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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS XI
THE CASE FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS XI.
— from What's Wrong with the World by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

THE PLATTNER STORY XVI
THE PLATTNER STORY XVI.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

the Psalmist saith xlv
No man so much followed upon earth as Christ himself: and as the Psalmist saith, xlv.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

the Proposition Some x
Let us take, first, the Proposition “Some x exist”.
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

three Propositions Some x
Thus, he would represent the three Propositions “Some x are y ”, “No x are y ”, and “All x are y ”, as follows:— pg175
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

the Proposition some x
One is, that the Proposition “some x are y ” is to be interpreted, neither as “Some x exist and are y ”, nor yet as “If there were any x in existence, some of them would be y ”, but merely as “Some x can be y ; i.e. the Attributes x and y are compatible ”.
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

two Propositions Some x
= “No y are x ” 33 Three other similar Trios 〃 The Proposition “All x are y ” is Double , and is equivalent to the two Propositions “Some x are y ” and “No x are y′ ”
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

the pleasing scene XXVIII
It makes the parting tranquil And keeps the soul serene, That gentlemen so sprightly Conduct the pleasing scene! XXVIII.
— from Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete by Emily Dickinson

the Proposition Some x
Let us take, first, the Proposition “Some x are y ”.
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

To Ptolemais Strabo xvii
To Ptolemais Strabo (xvii.
— from The Provinces of the Roman Empire, from Caesar to Diocletian. v. 2 by Theodor Mommsen

the plain scarlet X
58th: X All white, work round to the centre of one side; also 59th: (Begin again with the plain scarlet), X 1 scarlet, 4 white, X 20 times.
— from The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown

the Pitiless Stars XXVI
Under the Pitiless Stars XXVI.
— from Caleb West, Master Diver by Francis Hopkinson Smith

THE PSYCHE SECTION XVII
570 V. Tremors 580 DISORDERS OF THE PSYCHE SECTION XVII Psycho-Neuroses I. Psycho-Neuroses (Hysteria) 585 SECTION XVIII Disorders of Mind I. Mental Incapacity (Psychasthenia) 597 II.
— from Psychotherapy Including the History of the Use of Mental Influence, Directly and Indirectly, in Healing and the Principles for the Application of Energies Derived from the Mind to the Treatment of Disease by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

the positive side Xenophon
Now as regards the positive side, Xenophon tells us in the fourth book of the Memorabilia (c. 2, § 40), how Socrates, once having made the need for perception sensible to the youths, then actually instructed them, and no longer wandered through mere subtleties in his talk, but taught them the good in the clearest and most open way.
— from Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy: Volume 1 (of 3) by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

this paper SCENE XIX
Have you read the leader in this paper SCENE XIX.
— from Sketches by Seymour — Volume 02 by Robert Seymour

the panacea Sir XXVIII
Distraction is the panacea, Sir! XXVIII.
— from Poems — Volume 1 by George Meredith

the Pythagorean School x
Crotona, Italy, home of the Pythagorean School, x, 84.
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Elbert Hubbard

the prophets Sermon XXVII
9.—"I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets—." Sermon XXVII.
— from Sermons on Various Important Subjects Written Partly on Sundry of the More Difficult Passages in the Sacred Volume by Andrew Lee


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