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  • Hac quidem deliberatione impedimentum amovere cupivimus quod detrimentum inferre posset aperiendae dialogo ianuae atque ita Episcopos «Fraternitatemque S.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Hac quidem deliberatione impedimentum amovere cupivimus quod detrimentum inferre posset aperiendae dialogo ianuae atque ita Episcopos «Fraternitatemque S.

    RORATE CÆLI 2009

  • This is Naturae bellum inferre, to oppugn nature, and to make a strong body weak.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Siquidem malorum proprium est inferre damna, et bonorum pedissequa est injuria.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Melich, vt vinctus ad eum duceretur, A quo cùm adductus esset, quaesiuit imperator, quare ita crudeliter illos fratres iusserat interfici, respondit, quia subuertere volebant legem nostram, et malum et blasphemiam de propheta nostro dicebant: et imperator ad eum; O crudelissime canis, cùm videres quod Deus omnipotens bis ab igne eos liberauerit, quo modo ausus fuisti illis mortem inferre tam crudelem.

    The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

  • And whereas you inferre, that your over-rash credulity, gave the onely meanes to my revenge:

    The Decameron 2004

  • Whereupon we inferre, that holding your Maiesties generall stile, we offer your Highnesse no dishonour in not expressing all the particular prouinces: albeit we can willingly content our selfe, upon the knowledge of your vsages and customes, to obserue that course, which your selfe shall thinke most honourable.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • In which words he seemeth wisely to inferre, that greater care is to be had of our countrey lying in danger, then of our owne priuate safetie.

    A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

  • In which words he seemeth wisely to inferre, that greater care is to be had of our countrey lying in danger, then of our owne priuate safetie.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • So is it requisite many times for him to talke farre from the principall matter, and as it were to range aside, to th'intent by such extraordinary meane to induce or inferre other matter, aswell or better seruing the principal purpose, and neuertheles in season to returne home where he first strayed out.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

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