Fielding's Joseph Andrews (London, 1742), 'A Dissertation concerning high People and low People ... ':' these two Parties, especially those bordering nearly on each other, to-wit the lowest of the High, and the highest of the Low, often change their Parties according to Place and Time; for those who are People of Fashion in one place, are often People of no ❋ Unknown (2009)
My former agent sued my then-agent, a quondam employee of the former agent, for poaching me (and sundry other young writers) from his agency and for stealing confidential information (to-wit: my phone number, otherwise available from the phone directory). ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2009)
For the listener, it's great on so many levels: 1. It gives you something extra to ponder, to-wit, the meaning of the song title, and how it ties in with the lyrics. ❋ Harris (2009)
Melcon, the divinity of the thousand women in the seraglio of Solomon; to-wit, seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines. ❋ Unknown (2007)
He informed me in no uncertain terms what the rules of the road had changed in the 21st Century, to-wit: 1. White people can call other white people "nigga". ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)
What makes that story doubly funny is her explanation of why she wrote it, to-wit: "Everybody kept asking me why I didn't write about women's issues, so I said, fine, I'll write about the women's issue." ❋ Holly (2005)
For the Doones being lazy and fond of bed, as the manner is of dishonest folk, the surest way to escape them was to travel before they were up and about, to-wit, in the forenoon of the day. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)
Article shall, for all purposes of this Resolution, and of any resolution supplemental hereto, have the meanings herein specified, and the following definitions shall be equally applicable both to the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein defined, to-wit ❋ Unknown (1960)
Thousand Dollars ($1,000) at the prices for each One Thousand Dollar ($1,000) multiple as set forth below, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for prepayment, to-wit ❋ Unknown (1960)
Said note is more particularly described by the language contained therein, to-wit ❋ Unknown (1960)
After full discussion, on motion, duly seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted, all members present voting in favor thereof, to-wit ❋ Unknown (1959)
Obstruction (_oppilatio_) of the liver or enfraxis is defined as a disease of the canals (_pori_), of which four are enumerated, to-wit, the meseraic, that of the convexity of the organ (_gibbus -- ubi sunt exitus capillarium venarum_), the duct leading to the gall-bladder and that leading to the spleen. ❋ Henry Ebenezer Handerson (N/A)
Gilbert tells us it depends upon some fault of the digestive faculty of the liver, and he divides it into four species, to-wit, leucoflantia, yposarcha, alchitis and tympanitis, each of which has its special and appropriate treatment. ❋ Henry Ebenezer Handerson (N/A)
Another amendment proposed was the addition of a section to the bill, to-wit: ❋ William Horatio Barnes (N/A)
These words of the amendment, to-wit, 'denied or abridged on account of color,' admit of dangerous construction, and also of an evasion of the avowed intent of the committee. ❋ William Horatio Barnes (N/A)
States, and said members are here asking admission; and inasmuch as the House by the Constitution is the 'judge of the election, returns, and qualification of its members,' considering these facts and principles, we offer the following resolution, to-wit: ❋ William Horatio Barnes (N/A)
I made known my resolve not to enter politics again; but they based the proposal upon a ground that made it extremely difficult and embarrassing not to accede, to-wit: they had been with me for anything I had ever wanted, and now they wanted me to reciprocate, and do as _they_ desired. ❋ Shelby M. Cullom (N/A)
And now another newcomer appears on the field, to-wit, the under-porter, with his long brush and great wooden receptacle for dust under his arm. ❋ Charles Herbert Sylvester (N/A)
