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  • Mother and Worke-mistresse of all, by continuall motion of the heavens; but hee by his pen and pensell could perfectly portrait; shaping them all so truly alike and resemblable, that they were taken for the reall matters indeede; and, whether they were present or no, there was hardly any possibility of their distinguishing.

    The Decameron 2004

  • But my heart will not suffer me, I never was the daughter of such a mother, as had so much as a thought of such matters: no, I thanke our blessed Ladie, and S. Friswid for it: and yet thou returnest home againe, when thou shouldst be at Worke.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Theatre, or Rule of the World: Wherein may bee seene the running Race and Course of everie Mannes Lyfe, as touching Miserie and Felicitie: whereunto is added a learned Worke of the excellencie of

    Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various

  • Wherein is contained many very Notable and Necessary Particulars requisite to be knowne and practiced: with Divers Apt and Useful Figures appropriated to this Worke.

    Labor Among Primitive Peoples 1884

  • Containing severall sortes of Iron Worke, as Gates,

    Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877

  • "There are no contracts that I'm aware of that reference ... a government shutdown," Worke said.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Worke said officials of the Minnesota Department of Transportation MnDOT on Monday assured his group, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, that the state would pay shutdown-related claims.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Barring state payment of judgments would leave contractors with little leverage to negotiate compensation for shutdown costs, Worke said.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • "It could be millions of dollars ... tens of millions of dollars," said Tim Worke, a top lobbyist for a group representing highway contractors.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • J; Oldam begs leave to present to the bord his Grateful acknowledgements for the encoragement he has recevd, and hopes to theare a portion of the Worke that is yet to be done, at the Standard Price.

    Letters to and from Jefferson, 1821 [a machine-readable transcription] 1821

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