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Definition of Perilling
1. peril [v] - See also: peril
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perilling
Literary usage of Perilling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1870)
"Our own gallant countryman, Captain Powell, perilling his own lite and the.
lives of his companions for the sake of science, descended the great canon of ..."
2. The Philosophy of Religion on the Basis of Its History by Otto Pfleiderer (1886)
"... because it was afraid of perilling by such a step the certainty of its a priori
laws of knowledge, so now the practical reason is top timid to proceed ..."
3. The Philosophy of Religion on the Basis of Its History by Otto Pfleiderer (1886)
"... because it was afraid of perilling by such a step the certainty of its a priori
laws of knowledge, so now the practical reason is too timid to proceed ..."
4. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1848)
"For perilling my life. When I saw that neither seriousness nor mockery would
induce the Count to prefer honor to love, I sought to compel him to arms. ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench, and by Thomas Flower Ellis, Colin Blackburn Blackburn, Great Britain Court of Queen's Bench, Francis Ellis, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber (1860)
"I desire to speak with all reserve: but to possess the lawful means of gratifying
a powerful passion with the alternative of abstaining or perilling life is ..."
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