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But the Barmecide himself would hardly approve of a duel turning upon a comparison between two of his tureens, question being -- which had been the fuller, or of two nihilities which had been seasoned the more judiciously.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 Various
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Nor have they simply departed; for they willed not to go; they died not by choice; whithersoever they have gone, thither have they been dragged; and if so be, they are extinct, their nihilities went not more against their grain, than their forced quitting of Mardi.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I (of 2) Herman Melville 1855
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But the Barmecide himself would hardly approve of a duel turning upon a comparison between two of his tureens, question being -- which had been the fuller, or of two nihilities which had been seasoned the more judiciously.
Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 Thomas De Quincey 1822
she commented on the word nihilities
Nothingnessnes, nonexistences (what?).
July 11, 2008