Assai

During low water the natives roamed about near the Nautilus, but were not troublesome; I heard them frequently repeat the word "Assai," and by their gestures I understood that they invited me to go on land, an invitation that I declined.

Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. English Jules Verne 1866

The upper park is mainly humid subtropical deciduous forest, but a small area in the northeast of the park has stands of the umbrella-shaped Paraná pine Araucaria angustifolia, here at its western limit, with two palms, the Assai palm Euterpe edulis, of which the heart is eaten, and wild coconut palm Cocos romanzoffiana, also imbuya or 'Brazilian walnut' Phoebe porosa.

Iguacu National Park, Brazil 2008

“Assai,” and by their gestures I understood that they invited me to go on land, an invitation that I declined.

Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 2003

Here and there a palm lifted its head above the line of the forest, especially the light, graceful Assai palm, with its tall, slender, smooth stem and crown of feathery leaves vibrating with every breeze.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Various

Caterina answered him by quoting the Cyprian proverb, "_Assai dimanda che fidelmente serve_."

The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull

It was an Assai palm which I took for my landmark.

The Lost World 1912

It was an Assai palm which I took for my landmark.

The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

_Così spirò di quell 'amore acceso; indi soggiunse: "Assai bene è trascorsa d'esta moneta già la lega e il peso; ma dimmi se tu l' hai nella tua borsa. "ed 'io:" Si, l'ho, si lucida e si tonda, che nel suo conio nulla mi s 'inforsa. "

Confessions of a Book-Lover Maurice Francis Egan 1888

He said the commissioning of pieces such as "Lento Assai" was responsible for the development and innovation of American music.

Kansan.com stories 2009

Song: String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41/3 [Assai agitato - Un poco adagio - Tempo risoluto]

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