10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRIFT»
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strift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Dictionary of the Dano-Norwegian and English languages
Strift c -er (mobfat Srtjlj writing; tin' type, □letter, fount; i^nbffrift) inscription; -en
the .^riptures, Holy Writ, trptt meb Ftaaenbe - stereotyped. Strift n -er writing, book,
publication, work, minbre ~ paper, tract, treatise; pamphlet; cmobiffe -er periodical
...
His love, his friendship, his courage, his generosity, his religion, his word and hn
honour, should beinvio- lably bound to the strift laws of virtue. Mode. This may be
the pifture of a saint ; but for the charafter of a fine gentleman, 'tis as unlike it, my ...
John Bell, George Cawthorn, 1791
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Religion in its relation to commerce and the ordinary ...
Mrs. Fry, on her death-bed, said to her maid, "Pray for me : it is a strift : but I am
safe !" Yes, with God's pepple it is all through a strift, — and a strift for life itself.
They have many enemies ; and to conquer, nay, to be safe, and to . live at all,
they ...
Religion, William Harris Rule, 1852
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The Proverbs of Solomon, classified and arranged as maxims ...
Strift. anb. Conttntion. SOFT answer turneth away wrath : but grievous words stir
up anger. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty ; and he that ruleth his
spirit than he that taketh a city. xvi. 32. He that is slow to wrath is of great ...
Solomon (king.), J A P, 1870
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Thesaurus Juridicus: Containing the Decisions of the Several ...
... the heir at law, but go l6-*' ' Vef 421- to the devifee over, it not being a ftrict
condition, M J Vef ll8' but a conditional limitation. ly.Teftatoj. 10 May 175+, cor.
Hirdw. C. Xtnlry v. Martin, .->. §. 3«. Strift,. and. who. may. take. Advantage. C. —.
o. 203.
Richard Whalley Bridgman, 1800
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The Child's Christian Education: Or, Spelling and Reading ...
strift. Rai-ment, a garment Rai-iin, a dritd graft Ran-cour, malitt Ran-dom,
umertainty Ra-pine, robbery Rap-ture, transport of mind Rafli-nesf, hasiintsi Ra-
zor, en instrument to Jlia<vt "with Re-ceipt, a dischargi Recess, a •withdrawing S
Re-cord, ...
Fisher (The Rev. Mr., master of the grammar school in Cockermouth, Eng.), 1809
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. ...
It is with the Bathos, or sinking in poetry, as with small beer, which is indeed
vapid and insipid, if left at large and let abroad; but being by rules confined and
well stopt, nothing grows so frothy, pert, and bouncing. —Strift. Aa2. "
DCCCCLXXHI.
Laconics, John Timbs, 1829
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The Journal of the Friends' Historical Society
This discussion reached the ears of the editor of the New English Dictionary, for
we read, s.v. Strift : " The word seems to have survived to some extent in the
traditional religious phraseology of theSocietyof Friends; the use of it in the
Epistle of ...
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The Constant Couple, Or a Trip to the Jubilee: A Comedy
Wild. Strift modesty should bear! Why faith, madam, I believe, the striftest modesty
may bear fifty ~guiueas, and I don't believe 'twill bear one farthing more. Aug.
What d' yc mean, sir? Wild. Nay, madam, what do you mean F If you go to that.
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A brief memoir of Elizabeth Fry
It is a strift — but I am safe." This was, indeed, the fearful "strift" of nature — the
disruption of the mortal fabric — but its celestial tenant was, for ever, " safe." A few
hours afterwards, in a slow, distinct voice, the last utterance was heard, " Oh ! my
...
Book Association of Friends, Philadelphia, London Tract Association of Friends, 1860
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRIFT»
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Markell considering apology for slavery
"When it comes to African-American affairs, our history, our heritage within the state of Delaware, the state has given African Americans the short strift," Carey ... «WDEL 1150AM, Jul 15»
Dresdner Krankenhäusern drohen Forderungen in Millionenhöhe
Pfeiffer vom St. Joseph Strift sieht in der langen Bearbeitungszeit eher Symptom als Ursache. „Weder der MDK noch die Kassen sind das Problem“, sagt er. «Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, Feb 15»
