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Country into a kind of Garden or Landskip, and making every thing smile about him, whilst in reality he thinks of nothing but of the Harvest, and Encrease which is to arise from it.
The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700
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Countries, where they and their Arts are well receiv'd and favour'd by our Enemies or Rivals, whose Industry and Exports they Encrease, and thereby help to Starve the Friends they have forsaken.
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The Encrease of our People, Wealth, Commerce, Industry, Arts, Inventions; the extraordinary additional Number, in this happy Reign, of our beautiful
An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland Henry Brooke
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If thy Debtor be honest and capable, thou hast thy Mony again, if not with Encrease, with Praise: If he prove insolvent, dont ruin him to get that, which it will not ruin thee to lose: For thou art but a Steward, and another is thy Owner, Master and Judge.
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Where Ever this water drops it does not weare ye Rock in hollow as some other such subterranian Caves does but it hardens and does Encrease ye stone and that in a Roundness as if it Candy'd as it fell, wch I am of opinion it does; so it makes ye Rocks grow and meete Each other in some places.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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They soe most of Barley and have great Encrease, there is all sorts of Graine besides, and plaines and Rivers and Great woods and Little towns all in view.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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There was also on the Church at Peroth a fine Clock wch had severall motions – there was the Starrs and signes, there was the Encrease and Changes of ye moone, by a Darke and golden side of a Little Globe.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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Encrease of Thieves, and the Destruction of Morality; though the Loss of our Labourers, our Sailors, and our Soldiers, should not be sufficient
Fielding Austin Dobson 1880
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England etc John Knox desireht the perpetuall Encrease of the Holie
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. 1514-1572 1878
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Grace from GOD the Father throught our Lord JESUS with perpetuall Encrease of his holie spiritt.
The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of Women John Knox 1874
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