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  • There follows a triptych of popes, numbers 95, 96 and 97 which are Ursus velox (Clement XIV, 1769-1774), Peregrinus apostolicus (Pius VI, 1775-1799) and Aquila rapax (Pius VII, 1800-1823).

    La Mystérieuse prophétie elena maria vidal 2009

  • There follows a triptych of popes, numbers 95, 96 and 97 which are Ursus velox (Clement XIV, 1769-1774), Peregrinus apostolicus (Pius VI, 1775-1799) and Aquila rapax (Pius VII, 1800-1823).

    Archive 2009-05-01 elena maria vidal 2009

  • Predators once included grizzly bear, gray wolf, coyote, mountain lion, ringtail, bobcat, and the San Joaquin Valley kit fox (Vulpes velox), another southern valley-foothill endemic.

    California Central Valley grasslands 2008

  • Raptors, mesopredators (e.g., coyote (Canis latrans) and swift fox (Vulpes velox)), and ungulates disproportionately use prairie dog towns when available.

    Wyoming Basin shrub steppe 2008

  • Suddenly Lais, the Queen, saw the young commander's face grow taut under the clear, thin velox-glass of his helmet.

    The Earth Queen's Last Refuge Dave Tackett 2008

  • Recovery efforts are underway for swift fox (Vulpes velox) in the northern part of the ecoregion.

    Northern short grasslands 2008

  • Suddenly Lais, the Queen, saw the young commander's face grow taut under the clear, thin velox-glass of his helmet.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Dave Tackett 2008

  • Pulsus eorum velox et inordinatus, si mulier quam amat forte transeat.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Quinetiam ii sunt indigenarum mores, ut, adveniat modo forma sub pessima morbus, velox et virulentus qualis nusquam alias illico latissime effluat.

    An account of the manners and customs of the Aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans, by Edward John Eyre 2004

  • Perversum et pessimum est cor meum, ad deploranda propria peccata mea est lapideum et aridum, ad resistendum insultantibus molle et luteum, ad inutilia et noxia pertractanda velox et infatigabile, ad cogitanda salubria fastidiosum et immobile.

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

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