Darymchwelyd, v. to revert Darymdeithio, v. to sojourn Darymgeisio, v. to make effort Darymranu, v. to divide Darymred, n. an excursion: a colliquation; a diarhœa; v. to run; to move about; to run out Darymrithio, v. to seem to be Darymroi, v. to resign Darymsangu, v. to trample Darymsathru, v. to tread Darymsawdd, n. adjunct Darystain, n. a tinkle, a peal Darysteinio, v. to tinkle Dâs, n. a heap; a stack Dasedig, a. ricked, stacked Dasgwrn, n. a cone, a rick Dasgyrn, n. a stacking Dasiad, n. a ricking, stacking Dasmal, n. a gentle touch Dasmalu, v. to touch gently Dasol, a. cumulated; stacked Dasu, v. to stack, to rick Daswl, n. a pile; a stack Daswrn, n. a cone; a pile Dasyliad, n. a piling up Dasylu, v. to pile, to rick Dasyrnu, v. to heap, to rick Dathliad, n. celebration Dathlu, v. to celebrate Dau, n. two, a. two Daw, n. a boon; a son in law, a coming onward Dawd, n. a deposit; a giving Dawes, n. a daughter-in-law Dawg, n. a portion, or share Dawn, n. gift; virtue; grace Dawni, v. to gift, to endow Dawnus, a. gifted, virtuous Dawr, v. to care, to regard De, n. activity; a parting, right, right side; the south: v. to part; to right; a. separate right; south Dead, n. a parting; separation Deadell, n. a flock, a herd Deadellog, a. gregarious Deadelliad, n. a herding Deadellu, v. to form a herd Deaeth, n. separation Deall, n. intellect; understanding: v. to understand Deallol, a. intellectual Dealladwy, a. apprehensible Dealledig, a. gifted with reason Dealledigaeth, n. understanding, comprehension Dealledigol, a. intellective Deallgar, a. intelligent, wise Deallgarwch, n. intelligence Dealliad, n. intellection Deallol, a. intellective Deallt, n. understanding Dealltiad, n. intellection Dealltwr, n. intellectualist Dealltwriaeth, n. understanding, comprehension Dealltwrus, a. intelligent Deallu, v. to understand Deallus, a. intelligent, knowing Deau, n. the right; the south; a. right, dexterous Deawl, v. tending to separate Debed, v. to go, to depart Dechre, n. beginning, origin Dechreuad, n. origination Dechreuol, a. original, initial Dechreu, v. to begin Dechreuad, n. a beginning Dechreuedig, a. begun Dechreuol, a. initial primitive Dechreuwr, n. a beginner Dedfryd, n. restoration; verdict, adjudicant Dedfrydiad, n. adjudication Dedfrydol, a. adjudicating Dedlidio, v. to be angry again Dedwinedd, n. evanesence Dedwino, v. to fade away Dedwinoldeb, n. evanidness Dedwydd, n. a state of bliss; a. of renewed intelligence; discreet; happy Dedwyddiad, n. beatification Dedwyddo, v. to beatify Dedwyddol, a. beatific Dedwyddus, a. beatific; blessed Dedwyddwch, n. happiness Dedwyn, a. calmed of passion Dedylliad, n. a suckling Dedyllio, v. to suckle Dedd, n. an order, rule Deddf, n. statute, law, ordinance Deddfiad, n. ordination Deddfol, a. ceremonial Deddfolder, n. ordinateness Deddfoli, v. to make ordinal Deddfolrwydd, n. ceremonialness Deddfu, v. to institute Deddfwr, n. a legislator Deëuad, n. rightly; southing Deëuo, v. to use dexterity; to tend to the south Def, n. use, one’s own Defeidiog, a. abounding with sheep Defeidydd, n. a shepherd Defeita, v. to hunt after sheep Defiad, n. a bringing Defni, n. droppings, drops Defniad, n. a trickling Defnio, v. to drop, to trickle Defnydd, n. element, matter Defnyddgar, a. useful Defnyddiad, n. materialation Defnyddiadau, v. to materialize Defnyddiodraeth, materialism Defnyddio, v. to prepare matter to make use of Defnyddiol, a. material; useful Defnyddioldeb, n. materiality Defnyddiwr, n. one who forms Defnyn, n. a drop, a particle Defnyniad, n. a dropping Defnynu, v. to drop, to trickle Defod, n. usage, custom Defodedig, a. instituted Defodi, v. to fix a custom Defodiad, n. institution Defodol, a. accustomed Defodolder, n. customariness Defodwr, n. an institutor Defyn, n. matter or stuff Deffro, a. moving awake: v. to rouse; to awake Deffroad, n. arousing; awaking Deffroi, v. to rouse; to wake Defröol, a. tending to awake Deffrous, a. wakeful Deffrousrwydd, n. wakefulness Deffrowr, n. an awaker Deg, n. ten: a. ten Degaid, n. a decade Degban, a. having ten parts Degeidio, v. to form decades Degfed, n. a tenth: a. tenth Degiad, n. a decimal Degol, a. decadary; decimal Degoli, v. to decimate Degoliad, n. decimation Degoliaeth, n. tithing Degplyg, n. a decuple Degryn, n. a single drop Degryniad, n. a dropping Degrynu, v. to fall in drops Degsill, a. of ten syllables Degtro, a. of ten turns Degu, v. to decimate Degwm, n. a tenth; a tithe Degymiad, n. a tithing Degymol, n. relating to tithe Deheu, n. dexterity; south Deheubarth, n. south region Deheuder, n. desterity Deheudra, n. dexterousness Deheuedd, n. dextrality Deheuig, a. dexterous, dexter Deheulaw, n. a right hand Deheuol, a dexter; southern Dehongli, v. to interpret Dehongliad, n. interpretation Dehonglwr, n. expounder Dehonglydd, n. expounder Deifiad, n. a singeing, blasting Deifio, v. to singe; to blast Deifiol, a. singeing; blasting Deifniad, n. nurturing Deifriad, n. a setting in order Deifriad, v. to put in regimen Deifyr, n. a regimen; verse Deigr, n. a drop; a tear Deigriad, n. lachrymation Deigrio, v. to shed tears; to trickle Deigrol, a. lachrymal Deigryn, n. tear, drop Deigrynol, a. falling in drops Deigryniad, n. a trickling Deigrynu, v. to fall in drops Deigyniad, n. emanation Deigynu, v. to emanate Deilen, n. a leaf, foil Deiliach, n. mixed leaves Deiliad, n. folliatfon; subject, tenant Deiliadaeth, n. foliage Deiliant, n. foliation, foliage Deiliar, a. foliacious, leafy Deilio, v. to put out leaves Deiliog, a. bearing leaves Deilw, n. small of the leg Deilliad, n. an issuing, a proceeding Deillio, v. to derive, to proceed Deilliol, a. proceeding, deriving Deincod, n. teeth, an edge Deincodyn, n. apple seed Deinio, v. to charm, to allure Deintgraff, n. tooth drawer Deintgryd, n. gnashing of teeth Deintiad, n. dentition Deintio, v. to teeth, to bite Deintiol, a. dental Deintlwch, n. tooth powder Deintrod, n. cog wheel Deintur, n. tenter frame Deintws, n. little tooth Deintwst, n. tooth-ache Deintydd, n. dentist Deiriad, n. a dinning Deiryd, v. to belong, to pertain, to be related Deisiad, n. a ricking, a piling Deisio, v. to stack, to pile Deisyf, n. request, intreaty: v. to request, to desire Deisyfiad, n. a requesting Deisyfol, a. beseeching Deisyfu, v. to beseech, to crave Deisyfwr, n. beseecher Deisyn, n. hank, skein Dêl, n. approach: v. will come; a hard or rigid state Del, a. stiff; pert, saucy; smart Delaidd, a. stiffish, smart Delbren, n. log; cudgel Delder, n. stiffness; pertness Delfaen, n. delvin, kellus Delf, n. a numskull; a churl Delffaidd, a. oafish; stupid Delffeiddio, v. to stupify Delid, n. metal, mineral Delor, n. wood-pecker Delw, n. an image, idol, form, manner, semblance Delwad, n. a formation, a forming, n. a statue Delwadol, a. formative Delwaddoli, v. to idolatrize Delwaddoliad, n. an idoling Delwaddollaeth, n. idolatry Delwaddolwr, n. idolater Delwant, n. imagery Delwedd, n. resemblance Delweddu, v. to describe, to portray, to make like a statue Delwi, v. to give a form; to become as a statue; to wax pale, to be confounded Dell, n. rift, slit or cleft Delli, n. blindness Dellni, n. blind state Dellten, Dellt, n. lath, splint Dellteniad, n. splintering Delltenog, a. splintered, latticed Delltenu, v. to splinter, to lattice Delltwr, n. lattice maker Deniad, n. an alluring Denol, v. alluring, enticing Denwr, n. enticer, seducer Denu, v. to entice, to allure Dengwaith, a. ten times Dengyn, a. clownish, rustic Deodi, v. to extract; to put off Deol, n. exile, banishment: v. to banish, to separate Deoladwy, a. separable, banishable Deolawd, n. separation Deoledig, a. exiled, separated Deoliad, n. separation; a banishing Deon, n. the distributor; the giver; dean Deon, n. strangers, visitors Deor, n. a hatching, a taking out of the shell: v. to brood, to hatch Deoriaid, n. a hatched brood Deorain, v. to brood, to hatch Deoriad, n. a hatching Deorllyd, a. in a state to hatch Der, a. hard, stubborn Dera, n. a fury, fiend, devil; the staggers Deraidd, a. apt to be stubborn Derbi, v. will come to pass Derbyn, n. a receipt; v. to admit, to receive Derbynadwy, a. receivable Derbynfa, n. receptacle Derbyniad, n. reception Derbyniol, a. admissible Derbynioldeb, n. acceptableness Derbyniwr, n. receiver Derch, a. elevated, exalted Derchafael, n. ascension Derchafawl, a. elevating Derchafiad, n. exaltation Derchafiaeth, n. elevation Derchafu, v. to elevate Derchawl, a. elevating, exalting Derchiad, n. an elevating Derchu, v. to elevate, to exalt Derdri, n. obduracy Dere, v. come thou Deriad, n. a frowardly acting Deriaw, v. to act frowardly Derlin, n. the heart of oak Derlwyn, n. an oak grove Derllydd, a. poured, effused Derllyddiad, n. depletion Derllyddu, v. to pour out Dernyn, n. a piece, a patch Derwin, a. oaken, made of oak Derwydd, n. a druid Derwyddol, a. druidic, druidical Derwyddoni, n. druidism Deryw, v. it is done Dês, n. system, order, rule Desgyn, to ascend, to mount in rhetoric Desgyneb, n. a climax Desgyniad, n. ascension Desgynol, a. ascending Dest, n. order, or trim Destl, a. neat, trim; delicate Destlaidd, a. apt to be trim Destliad, n. a putting in trim Destlu, v. to make neat Destlus, a. nice, neat trim Destlusrwydd, n. neatness Dethol, v. to pick, to select Detholedig, a. chosen, picked Detholiad, n. a selecting Deu, v. to come, to arrive Deuad, n. coming, arrival Deuarddeg, n. twelve Deuawl, a future, coming Deubarth, a. of two parts Deubarthiad, n. bisection Deubarthu, v. to bisect Deuben, n. a pair,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

