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In 1721, an offer of 21s. per annum was accepted in lieu of the straw and rushes, and in 1744, the sum of 10s. yearly in place of the half-quarter of wheat.

From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William

Galen asserts that all animals that are born when the moon is falciform, or at the half-quarter, are weak, feeble, and shortlived; whereas those that are dropped in the full moon are healthy and vigorous.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

“The legislative half-quarter of the House of Commons!” indignantly exclaims Clement Walker—the “Montagne” of the French revolutionists!

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

President De Brosses was justified in writing to Voltaire, "I only wish you had in your heart a half-quarter of the morality and philosophy contained in your works."

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert

Date of taking the rooms, February, 1882, at the half-quarter.

From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Besant, Walter, Sir