"Demy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... n'aurez servante oyant telle nouvelle Desj sous le labeur demy sommeillant, Qui au bruit de mon nom ne s'aille resveillant, Benissant vostre ...
— French Lyrics • Arthur Graves Canfield
... Je n'en ay aucune coulpe, n'ayant sceu quelle estoit la volunte que par umbre, encores bien tard et a demy (Mandelot to Charles ...
— The History of Freedom • John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
... being at that period mostly proclamations and declarations, and which were only a demy size, the manner of posting the bills (as they did not use brushes) was by means of a piece of wood which they called a 'dabber.' Thus things continued till such time as the State Lottery was passed, and then the printers began to print larger ...
— Reprinted Pieces • Charles Dickens |
