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x m petite pierre
caillou, x , m. , petite pierre.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

X My Pious Profligate
The Turn of the Tide 9 II A Man with a Secret 20 III Our Mutual Trial 26 IV Our Mutual Verdict 34 V My Kirk Session 42 VI The First Parish Round 50 VII "The Child of the Regiment" 58 VIII "A New Foot on the Floor" 64 IX "Angels Unawares" 73 X My Pious Profligate 78 XI Plucking a Fiery Brand 88 XII "By That Same Token" 98 XIII With the Workmen 106 XIV With the Employers 119
— from St. Cuthbert's by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles

x M Paris p
[x] M. Paris, p. 267.
— from View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam

x M Paris p
[FN [x] M. Paris, p. 167.
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

x M Paris p
[FN [x] M. Paris, p. 187.]
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

x M Paris p
[x] M. Paris, p. 484.
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

x Mustela putorius Polecat
Hyæna crocuta ( var. spelæa )—Spotted Hyæna x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Hyæna striata —Striped Hyæna Mustela martes —Marten x x x Mustela putorius —Polecat x x x Mustela erminea —Weasel x x Lutra vulgaris —Otter x Ursus arctos —Brown Bear x x x ? x x Ursus ferox —Grizzly Bear x x x x x x x x Ursus spelæus —Cave-Bear x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Canis lupus —Wolf x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Canis vulpes —Fox x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Canis lagopus —Arctic Fox Elephas primigenius —Mammoth x x x x x x x x x x Elephas antiquus x x x x x x x x x Elephas Africanus —African Elephant Equus caballus —
— from Cave Hunting Researches on the evidence of caves respecting the early inhabitants of Europe by William Boyd Dawkins

x Mustela putorius Polecat
x x x x x Machairodus latidens x Gulo borealis —Glutton x x x Hyæna crocuta ( var. spelæa )—Spotted Hyæna x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Hyæna striata —Striped Hyæna x Mustela martes —Marten x x Mustela putorius —Polecat x Mustela erminea —
— from Cave Hunting Researches on the evidence of caves respecting the early inhabitants of Europe by William Boyd Dawkins

XXXI MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED
[457] CHAPTER XXXI MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMY— Continued .
— from Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery by George Iles

XXX MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED
[446] CHAPTER XXX MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMY Improvements in steam practice . . .
— from Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery by George Iles


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