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After this she took a pair of yarn windles, which she nine times unintermittedly veered and frisked about; then at the ninth revolution or turn, without touching them any more, maturely perpending the manner of their motion, she very demurely waited on their repose and cessation from any further stirring.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

That judicious senate, very sagely perpending the reasons of his perplexity, sent him word to summon her personally to compear before him a precise hundred years thereafter, to answer to some interrogatories touching certain points which were not contained in the verbal defence.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

That judicious senate, very sagely perpending the reasons of his perplexity, sent him word to summon her personally to compear before him a precise hundred years thereafter, to answer to some interrogatories touching certain points which were not contained in the verbal defence.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

After this she took a pair of yarn windles, which she nine times unintermittedly veered and frisked about; then at the ninth revolution or turn, without touching them any more, maturely perpending the manner of their motion, she very demurely waited on their repose and cessation from any further stirring.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lewarne, for example, were accustomed on such occasions to represent the van and rear-guard respectively in the march of gaiety; and in this instance Jim had already imbibed too much hot "shenachrum," while his wife, still in the stage of artificial ease, and wearing a lace cap, which was none the less dignified for having been smuggled, was perpending what to say when she should get him home.

I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

"Thank 'ee," said 'Bias, perpending and digging up the roadway with the point of his stick.

Hocken and Hunken Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

While Tristram was perpending how best to begin, his interrogator spoke again:

The Blue Pavilions Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

He was filled with horrid forebodings -- a sense of perpending intimacy with things such as no gentleman had dealings with.

Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

He was filled with horrid forebodings -- a sense of perpending intimacy with things such as no gentleman had dealings with.

Villa Rubein, and other stories John Galsworthy 1900

When Selah had quite finished all her story, Ronald began drawing circles in the road with the end of his stick, and perpending within himself what had better be done about it, now that all was told him.

Philistia Grant Allen 1873