superscription
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From Isa," Virginia said as she glanced at the superscription; then tearing open the envelope, and glancing down the first page, "Molly is married! to a rich planter, too!
From Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children by Martha Finley
"Man and the earth,"—this has been the subject of our previous disquisitions, and might serve as the superscription to this first portion of the work.
From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Friedrich Schlegel
In the two that have a superscription, it is styled the Book of Kriemhild.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
Writing his acceptance of his uncle's offer had not been pleasant, yet now that it was done he contemplated the superscription, "R. Harding, Esq.," with grave satisfaction.
From Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel by Margaret Veley
So the man inevitably stopped between them, and, when he lifted up the salver, it was impossible but that the Parson should observe the superscription.
From Parson Kelly by Andrew Lang
