desiderate

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Certainly, with such a central board in existence as that which we desiderate, no such type of schoolmaster would continue to hold office in a national seminary.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

Discoverers should bear a little with beginners; and we suggest that, in a second edition, a full table should be given of what we desiderate.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various

And these schools of the people that extension of the educational franchise which we desiderate would not fail to restore to the people.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

The only thing we desiderate in it is more of his welcome marks and names, B. M., Britwell, Lambeth, &c., to show where all the books approaching rarity are.

From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew

Upon my faith, sir," said Campbell, "I cannot render you the service you seem to desiderate.

From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir