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Definition of Subsides
1. subside [v] - See also: subside
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subsides
Literary usage of Subsides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... of the valleys with fire and sword and the insurrection subsides— Soult hems
in the allies right closely—Partisan combats continued—Remarkable instances ..."
2. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1862)
"... the valleys with tire and sword and the insurrection subsides—Soult hems the
allies right closely—Partisan combats continued—Remarkable instances of the ..."
3. Herodotus by Herodotus, William Beloe (1830)
"... and the slaves are directed to keep it in continual agitation. Of this, that
which remains at the top1 is most esteemed ; what subsides is of inferior ..."
4. History of the Grange Movement: Or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies by James Dabney McCabe (1874)
"... Gamblers demand that the United States Treasury be opened to them—Firmness of
the Government—The Panic subsides—Its Lessons—A Warning to the Country. ..."
5. War of the Rebellion; Or, Scylla and Charybdis: Consisting of Observations by Henry Stuart Foote (1866)
"... to obtain co-operative Aid, at last subsides into a State of Quietude.— The
Election of Mr. Pierce to the Presidency as an avowed Supporter of the ..."
6. Catlin's Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with His by George Catlin (1848)
"Great excitement—The explanation—The gale subsides—Amusing mistake—The Author in
the steerage—Two eccentric characters—Arrival in Liverpool. ..."
7. Arctic Experiences: Containing Capt. George E. Tyson's Wonderful Drift on by Euphemia Vale Blake (1874)
"Sea subsides.—Land Birds appear.—No Seal.—Very Hungry. "No seal-meat to-day.
This morning I discovered a bear, about five o'clock; had quite an exciting ..."
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