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If there be no _Cesure_ at all, and the verse long, the lesse is the makers skill and hearers delight.

The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

Some continued a month, some more and some lesse, which is the tribut that one must pay for the changment of climat.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

The Irons belonging vnto this Plough are of the fashion of the former Irons, onely they be somewhat lesse, that is to say, the Coulture is not so long, neyther so full bent as that for the red Sand, nor so straight as that for the blacke clay, but as it were holding a meane betwéene both: so likewise the Share is not fully so broad as that for the red sand, nor so narrow as that for the gray clay, but holds as it were a middle size betwéene both, somewhat leaning in proportion to the shape of that for the blacke clay.

The English Husbandman The First Part: Contayning the Knowledge of the true Nature of euery Soyle within this Kingdome: how to Plow it; and the manner of the Plough, and other Instruments Gervase Markham

And whereas you have provided tarre, and as we suppose, some hempe ready bought, our aduise is, that in no wise you send any of them hither vnwrought, because our fraight is 4. li a tunne or little lesse which is so deare as it would not beare the charges: and therefore we haue sent you 7. ropemakers, as by the copies of their covenants here inclosed shall appeare.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

And whereas you have provided tarre, and as we suppose, some hempe ready bought, our aduise is, that in no wise you send any of them hither vnwrought, because our fraight is 4. li a tunne or little lesse which is so deare as it would not beare the charges: and therefore we haue sent you 7. ropemakers, as by the copies of their covenants here inclosed shall appeare.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584

Roger Williams noted that wars among Indians were “farre lesse bloudy and devouring than the cruell Warres of Europe.”

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

Imagine if we applied this approach to the sale of a pound of wheat: "if thou tak'st more Or lesse than a iust pound ..."!

Shylock Was Robbed, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Roger Williams noted that wars among Indians were “farre lesse bloudy and devouring than the cruell Warres of Europe.”

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

And as you have made it your care to save us from some of these, so we are confident it will be no lesse your work to deliver us from the rest.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

Aiz honered to tye wiv u catena- lesse bee hazing teh silllibrashuns n inbite awl cheezpeeps fer teh drinkys n noms n dansin

Cat Rule #38 - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009