Yet even now, in the shadow of an obstacle that loomed as impreg-nable as anything he had ever faced, he hadn't consid-ered turning away. From Wordnik.com. [Emperor of Ansalon]
"All the more reason then for making this wall impreg -- all fat and thick and solid," he concluded, unable to manage the longer word. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Whom the Trees Loved] Reference
It might happen that the nitrous particles, with which the air was impreg - nated, increafed the fermentation of the blood, and ren - dered the contagion more quick and poifonous. From Wordnik.com. [The present state of the empire of Morocco. Its animals, products, climate, soil, cities, ports, provinces, coins, weights, and measures. With the language, religion, laws, manners, customs, and character, of the Moors; the history of the dynasties since Edris; the naval force and commerce of Morocco; and the character, conduct, and views, political and commercial, of the reigning emperor] Reference
They do not by any means seem to come, as has been maintained, from the mere percolation of water through slates impreg - nated with iron, which is dissolved and carried into the loam and afterwards segre - gated in a remarkably perfect way. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
A folution of filver i3 diluted with diftilled water: in this a little gum is diffolved: the epd of the cloth on which the mark is to be impreffed, is impreg - nated with a folution of ifinglafs, and on this the gumnay folution of filver is applied. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of the Art of Dyeing] Reference
This will certainly become an objed: of importance, becaufe coal every where abounds in the Afturias, although it has never yet been turned to profit, on ac - count of its abominable fmell, arifing per - haps from the rock, between which it lies, and the fulphur, with which it is impreg - nated. From Wordnik.com. [A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787;] Reference
Formerly the earth was taken out of the cave and lixiviated near the stream, at present hoppers are erected in the cave, and the earth after lhuviation, is left to be impreg - nated again with nitrate of lime; but what length of time will be requisite to saturate it, has not yet been ascertained. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
The former, quitting Gaul upon the return of Conftantius from Britain, crofTed over into Africa, routed the armies of the rebellious Moors, befieged their cailles and ftrong-bolds, drove them from their moun - tains and rocks, which, they had hitherto deemed impreg - nable; and, having obliged them to lay down their arms» and furrender at difcretion, tranfplanted them into other k Valef. From Wordnik.com. [An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time] Reference
DULiTY have opened in this towa two very large houfcs of entertain - ment, which aie frequented by \% of the inhabitants of this metropolis! for as London is fo ftrongly impreg - nated with OJJiiiri, EmhU-Ui, and Erotiii, every feafon muft teem with proper wonders. From Wordnik.com. [The Beauties of All Magazines Selected for ...] Reference
The Salts it may be impreg - nated with, by waftiiiig it. thoroughly in common water. From Wordnik.com. [Glossographia Anglicana Nova: Or, A Dictionary, Interpreting Such Hard Words of Whatever ...] Reference
In the north trench the replacement material — stone — was set in a loose matrix of charcoal-impreg - nated soil (Section r-r "). From Wordnik.com. [Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity [microform]] Reference
January 25, we failed in company rf three (hips niore; but had not been long at fea, be - fore a fatal diftemper raged aboard us, which we at - tributed to the badncfs of the water taken in at Ben - coolen during the land-floods, which is often impreg - nated with the tinftures of poifonous roots or herbs: the beft remedy we had, was to mix fome tamarinds with the rice we eat, which I believe prefcrved the lives of many of our men, having fcarce To many men left as were able, but with great difficulty, to bring us to the Cape of Good Hope, where we came to an anchor the beginning of April, by the af&ftance of a Dutch captain and his men. From Wordnik.com. [A new collection of voyages, discoveries and travels : containing whatever is worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America] Reference
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