superscription
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"From the King!" exclaimed Sir John Grey--"from the King!--a letter to me!"--and he held the packet to the lamp, and gazed on the superscription attentively.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
"Very well," replied Lord Bolingbroke, something hastily; and I noticed that he dropped his hand over the superscription of the letter.
From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
As he removed it from its resting place he observed that the poor ink of the superscription had run, and the letters of the address were faded and fast disappearing.
From Ralph of the Roundhouse by Chapman, Allen
"Man and the earth,"—this has been the subject of our previous disquisitions, and might serve as the superscription to this first portion of the work.
From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Schlegel, Friedrich
Lady Mary had no sooner glanced at the superscription than she sent her maid downstairs to bring the lackey immediately to her boudoir.
From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew
