comprize
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Let us comprize, in one moment, in this instant, NOW, our whole of being, and exclude alike the future and the past!'
From Almoran and Hamet by John Hawkesworth
These five heds comprize all the points in which the pictures are treated, but not each picture is treated from all five.
From Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery by George Henry Danton
They comprize one of the oldest extant examples of French prose.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I by Henry Cabot Lodge
Taste seems to comprize three orders or degrees in its universal comprehension.
From An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Taste, and of the Origin of our Ideas of Beauty, etc. by James L. Clifford
To comprize my own Character in relation to Christianity, I was neither a Saint nor a Devil.
From Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718) by Daniel Defoe
Its people comprized the inhabitants of several political domains called Achaia, Sicyonia, Corinthia, Argolis, Arcadia, Laconia, Messenia, and Elis.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
Or, is a character to be shewn in progressive change, and the events of years comprized within the hour;—with what a Magic hand does he prepare and scatter his spells!
From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by David Nichol Smith
"He will find all, or most of them, comprized in the Exercises."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
Canada, as well as the United States, is comprized in Mr. Weld's travels.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson
The elements of the language are comprized in twelve classes of simple sounds or monosyllables, from the different combinations of which all the words of the Mantchoo language are formed.
Denmark consists of the islands in the Baltic, and the peninsula lying in the north-west of Germany, comprizing Jutland, Sleswig, and Holstein.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson
Aside from this towne, towards the North sea, extendeth a fruitfull veine of land, comprizing certayne parishes, which serueth better then any other place in Cornwall for Winter feeding, and suitably enricheth the Farmours.
From The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue by Richard Carew
From the year 1748 to 1794, comprizing a period of forty-six years, there have been admitted into Bethlem Hospital, 4832 women, and 4042 men.
From Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by John Haslam
The apostleship, comprizing all powers inherent in the Melchizedek Priesthood, was restored by the presiding apostles of old, Peter, James, and John.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by James Edward Talmage
From the year 1748, to 1794, comprizing a period of forty-six years, there have been admitted into Bethlem Hospital 4832 women, and 4042 men.
From Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by John Haslam
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