catena

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And this catena of passages might be largely extended.

From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

In dura catena, in misera poena, desidero Te; Languendo, gemendo, et genuflectendo, Adoro, imploro, ut liberes me.'

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various

Thus from all sides a catena of invective has been wrapped about Henry’s character.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.

St. Matthew in vermilion with catena in black.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

When I was in Venice in 1818, at which time the genuine Venetian chain was still being made, a goldsmith told me that those who made the catena fina turned blind at thirty.

From Essays of Schopenhauer by Schopenhauer, Arthur