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  • Among the short poems that constitute the volume called Lis Isclo d'Or are a number of masterpieces.

    Frederic Mistral Downer, Charles A 1901

  • Will one of Hu Jintao's two 'Lis', as the frontrunners to succeed him, Li Keqiang and Li Yuanchao, are popularly known, feel the same way as they walk out in front of the cameras in the Great Hall of the People on Friday?

    From the NYT Archives: Zhongnanhai Watch, 1907 2007

  • Will one of Hu Jintao's two 'Lis', as the frontrunners to succeed him, Li Keqiang and Li Yuanchao, are popularly known, feel the same way as they walk out in front of the cameras in the Great Hall of the People on Friday?

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • 'Lis'en, it's bin a long day an' it's late, 'he said, patting Hermione gently on the shoulder, so that her knees gave way and hit the floor with a thud.

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

  • "Such a strange dream as I have had, 'Lis'beth," he said, as Edith put her hand on his brow, and smoothed back the thin, white hair.

    A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1892

  • Did you put something in Ben's stockings, 'Lis'beth?

    A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1892

  • "Every day it becomes more evident that Christie has always had one set of rules for himself and another for everyone else," Corzine spokeswoman Lis Smith said Friday.

    Corzine camp slams Christie loan in new ad 2009

  • An unidentified boy even got a cameo star-turn with Royal Danish Ballet veteran dancer Lis Jeppesen in the preceding Tarantella.

    Neapolitan Sunshine Brightens Danish Gloom Robert Greskovic 2011

  • "When the Kasich campaign doesn't like the message, they resort to attacking the messenger," said Strickland spokeswoman Lis Smith.

    Strickland goes negative in first campaign ad 2010

  • I blame it on too much Jodorowsky myself; I recently watched El Topo, Fando Y Lis and Sante Sangre in quick succession, with a little Bruce La Bruce (Raspberry Reich) thrown in for good measure, and a sprinkling of John Waters's Cecil B.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010

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