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First, I permit the plaintiff to depart from the court, enjoining him not to presume to return thither till he preallably should have taken a good sound and profound sleep, which is to serve for the prime entry and introduction to the legal carrying on of the business.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Fabius Pictor, who faithfully averred that nothing had at any time befallen unto, was done, or enterprised by him, whereof he preallably had not notice, and beforehand foreseen it to the full, by sure predictions altogether founded on the oracles of somnial divination.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Lacedaemonians for the territory of Thyrea, lost the battle which they hoped should have decided it for their advantage, vowed to carry never any hair on their heads till preallably they had recovered the loss of both their honour and lands.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Lacedaemonians for the territory of Thyrea, lost the battle which they hoped should have decided it for their advantage, vowed to carry never any hair on their heads till preallably they had recovered the loss of both their honour and lands.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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However, it passeth for current that the imminent death of a swan is presaged by his foregoing song, and that no swan dieth until preallably he have sung.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Fabius Pictor, who faithfully averred that nothing had at any time befallen unto, was done, or enterprised by him, whereof he preallably had not notice, and beforehand foreseen it to the full, by sure predictions altogether founded on the oracles of somnial divination.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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However, it passeth for current that the imminent death of a swan is presaged by his foregoing song, and that no swan dieth until preallably he have sung.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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First, I permit the plaintiff to depart from the court, enjoining him not to presume to return thither till he preallably should have taken a good sound and profound sleep, which is to serve for the prime entry and introduction to the legal carrying on of the business.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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First, I permit the plaintiff to depart from the court, enjoining him not to presume to return thither till he preallably should have taken a good sound and profound sleep, which is to serve for the prime entry and introduction to the legal carrying on of the business.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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Whilst I relate these stories of Aeneas, remark the saying of Fabius Pictor, who faithfully averred that nothing had at any time befallen unto, was done, or enterprised by him, whereof he preallably had not notice, and beforehand foreseen it to the full, by sure predictions altogether founded on the oracles of somnial divination.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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