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  • Henry of Sponde (1626-42), Spondanus, who summarized and continued the

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • The first great fruit of his labours in this field was the translation of "L'Abrégé des annales ecclesiastiques de Baronius", continued by Sponde to the year 1646.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

  • Sponde to dinner, so as to stop all gossip about Mademoiselle Cormon if I decide against her, or about me if she refuses me.

    The Jealousies of a Country Town Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Sponde returned home, and just as mademoiselle began to think she had set the table with the best plate and linen and prepared the choicest dishes to no purpose, the click-clack of a postilion was heard in the

    The Jealousies of a Country Town Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Sponde returned home, and just as mademoiselle began to think she had set the table with the best plate and linen and prepared the choicest dishes to no purpose, the click-clack of a postilion was heard in the

    An Old Maid Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Sponde to dinner, so as to stop all gossip about Mademoiselle Cormon if I decide against her, or about me if she refuses me.

    An Old Maid Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Sponde, "etc. Then play till 1.30; and very good play, too; rounders, which are better and far more complicated in France than in England;" barres ";" barres traversières, "as rough a game as football; fly the garter, or" la raie, "etc., etc., according to the season.

    The Martian George Du Maurier 1865

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