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the edges MD PP SkD
Daggen , v. to pierce, to notch, to jag, to cut at the edges, MD, PP, SkD (p. 150), CM, HD; daggyn , fractillo , Prompt.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

the English moral philosophers sees
ii., Aph. 89, concerning the Morality of Custom, that far older and more original kind of morality which is toto cœlo different from the altruistic ethics (in which Dr. Rée, like all the English moral philosophers, sees the ethical "Thing-in-itself"); finally, Aph.
— from The Genealogy of Morals The Complete Works, Volume Thirteen, edited by Dr. Oscar Levy. by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

the engine makes petrol spirt
The suction of the engine makes petrol spirt through the jet (which has a very small hole in its end) and atomize itself against a spraying-cone, A .
— from How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Archibald Williams

tujoh ekhlas maka pandang sa
Tunggal maka berikat tapa ʿumor dua-b’las tahun maka tinggal rupa 11 akan dirimu-nya, maka di-bangkitkan Aji Pesuna, maka tutup lambongan kiri, tutup lambongan kanan, tujoh-tujoh ekhlas; maka pandang sa-b’lah awun t’rus sa-b’lah awun, pandang sa-b’lah wetan t’rus sa-b’lah wetan, maka pandang sa-b’lah pipiran t’rus sa-b’lah pipiran, pandang sa-b’lah pagalan t’rus sa-b’lah pagalan pandang turun tujoh petala bumi t’rus tujoh petala bumi, pandang naik tujoh petala langit, t’rus tujoh petala langit maka di-jadikan satu hikmat maka di-jadikan satu negri kakayangan tujoh maka masokkan 12 diri-mu kamana jatoh ura masa jatoh didalam negri kakayangan, didalam negri ratna gading pĕtah tinggi
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

that every member present shall
But the words of the old regulation seem expressly, and without equivocation, to require that every member present shall vote.
— from The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Albert Gallatin Mackey

than ever Mrs Powle said
"He's ten times worse than ever," Mrs. Powle said exultingly to her husband.
— from The Old Helmet, Volume II by Susan Warner

to express my perfect satisfaction
"Allow me to express my perfect satisfaction with—er—er your explanation!" said Colonel Starbottle, extending one hand to Arthur, while at the same moment he gracefully readjusted his shirt-bosom with the other.
— from Gabriel Conroy by Bret Harte

the Emperor Manuel Paleologue sent
In the year 1393 the Emperor, Manuel Paleologue, sent Emmanuel Chrysoloras to western Europe to explain the desperate state of old Byzantium and to ask for aid.
— from The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

the earthquake many people saw
Immediately after the earthquake many people saw red flames rising out of the sea, and others burning over a low piece of ground on the shore called the Totoral.
— from Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America (Vol 1 of 3) Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and results by Stevenson, William Bennet, active 1803-1825

the enormous mischiefs probable sufferings
It was done considerately, for the sake of Ireland and the country, and for the sake of preventing the enormous mischiefs, probable sufferings, probable bloodshed, and the consequent resistance to the law that might arise in Ireland in consequence of what had occurred at Mitchelstown, and of its adoption and appropriation by the right honorable gentleman.
— from The Speeches (In Full) of the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and William O'Brien, M.P., on Home Rule, Delivered in Parliament, Feb. 16 and 17, 1888. by William O'Brien

the English Mumming Plays suggesting
This ceremony he connects directly with the English Mumming Plays, suggesting that "the characters represented on this occasion were the Vegetation Spirit, and those who were concerned in bringing about his revivification—in fine, Greek Comedy and the Mumming Play both sprang from the rite of revivification."
— from From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston


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