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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

With bills distent from ear to ear, Each clamors for the bigger share; And whilst they clamor, climb—and, lo!

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

And whether the sea was rough or calm, and whether the wind was friendly or adverse, it would always glide smoothly and silently, its sails distent and its long strange tiers of oars moving rhythmically.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)

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

"All we want now is shelter and fire, and we'll live like kings and fighting-cocks," said Macro, when he had time for anything but rabbit-flesh, and lay back comfortably distent.

From Maid of the Mist by Oxenham, John