to borrow Ridiculous desire
Prolong your misery an hour or two Prudent and just man may be intemperate and inconsistent Prudent man, when I imagine him in this posture Psalms of King David: promiscuous, indiscreet Public weal requires that men should betray, and lie Puerile simplicities of our children Pure cowardice that makes our belief so pliable Put us into a way of extending and diversifying difficulties Pyrrho’s hog Quiet repose and a profound sleep without dreams Rage compelled to excuse itself by a pretence of good-will Rage it puts them to oppose silence and coldness to their fury Rash and incessant scolding runs into custom Rather be a less while old than be old before I am really so Rather complain of ill-fortune than be ashamed of victory Rather prating of another man’s province than his own Reading those books, converse with the great and heroic souls Reasons often anticipate the effect Recommendation of strangeness, rarity, and dear purchase Refusin to justify, excuse, or explain myself Regret so honourable a post, where necessity must make them bold Remotest witness knows more about it than those who were nearest Represented her a little too passionate for a married Venus Reputation: most useless, frivolous, and false coin that passes Repute for value in them, not what they bring to us Reserve a backshop, wholly our own and entirely free Resolved to bring nothing to it but expectation and patience Rest satisfied, without desire of prolongation of life or name Restoring what has been lent us, wit usury and accession Revenge more wounds our children than it heals us Revenge, which afterwards produces a series of new cruelties Reverse of truth has a hundred thousand forms Rhetoric: an art to flatter and deceive Rhetoric: to govern a disorderly and tumultuous rabble Richer than we think we are; but we are taught to borrow Ridiculous desire of riches when we have lost the use of them Right of command appertains to the beautiful-Aristotle Rome was more valiant before she grew so learned Rowers who so advance backward Rude and quarrelsome flatly to deny a stated fact Same folly as to be sorry we were not alive a hundred years ago Satisfaction of mind to have only one path to walk in Satisfied and pleased with and in themselves Say of some compositions that they stink of oil and of the lamp Scratching is one of nature’s sweetest gratifications Season a denial with asperity, suspense, or favour See how flexible our reason is Seek the quadrature of the circle, even when on their wives Seeming anger, for the better governing of my house Send us to the better air of some other country Sense: no one who is not contented with his share Setting too great a value upon ourselves Setting too little a value upon others Settled my thoughts to live upon less than I have Sex: To put fools and wise men, beasts and us, on a level Shake the truth of our Church by the vices of her ministers
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

