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  • Schmidt, tom.iii. p. 439.] 139 This bloody feast is described in Leonine verse in the Pantheon of Godfrey of Viterbo,

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

  • Some old bells have Latin hexameter verses inscribed on them, composed by monks, which are called Leonine verses, from one Leoninus, a monk of

    English Villages 1892

  • Behind the apse there formerly extended the "Leonine" portico; it is not known which pontiff gave it this name.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • D. 896. his "Ch'riftmas: marching afterwards to Rome, he en - — — — camped before that part of the city called Leonine, from Leo IV. who inclofed it with a wall againft the invafions of the Saracens.

    The modern part of an universal history from the earliest accounts to the present time; 1782

  • "I am involved in the land of a 'Leonine' (lion-like) and brave people, where every foot of the ground is like a well of steel, confronting my soldier.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • “Not for your colouring, Madame Hughes,” clucked Madame Leonine.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Rose patterned the gown and Madame Leonine designed the coat, and I was pleased with all the results.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Rose has taken everything to Madame Leonine—so expensive, I dread to think.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Rose has been working with Madame Leonine, the famous French dress-maker who has recently moved to London.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Note—She has decided not to open her own atelier but will continue to assist Madame Leonine and take in sewing herself.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

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