compend

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There is a third, which makes it not a little difficult, the quality, quantity, and intricacy of the matter, here to be confined to such a compend.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander

An admirable compend, and the best condensation we have seen.”

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

As the revelation did not consist in doctrines, so the doctrine we require is not a creed or compend of doctrines.

From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)

As the notes and additions contain valuable information, especially upon the discovery of new matter for the illustration of the general subject, we shall endeavor to present an intelligible compend of their substance.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various