the box Rodolphe disturbed
In order to find them at the bottom of the box, Rodolphe disturbed all the others, and mechanically began rummaging amidst this mass of papers and things, finding pell-mell bouquets, garters, a black mask, pins, and hair—hair!
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

the bleak raw December
His cheeks are hollow and cadaverous; his eyes are dulled and hopeless; he shivers in the bleak raw December air;—in the "best of all possible worlds,—the richest of all possible cities"....
— from Highways and Byways in London by Emily Constance Baird Cook

that Bois Robert did
It is greatly to be regretted that Bois Robert did not write his history; for, although we might not have had a true picture of his many-sided character, we should have had another,—a more amiable and perhaps even a grander view of the man than any historian has given us, except by accident.
— from Lord Montagu's Page: An Historical Romance by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

the boats rode down
She came over early to-day, and hearing from Aileen that Tom was working at the boats, rode down to the jetty with a message.
— from 'Possum by Mary Grant Bruce

the Bambino resting disgracefully
Her eye fell on the Bambino, resting disgracefully on its wooden head.
— from Unfinished Portraits: Stories of Musicians and Artists by Jennette Lee

The barometer rose during
The barometer rose, during this hurricane, one-tenth of an inch per hour.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

This book resumed Dale
"This book," resumed Dale, "is an admonition to the nobility and people of England and Ireland touching the execution of the sentence of the Pope against the Queen which the King Catholic hath entrusted to your Highness as chief of the enterprise.
— from History of the United Netherlands, 1588a by John Lothrop Motley

The ball ranged downward
The ball ranged downward, entering the groin and thigh, passing through some fourteen inches of flesh.
— from Forty Years Among the Indians A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the natives by Daniel W. (Daniel Webster) Jones

the bank reached down
He stretched out over the water from the bank, reached down his hands, and began to bathe his face, the water feeling deliciously cool to his brow and eyes as he scooped up handsful, and he was just revelling in an extra good quantity, when he uttered an ejaculation of alarm, for he felt himself seized by the collar as if he were about to be hurled into the river, but it proved only to be Shaddy snatching him away.
— from Rob Harlow's Adventures: A Story of the Grand Chaco by George Manville Fenn

the bridge remarked Dolores
"Laffie gets only twelve thousand a year, yet he designed the bridge," remarked Dolores.
— from Out of the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennet


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