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  • The word of foure sillables they called a foote of foure times, some or all of them, either long or short: and yet not so content they mounted higher, and because their wordes serued well thereto, they made feete of sixe times: but this proceeded more of curiositie, then otherwise: for whatsoeuer foote passe the _trissillable_ is compounded of his inferiour as euery number

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • There I discern'd the Poynt very plaine and just by I saw the jsle of Lundy which formerly belonged to my Grandfather William Lord viscount Say and Seale, wch does abound with ffish and Rabbets and all sorts of ffowles, one bird yt Lives partly in the water and partly out and so may be Called an amphibious Creature, its true that one foote is Like a turky the other a gooses foote; it Lays its Egg in a place the Sun shines on and sets it so exactly upright on the small End and there it remaines till taken up and all the art and skill of persons Cannot set it up soe againe to abide.

    Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

  • The word of foure sillables they called a foote of foure times, some or all of them, either long or short: and yet not so content they mounted higher, and because their wordes serued well thereto, they made feete of sixe times: but this proceeded more of curiositie, then otherwise: for whatsoeuer foote passe the trisillable is compounded of his inferiour as euery number Arithmeticall aboue three, is compounded of the inferiour numbers as twise two make foure, but the three is made of one number, videl. of two and an vnitie.

    The Arte of English Poesie 1569

  • In the character of Moros, a youth enters the stage, "counterfeiting a vain gesture and foolish countenance, singing the 'foote' or burden of many songs, as fools are wont."

    A History of Nursery Rhymes Percy B. Green

  • I reckon that was an obvious starting point, but the sfx bin and the upcoming recycling arcade look set to take The Fun Theory out of the ‘done before’ territory a bit more. dawn foote Says:

    Making Things Fun 2009

  • April 26, 2008 at 12:31 am shelby foote, you can never be too annoying when mentioning that Steve Rude and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez are good, overlooked artists...tho i would consider them great overlooked artists

    Top 100 Comic Book Runs #12-10 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • The court also noted that “Mr. John Maisters hath undertaken to make a passage from Charles Ryver to the newe Towne 12 foote broad and 7 foote deepe for which the Court promiseth him satisfaction according as the charges thereof shall amount unto.”

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • The court also noted that “Mr. John Maisters hath undertaken to make a passage from Charles Ryver to the newe Towne 12 foote broad and 7 foote deepe for which the Court promiseth him satisfaction according as the charges thereof shall amount unto.”

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • The court also noted that “Mr. John Maisters hath undertaken to make a passage from Charles Ryver to the newe Towne 12 foote broad and 7 foote deepe for which the Court promiseth him satisfaction according as the charges thereof shall amount unto.”

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • Officials: foote, mike • simpson, lamar • spencer, frank

    USATODAY.com - Scores 2005

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