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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."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

It is thus denied by some writers who have been at pains to indite learned books upon the subject.

From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Mrs Goddard Orpen

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

So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.

From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos

Each night he indites in type-writer and addresses to Esther Lockwin an essay on the value of hope in great afflictions.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern

Colonel Valois indites to Judge Philip Hardin a letter of last requests.

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

Every day she sits in the sunshine and reads her books or indites letters to her friends.

From Rosemary and Rue by Amber

When he recovers he indites the aforesaid letter.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

Does not one friend who indites many letters, unanswered, to another, thereby heap coals of fire upon somebody's head as effectually as if he fed the hungry?

From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by George Willis Cooke

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, with his characteristically painstaking and deliberate manner, he had indited an itemized account of the various events.

From When the Cock Crows by Waldron Baily

Then the young people sent notes to their friends in the other saloon, the young men inditing love-letters.

From Froth by Armando Palacio Vald?s

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

I went up and very considerably surprised, not to say alarmed, young Mr. Benson, who had the photograph of a lady propped up on a desk before him and was obviously inditing an amorous epistle.

From The City in the Clouds by C. Ranger Gull

Even when inditing the letter to the cardinal, Philip cherished the hope that the necessity for his departure might be avoided altogether.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott

This social meal ended, she would sit down to write, penning letters, attending to business, or inditing stories if any such were in progress.

From Maria Edgeworth by Helen Zimmern