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Fair dos, Kaplan obviously had fun writing it, and some of his touches work well: 'Under this Adam Impulse people have exerted themselves to come up with names for very large numbers, such as primo-vigesimo-centillion for 10366, and the mellifluous milli-millillion for 103,000,003.'
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Aberdoniae, vigesimo tertio die mensis Augusti, anno Domini millesimo septingentesimo septuagesimo tertio, in presentia honorabilium virorum, Jacobi Jopp, armigeri, praepositi, Adami
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He was consecrated bishop on 17 April, 1607; he was not yet twenty-two years old, although the Brief of Paul V dated 19 December, 1606, announcing his appointment contains the statement: "in vigesimo tertio aetatis anno tantum constitutus".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Carnem suam jejuniis & ciliciis macerans, in vigesimo octavo anno ætatis suæ factus
A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, 1777 Volume 1 (of 2) Philip Thicknesse 1755
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Hic, ut rediit, Prætor factus est, postquam rex fuerat anno secundo et vigesimo. —
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Charles Rollin 1701
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Lucae vigesimo secundo capite: "Hic calix, novum testamentum, in meo sanguine, qui (calix) pro vobis fundetur, < Greek: potaerion enchunomenon >," ausus est ut corruptum vitiatumque traducere, quod haec oratio nullam expositionem, nisi de vino calicis converso in verum Christi sanguinem, patiatur.
Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities Edmund Campion 1560
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Natus est ibi Persius, anno vigesimo primo imperii Tiberii, tertio anno post passionem Christi Dei nostri: mortuus anno aetatis suae trigesimo, nono imperii Neronis, quo anno tliermae a Nerone aedificatae sunt.
Satirae ad codices Parisinos Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, 1771-1836 1812
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Archiepiscopi Glasguensis, vigesimo octavo die Julij A.D. 1508. "
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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_ -- The entry in the 'Acta Facultatis Artium' runs thus: "Congregatione artium facultatis, in Nouis Scolis eiusdem tenta tercio die mensis Octobris, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo vigesimo quarto, Magister Johannes Ba [l] four regentium senior Collegij Sancti
The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics Alexander F. Mitchell
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"Sepultus est Constantinopoli, ad quam urbem vigesimo Constantii anno, ossa ejus cum reliquiis Andreæ
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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