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Nam & in Caira, altissima montis cacumina niuibus semper candentia esse perhibentur: & in Beragua quidem similiter, sed 5000 passuum in coelum elata, quæ niuibus nunquam liberentur, cum tamen partibus tantum decem ab æquatore distent.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard

I. Comödie.531.“Non ignoro,” says Salmasius, in his Notes to Vopiscus’ Life of Aurelian, “quid distent Atellanæ et Mimi; recentiores, tamen, confudisse videntur.”

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

W. Alexander's old Father of sympathy now the strongest, entreted our Hero to sale for distent shores, there asisted by that balm time and change, there assuage his grefe.

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

Prone the runnels plunge, While earth, distent with moisture like a sponge, Smokes up, and leaves each plant its gem to see, Each grass-blade's glory-glitter.

From An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Symons, Arthur

It made such a roll of paper that the goldfinch's nest looked as though it were distent with a sort of misshapen ostrich egg.

From Aftermath by Allen, James Lane