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- noun American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)
- noun American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998)
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Examples
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They delight in no arte nor science, except the warres, wherein they are expert, but for the most part they be pasturing people, and haue great store of cattell, which is all their riches.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And we found since by experience, that the lesser sort of dogges they feede fatte, and keepe them as domesticall cattell in their tents for their eating, and the greater sort serue for the vse of drawing their sleds.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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They delight in no arte nor science, except the warres, wherein they are expert, but for the most part they be pasturing people, and haue great store of cattell, which is all their riches.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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In it, the author wrote of "a deepe snow: In which men and cattell have perished, To the generall losse of farmers, grasiers, husbandmen, and all sorts of people in the countrie; and no lesse hurtfull to citizens".
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In it, the author wrote of "a deepe snow: In which men and cattell have perished, To the generall losse of farmers, grasiers, husbandmen, and all sorts of people in the countrie; and no lesse hurtfull to citizens".
Archive 2009-02-01 Hels 2009
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Here is no kind of corne nor graine, so that the people liveth onely upon plantanes and roots of sundrie sorts, very good; and nuts; nor any kinde of tame cattell, nor hens.
Essays 2007
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To be short, all things are so in the power and possession of the Emperour, that no man dare say, This is mine, or, this is my neighbours, but all, both goods, cattell and men are his owne.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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And albeit the foresaid lande is otherwise vnfruitfull, yet it is very commodious for the bringing vp of cattell.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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They know nothing concerning eternall life, and euerlasting damnation, and yet they thinke, that after death they shall liue in another world, that they shall multiply their cattell, that they shal eate and drinke and doe other things which liuing men performe here vpon earth.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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The inhabitants therof were Pagans, and neither they nor the Comanians vsed to till the ground, but liued onely vpon cattell, neither built they any houses but dwelled in tents.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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