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The Jews may have imitated the Assyrians, as crucifixion may have been adopted long before that of Christ and the two thieves (Qy. robbers).
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[Footnote 3: Qy. the statue now at Charing Cross.] ***** {318}
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Pinguicula, "Qy. two-lipped? it is monopetalous, and monosepalous, the calyx and corolla being each all in one piece."
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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While the origin of the Collar of Esses is instructively occupying your correspondents, allow me to direct your attention to the enclosed paragraph extracted from the _Morning Post_ of the 18th instant, from which it appears that Lord Denman's collar has been "obtained" (_Qy. _ by purchase?) by the corporation of Derby for the future use of their mayor.
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He says he can't make out the metre of the _rubayat_ at all -- never could -- though 'I am enough skilful in scanning the Persian verses as you have seen' (Qy?) 'in my Prosody of the languages of Musulman Countries, etc.'
Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Edward FitzGerald 1846
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[41] Qy — were the Leanders [42] of the Heroic race?
Letter 149 1792
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I sent to my house by my Lord's order his shipp -- [Qy. glass omitted after shipp.] -- and triangle virginall.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1661 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668
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Lord's order his shipp -- [Qy. glass omitted after shipp.] -- and triangle virginall.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 11: June/July/August 1661 Samuel Pepys 1668
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I sent to my house by my Lord's order his shipp -- [Qy. glass omitted after shipp.] -- and triangle virginall.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668
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It is not fantssv's hot fire, soon us grafted, Qy;
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