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The disease is generally supposed to be the growth of Central Africa where it is still a plague and passed over to Arabia about the birth-time of
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This night shall be the birth-time Of Christ the Heavenly King.
Cider With Rosie Lee, Laurie 1959
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But April is certainly the birth-time of the year, at least, if not of the planet.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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Wise men long for it, but the petty jealousies of rival states will hold it back from its birth-time as long as delay is possible.
Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile David Christie Murray
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She has not, like her sister May in Germany, been transformed to a verb and made a synonyme for joy, -- "_Deine Seele maiet den trüben Herbst_" -- but April was believed in early ages to have been the birth-time of the world.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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This alleged “proof” is interesting as it relies on the same principle which was held to justify the correction of an uncertain birth-time, by reference to illnesses, etc., met with later.
Kepler Bryant, Walter W 1920
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Our next purpose is to consider how long ago, measured in years, that birth-time was.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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Such were the probable conditions which preceded the birth-time of the ocean and of our era of life and its evolution.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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To Lucretius the world commenced with man, and the answer he would give to his questions was in accord with his philosophy: he would date the birth-time of the world from the time when
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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As birth-time or nesting-time approaches the wild flocks and herds universally permit the potential mothers to seek seclusion, and to work out their respective problems according to their own judgment and the means at their command.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations William Temple Hornaday 1895
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