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There is a dreamlike quality to Retz's performance-cum-installation, the fifth part of a six-month project entitled O Brave New World, which retells Shakespeare's story in a disused shop in Hackney, east London. Prospero's Library – review 2012-06-18T18:06:44Z
The fifth part was a contest to see who could scream the longest. These mothers were exhausted, so they met on a field to scream 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z
Still, this season, the fifth part of the series, works as a standalone piece since it’s narratively separate from the previous chapters. The best anime of 2019: an ongoing list 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z
Golden Wind is the fifth part in the series. 7 anime to check out this fall, and one complete mystery 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z
This is the fifth part in Francisco Goldman’s series on the recent upheaval in Mexico. Who is Really Responsible For Mexico's Missing Forty-Three? 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z
In the fifth part of our series on Britain’s medal factories, Anna Kessel focuses on athletics. Olympics: 16 days to go – live blog 2012-07-11T08:12:56Z
A fifth part is due to thee, Take it!'—'I can touch no plunder coming from that foe without being false to my oath. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z
And Mr Hennessy K. Waldron was about right--a copper cash, in the coinage of China, having the approximate value of the fifth part of a farthing. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z
An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle Ð that is, twice 72 degrees. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
The Lacedæmonians used to boil their wine till the fifth part was consumed, under the impression that they thus deprived it of its spirituous qualities. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
To put the facts somewhat differently this British Empire, covering some 9,000,000 square miles, occupies a fifth part of the habitable globe. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z
"And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z
With the fifth part of the booty, which was his share as prince, he provided for all his expenses. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z
One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
Your fifth part I extremely relished; it was admirably touched. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z
It has two bands, one near the thinner end and the other at about a fifth part of the length from the thicker end. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z
Sacrilege in ignorance, fraud, suppressio veri, and perjury, were punished by enforced compensation, and the addition of a fifth part of the value concerned in the matter to the priest, or to the person wronged. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z
The chief’s better half—or rather fifth part, for he had four wives—superintended the culinary operations, which were as rude and simple as the hut where they were carried on. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z
An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
In January 1626 he attacked the Poles at Walhof and scattered the whole of their army after slaying a fifth part of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z
So that it appears to me that these people are a fifth part of all the inhabitants that there are in this country. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z
In the little agrarian states of ancient Greece, a fourth or a fifth part of the whole body of the people considered themselves as soldiers, and would sometimes, it is said, take the field. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z
So too he showed his capacity for system and organization in legalizing the fifth part of all booty and property confiscated to be paid into the public treasury. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z
The Danube has its sources on German soil; but only a fifth part of its course is German. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z
But great indeed was his astonishment, after mustering the troops twice or thrice, to find that at the very highest estimate they were only a fifth part of the forces opposed to him. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z
And what is to be the remedy for the scourge which is incapacitating and crippling a fifth part of the nation's manhood, checking the natural expansion of population and sweeping unknown thousands to untimely graves? Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z
But the wages of labour in a great town and its neighbourhood, are frequently a fourth or a fifth part, twenty or five-and-twenty per cent. higher than at a few miles distance. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z
Just so, even in our old relations, a house which belongs to five heirs is their common possession; but the fifth part of the proceeds is each one's property. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z
The company has a right to a fifth part of the land within a zone of 10 m. on either side of any railway built in the colony previously to 1935. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z
