superscription
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The letter, which was without superscription, fell into the hands of the Electress, who, believing it intended for herself, received it with delight.
From Rupert Prince Palatine by Eva Scott
Did Christ think that the money belonged to Cæsar because his image and superscription were stamped upon it?
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll
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
Titian, Plate 126, in dealing with the incident of the tribute to Cæsar, has selected the moment Doré selected, when Jesus asks, "Whose image and superscription hath it?"
From The Great Painters' Gospel Pictures Representing Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Henry Turner Bailey
If next we turn to the more general epistle known as 1st John the lack of any superscription is more than counterbalanced by the writer's full and explicit declarations regarding motive and occasion.
From The Making of the New Testament by Benjamin Wisner Bacon
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