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Even in the White House he never dictated or used a typewriter, "and the number of letters he could indite with his own heavy fist was limited."

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He that would triumph over the petty trickery of fate must indite history at its source.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Among intimate friends, it is sometimes most courteous, when declining an invitation, in place of a mere formal "regret" to indite a less ceremonious note, briefly explanatory, or apologetic.

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Henry Lunettes

I love the fair, who freely gives her heart, That's mine by ties of nature, not of art; Who boldly owns whate'er her thoughts indite, And is too modest for a hypocrite.

From The Inconstant by George Farquhar

She would indite a little letter to her brother, and, lest there should be delays she would not put her letter in the post.

From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield

And that evening Geoffrey indites a letter to Mrs. Manning, Grafton Street, Dublin, that brings a smile to the lips of that cunning modiste.

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess

The One who indites this epistle is thus designated, probably, because, unless they repented of the things alleged against them, he would fight against them with the sword of his mouth.

From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Sylvester Bliss

His pen indites the results of that watchful espionage which covers so many unread leaves of private life in San Francisco.

From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Richard Savage

There are phrases that make you writhe, such as "the etymology of the mansion's designation", and the shocking persistency with which Charlotte Brontë "indites", "peruses", and "retains".

From The Three Brontës by May Sinclair

Perhaps in his darkest moments, he indites a paragraph that cheers thousands.

From Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements by Rufus Porter

Readers ascertained on closer scrutiny that Mr. Rogers was permitting this journal to publish a series of open epistles indited by him to Calvin Coolidge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon the compromise was indited, the bargain between miners and owners sealed, the strike averted.

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Rushing to Washington, Congressman Linthicum indited invitations to all 71st House members to attend a Wet Bloc organization meeting early in December.

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He indited the script to "Emperors, Kings, Dukes, Marquises, Earls and Knights," full knowing that the house of Polo would profit by the advertisement.

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Its warm words and soft sentiments—contrived with all the skill of which I was capable—should never be read by her for whom they had been indited!

From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid

You take it in your hand And set yourself a-writing; No matter what you've planned, The truth 'twill be inditing.

From The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by S. J. Adair Fitzgerald

Glancing hastily upwards, I—yes I, in the body at this present, inditing this faithful description of my chase,—saw, not a hundred paces from me, an enormous vulture!

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various

In the same letter, she also says: "Pray excuse my bad writing and inditing, for all tell me I am too old to write letters."

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce

His first halt was at a village called Hoser, where he halted for one night, which he employed in inditing the report to Pekin, which described the successes and movements of the previous three weeks.

From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Demetrius Charles Boulger

The marquis, who was by way of being a poet, began his wooing by inditing sonnets to the lady's eyes, which, however, were very coldly received.

From Queens of the French Stage by H. Noel Williams