You know the fifth part belongs to God; you must give it to the king. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z
I often think how I should have been delighted to have had one fifth part of the advantages enjoyed by most of my descendants.” War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z
One fifth part of the gross number in a London Workhouse is generally composed of this class. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z
BHP is spending $4.8 billion on the fifth part of the so-called Rapid Growth Projects that will add 50 million tons. BHP’s Second-Quarter Iron Ore Gains 4% to Record 2011-01-20T05:51:01Z
He is faithfully to restore that of which he has defrauded his neighbor; that is, he ought to return not only the principal, but also the fifth part over and above it. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z
One fifth part of Burgoyne's army has been totally destroyed by Stark and Herkimer. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams
The prevailing character of the Austrian dominions is mountainous or hilly, the plains not occupying more than a fifth part of the whole surface. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis
Now Dalroy had to decide in the fifth part of a second whence danger would first come, and begin the attack there. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914
And now measuring the Diameter of the fifth dark Circle as accurately as I could, I found it the fifth part of an Inch precisely. Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light
The Earl will furnish a ship of 60 or 70 tons with twelve seamen, and give his partner a fifth part of the proceeds. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day
One by one the few objects of value which they had in the house went to the pawn-shop, where they brought scarcely the fifth part of their value. Maximina
What a position for a man to gain by sheer personal force—the virtual ruler over a fifth part of the world! What a Man Wills
Then you take off all the green skin, except for about a fifth part of the way round the pith. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend
Cowen's eyes flashed; he took out his phial of laudanum and emptied about a fifth part of it into the bottle. International Short Stories English
"It is concluded that if the money expected be fallen upon, the fifth part will quickly pay all expenses, and reward the ingenious artist, and if that fail, the cannon will certainly repay the charges." The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day
Here, again, the cautious north exhibits its superiority, its proportion of fatalities from this source not being more than a fifth part of the proportion throughout the country.  About London
Great was his astonishment when, after carefully surveying the line, he learned that they were barely equal to the fifth part of the opposing force. The Golden Age in Transylvania
We had, moreover, promised him a fifth part of all the gold that should remain after deducting the fifths for his majesty. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.
Mr. Rockefeller's talk, in substance at least, appears to have been as follows: One commentator says that Joseph bought the fifth part of the corn crop of the years of plenty. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906
I have written a breathless note on Realism for Henley; a fifth part of the subject hurriedly touched, which will show you how my thoughts are driving. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)
I refer my readers for the transactions at the Golden Lion, and for the sad adventures which afterward befell Mr. Bragwell's family, to the fifth part of the History of the Two Wealthy Farmers. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales
Not a fifth part of that number will return to their homes when the war is over. Eyes Like the Sea
What I have done by myself has been ten times more than they all together and the expence not the fifth part in proportion.” Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784
It is a matter of recent history that a group of great German capitalists bought mines in Normandy and gained possession of a fifth part of the mineral wealth of France. The Forerunners
This would make the seed about the fifth part of a bushel an acre, and the produce about fourteen bushels; but this seems to me greatly exaggerated.  An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha
The uncoffined dead of the fifth part of a city lay there. A Story of the Red Cross Glimpses of Field Work
Then she has a peculiar symptom which takes up the fifth part of her time. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers."
Our speed was reduced to about a fifth part of what it would otherwise have been. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I
For this operation they usually receive a fifth part of the rice. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers
His musical talent—or rather genius, it was more than talent—was at that time not one fifth part known to me, yet even what I saw excited my wonder. The First Violin A Novel
A fifth part of the plunder was set apart for the king of Spain, the Emperor, Charles the Fifth. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots
There is a fifth part, indeed—the Poetry; but of that there is not much, and of the little we have but little is esteemed. The Life of Cicero Volume II.
