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In the joy of triumph she sang the first part of Al piu salice.
A Woman of Thirty 2007
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My conjecture, of _salice_ for the _salu_ of the text, was based on the possibility that the apparatus might somehow or other be made of the _salix_.
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Now let us try how MR. THORPE'S proposed _salice = wicker_, or _sallow_, with or without the _basket_, will suit the context.
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I must confess I cannot see how the substitution of _salice_ for
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The finest piano-forte playing will damage the sick, while an air, like "Home, sweet home," or "Assisa a piè d'un salice," on the most ordinary grinding organ, will sensibly soothe them – and this quite independent of association.
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In the joy of triumph she sang the first part of _Al piu salice_.
A Woman of Thirty Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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'Why,' quoth the marquis, 'ortus sum ex salice, non ex quercu.'
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Lucy Aikin 1822
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On her list to try: Sicilian nero d'avola, southern Rhône reds, grenache from everywhere, rioja, zinfandel, negroamaro, bonarda and salice salentino.
Life and style | guardian.co.uk Victoria Moore 2010
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Assisa al piè d 'un salice Deh, calma: Gioachino Rossini
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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In his second edition, Mr. Thorpe repeats, "I am unable to explain _salu_ otherwise than by supposing it may be an error for _salice_.
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