Napier

Examples

• I insisted on writing to Napier, who was at Melton Mowbray. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Napier is at Melton Mowbray. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Very true, said Napier, suddenly jumping up; and, having wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, he began briskly to make fierce love to me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• It was early in the seventeenth century that Napier, a native of Naples, invented the first actual mechanical means of calculating. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• As to Julia, she could not leave her dear long-backed Mr. Napier for a single day. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Next came Napier, who, with his usual ill-breeding, began to whisper in Julia's ear. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• If I had the pen of a Napier, or a Bell's Life, I should like to describe this combat properly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Julia showed us some very romantic love-letters from Napier, whom she shortly proposed joining in Leicestershire. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Napier and Rankine, for improvements in the air engine, which they anticipated would remove the objections that have been raised to the engines of Stirling and Ericsson. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The instrument was called Napier’s rod or Napier’s bones. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Worcester, Berwick, Parker and Napier; all to win and seduce away at once! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• When do you expect Mr. Napier? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mr. Napier is rich and free. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She expected Napier to dine with her. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Napier showed his teeth, merely observing, You have such a comical way of talking to one. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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