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Puer is boy in Latin, and Mutter is mother in German.
The Story of My Life Annie Sullivan 1905
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A Prince of Wales in past times has been known as Puer Anglicanus, the Spanish "Infanta," the prefix
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum Gleeson White 1874
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That this word Puer was originally Pur may be proved from a well known passage in Lucretius:
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Jacob Bryant 1759
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They bring together Tallis's incomplete but richly resonant mass Puer natus est with Byrd's much tighter, shorter Advent motets from The Gradualia, a satisfying contrast.
Stile Antico: Puer natus est – review Nicholas Kenyon 2010
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I wrote about Jackson's Puer tendencies last year at the time of his tragic death.
Dr. Judith Rich: The Perils and Possibilities of Pollyanna 2010
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Guangnan had twelve xun, seventy tang, and thirty-four ka (each with several to twenty soldiers); 105 Kaihua held twenty-one xun, seventy-six tang, and sixty-two ka. 106 In southwestern Yunnan during the Yongzheng reign (1722 – 1735), the reformed Puer Prefecture consisted of one county and three subprefectures (ting), with sixteen xun, eighty-three tang, and fifteen shao set up.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Puer tea is an example of a common Chinese family treasure.
A Lu Legacy: Cooking Up a Family Heirloom Amy Ma 2010
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Statistics from that time revealed that 24,000 immigrant households were in the Kaihua Prefecture, 22,000 in Guangnan, and more than 40,000 in Puer, Yuanjiang, and Lin'an. 112 In addition, ethnic peoples such as the Miao and Yao from Guizhou and Guangxi also moved in, mostly settling in hilly areas.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Icarus, being the Puer type that he was, became intoxicated with the thrill of flying.
Dr. Judith Rich: Tiger Woods And The Sandtrap Of Entitlement 2010
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Icarus, being the Puer type that he was, became intoxicated with the thrill of flying.
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