Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyins
Literary usage of Pyins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, William Smith (1852)
"In short, though quite undesigning it, he bullies himself into the command ; and,
at the head of a reinforcement, joins Demosthenes at pyins. ..."
2. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"... cities of the Peloponnesus, to require their assist- cover pyins. ance wi^n &\\
SpeeD at ..."
3. The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the by Inchbald, Elizabeth Inchbald (1808)
"... could thou and I rob the thieves, and go merrily to London, it would be argument
for a week, laughter for a month, and a good jest for ever. pyins. ..."
4. History of Friedrich the Second: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"Do you know their Cromwells, Hampdens, their pyins and Bradshaws ? Men very
peaceable, but men that can be made very terrible ! ..."
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