"Az" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... and Babylonian, in which the pronunciation of the Sumerian is given as well as their ideographic representation. Thus the Babylonian rispu and di kate are stated to be the equivalents not only of the ideographic gaz-gaz, but also of the phonetically written ga-az-ga-az. This confirms the Page 110 views of Professors Sayce and Oppert, expressed long ago, as to the comparatively late date at which Accado-Sumerian ceased to be a spoken ...
— The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 • Various
... consonant which can be imperfectly sounded without a vowel, so that at the end of a syllable its sound may be protracted; as, l, n, z, in al, an, az. ...
— The Grammar of English Grammars • Goold Brown
... my Heart. Well, (said the Gentleman) I'll give thee a Flaggon or two; Where is the best Drink? At yonder House, Master, (answer'd the Soldier) where you see yon Soldier at the Door, there be the best Drink and the best Measure, zure: Chil woit a top o your Worship az Zoon as you be got thare. I'll take thy Word, said t'other, and went directly to the Place; where he had hardly sate down, and call'd for some Drink, e'er the Soldier came in, to whom the Gentleman gave one Pot, and drank to him out of another. Lostall, that was the Soldier, whipp'd ...
— The Works of Aphra Behn - Volume V • Aphra Behn
... person to whom it was granted hath borne magistracy in Stratford-on-Avon, was Justice of the Peace, married the daughter and heir of Arderne, and was able to maintain that estate." The Heralds first tricked the arms of the Ardens of Park Hall, Ermine a fesse chequy or and az., but scratched them out, and substituted a shield bearing three cross crosslets fitchee and a chief or, with ...
— Shakespeare's Family • Mrs. C. C. Stopes
... Reclus (Geog. Univ., Asie Orientale, p. 159) says: "To the east [of Hami], beyond the Chukur Gobi, are to be found also some permanent villages and the remains of cities. One of them is perhaps the 'cite d'Etzina' of which Marco Polo speaks, and the name is to be found in that of the river Az-sind." ...
— The Travels of Marco Polo Volume 1 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa |
