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Definition of Instils
1. instil [v] - See also: instil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Instils
Literary usage of Instils
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Second Post: A Companion to "The Gentlest Art" by Edward Verrall Lucas (1910)
"instils worldly wisdom into Scotch physicians *o -x> *Cy *^ > DEAR SIR, — I thank
you for the present of your small Treatise about Vomiting in Fevers, ..."
2. Universal Biography: Containing a Copious Account, Critical and Historical ...by John Lemprière by John Lemprière (1810)
"beast» jesters, anil instead of the language of freedom, he instils in their
dialogue, doctrines of servitude, and a tame submission to tyranny. ..."
3. Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose by Alphonso Gerald Newcomer, Alice Ebba Andrews (1910)
"... With the fierce native daring which instils The stirring memory of a thousand
years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each ..."
4. A Manual of the Diseases of the Human Eye: Intended for Surgeons Commencing by Carl Heinrich Weller, George Cunningham Monteath (1821)
"instils. 5ii. M. exact. Along with this, an ointment of grease and the Merc.
Solub. ... instils ..."
5. Official Guide and Souvenir: British Medical Association; Sixty-fifth Annual by British Medical Association, British Medical Association Meeting (1897)
"... where no venomous reptile instils its poison into our veins, but where a
fruitful soil rewards the labors of the husbandman with ample returns. ..."
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