Sickness broke out in the English ranks, and the Black Prince returned to Bordeaux with only a fifth part of his army, and with his own health irretrievably shattered. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
The provisions of his army were exhausted before he had performed a fifth part of the march. Darius the Great Makers of History
This supposition receives some support from the manner in which the fifth part is spoken of in the Novum Organum, i. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"
The tenth part, or the fifth part, or the third part, or one half, or more? The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
The minor vision of the play is a study, often very amusing, but deeply earnest, of the coming of the fifth part civilised to the mostly brutal. William Shakespeare
Many persons would be injured for life, physically wrecked, and perhaps actually killed if they conscientiously did the fifth part of what he is said to have done. The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure
We saw nothing more of the school although we had not caught a fifth part of them. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine
And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. The Old Helmet, Volume I
On December 10 Metternich notified the Prussian minister, Hardenberg, that he would not allow Prussia to annex more than a fifth part of Saxony. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837)
That is to say, setting out with 10s. in 100l. of error in his circumference, he gets within the fifth part of a farthing in 100l. in predicting the moon's transit. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
“And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.” On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay
The space in the flask up to D contained 4 ounces, therefore the fifth part of the air had been lost. Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2
I would have credited nothing short of the books, but there I find that not above a fifth part of our manufacture goes to respectable houses, where it is applied properly.  Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
The men who bemoan such wrongs can scarcely aspire to be the sages and ornaments of a legislature that gives laws to a fifth part of the human race. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1
Only homage, and a fifth part of the gold and silver that might be obtained, was reserved for the crown. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)
The Russians themselves are very numerous—would that the Magyars could boast of the fifth part of their number! The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro'
The fifth part of a litre of wine is called a carafon, a word often used in the cheap restaurants. The South of France—East Half
Probably the money the wretch had lost was not a fifth part of his fortune, and he was in no more danger of coming to want than the sea was of being dried up. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World
At present the rotational moment of momentum of the earth is about a fifth part of the revolutional moment of momentum of the moon. Time and Tide A Romance of the Moon
The fifth part illustrates the visit of the three kings, the anxiety of Herod when he hears of the advent of the Lord, and the assurances given him to allay his fears. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers
‘Done,’ said I; ‘I have scarcely more than the fifth part of what you say.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro'
His examination will be perfectly successful if it is carefully done with a stop-watch which shows the fifth part of a second, like those which are used at races. Psychotherapy
Nevertheless, I have about the fifth part ready for the press. A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Third Part
It was suggested to the Sultan, that, according to the Mahometan law, he was entitled to a fifth part of the captives, and he made this privilege the commencement of a new institution. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity
In the fifth part, Apollo, the advocate for Venus, in a long pleading demands justice against Folly. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
The Russians themselves are very numerous: would that the Magyars could boast of the fifth part of their number! The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro"
The decumæ were the tenth part of corn and the fifth part of other fruit, exacted from the cultivators of the public lands, either in Italy or without it. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed)
The tenth part, or the fifth part, or the third part, or one-half, or more? A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Third Part
Now not more than a fifth part of this trade remains, but still the caravan life is the same, and as varied as ever. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People
In the fifth part are noticed sacrifices and holy things; and the sixth treats of purifications; vessels; furniture; clothes; houses; leprosy; baths; and numerous other articles. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
The fifth part is or was called the Atlantic Island, as famous as extensive, and which exceeded all the others, each one by itself, and even some joined together. History of the Incas
That day until evening, the Irish fought with him, nevertheless he laid waste the fifth part of Ireland.  The Mabinogion Vol. 2
In 1768 the fifth part was published, being the first volume upon Asia, containing Asiatic Turkey and Arabia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
A fifth part of these victories would have sufficed, in another period, to have given to France the empire of Europe. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II.
Of the fifty thousand mountain Nestorians, the estimated number before the war, one fifth part were numbered with the slain. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I.
The Huguenots were not a fifth part of the French nation, yet defeat could never dishearten them. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4
For the fifth part of a second my advent made no difference. Romance
But if we compare the set discourses of our Lord recorded by Mark with those which Matthew gives, they will hardly amount to a fifth part in quantity. Companion to the Bible
It is in four parts, but in one place the addition of a fifth part and stretto treatment render the feeling of grief more intense. The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development
The fifth part of this immense composition, the History of Indian Astronomy, was published in 1787. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men
The options must be secured before we can make the fifth part of a move in the other field; and the Lord only knows how long that will take. Empire Builders
To two of the most distinguished men, we made presents of a ring and broach, and to five others a piece of riband, a little tobacco, and the fifth part of a neckcloth. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.
The fifth part is a gay and stirring chorus founded on a popular legend. Musicians of To-Day
The fifth part of the said rules, which treats of degrees, was not received by the Spanish provinces, who dissembled with it. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
The fourth and fifth parts treat similarly of the two sacraments, Baptism and the Lord's Supper. The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church
The bar is formed in the same manner as the fess, but it only occupies the fifth part of the field. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science
The Company was held well able to pay 400,000l. a year to government; but bankrupts, if they attempted to divide the fifth part of it among themselves. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)
Then these shrewd Marsmen exacted tribute from the valley-toilers, saying to them: "Give us a fifth part of your products, and we will give you sunlight." Life in a Thousand Worlds
The generals have heard that, and not only have they not said anything about it, but have even neglected it, so that the fifth part is now not binding. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
Mohammed claimed, by a special revelation, the fifth part of the booty. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology
A fifth part of his yearly income gone at one smash—and in such a foolish way, too. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843
From the point of view of a nation at war, sixpence is just a fifth part of half a crown.... Mr. Britling Sees It Through
If you will give due attention to my advice, never expect that he will be constant, who inhumanly wounds those sweet kisses, which Venus has imbued with the fifth part of all her nectar. The Works of Horace
The fourth and fifth parts of Messrs. Bowman and Crowther's 'Churches of the Middle Ages' are published, and fully support our very favourable impression of the work. Notes and Queries, Number 24, April 13, 1850
After bartering the belongings of the fleet, the officers and people may barter the other merchandise of which, according to this mandate, they shall pay us the fifth part. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
A lovely air by the soprano accompanied this tableau, and after the curtain fell a grand chorus completed the fifth part. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876
Now the receptacles did not contain the fifth part of that. The Moon-Voyage
When morning came I got my issue of bread, the fifth part of a small round loaf, which was my allowance for the day. Three Times and Out
Yet all these sums did not amount to a fifth part of what Atahualpa had engaged to pay for his ransom. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
But the Spaniards both defrauded the crown of the fifth part of the pearls, and abused and destroyed the Lucayans, so that the fishery fell much off. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
He did not spend one fifth part of his income. Bred in the Bone
These undertakers agreed to pay the prince a fifth part of the profit, sometimes a greater share, and sent out the armament at their own expense. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces
It was the man she expected who stood for the fifth part of a second in the doorway of her darkened room, then, lithe and noiseless as an Indian, made for the window. The Port of Adventure
We are so shamefully treated and insulted that I cannot tell you the fifth part of it all. Four Arthurian Romances
The worst part of the business was, that we assigned him a fifth part at all the gold which might be acquired, after deducting the share belonging to the king. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
I have written a breathless note on Realism for Henley; a fifth part of the subject, hurriedly touched, which will show you how my thoughts are driving. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1
Northumberland is called a fifth part of England. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
The Russians themselves are very numerous; would that the Magyars could boast of the fifth part of their number! The Romany Rye
But there were many more outside, for so many had come on account of the presence of the Queen that the fifth part could not be accommodated inside. Four Arthurian Romances
Now Northumbria is accounted the fifth part of England, and the better bargain was on Erik's side. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age
It is noticeable, however, that in his Account of the Greatest English Poets, young Addison gave a fifth part of the piece to expression of the admiration he felt even then for Milton. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays
The applause did not come from all—probably from some fifth part of the audience—but they applauded furiously. The Possessed (The Devils)
He had forty thousand men, the fifth part armed like our legions, the rest with poles, hangers, and other weapons used by hunters. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola
The tongue and the mouth of no man, however skilful, could describe the third, or the fourth, or the fifth part of the display which marked his coronation. Four Arthurian Romances
By what denomination should the fifth part of a penny be hereafter known? The Eustace Diamonds
In 'The Canterbury Tales' indeed, the plan is almost impossibly ambitious; the more than twenty stories actually finished, with their eighteen thousand lines, are only a fifth part of the intended number. A History of English Literature
It constitutes a fifth part of our atmosphere, a third part of water, and a large proportion of every kind of rock in the crust of the earth.  Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
The third proposition of the fifth part which he quotes merely proves that in so far as we understand passion it ceases to be a passion.  Pages from a Journal with Other Papers
This tax represented about the fifth part of the value of the estate. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
Cleonymus, having met success in no part of the Adriatic sea, departed with scarce a fifth part of his navy remaining. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
It is, in fact, just the same with mental as with bodily food: hardly the fifth part of what one takes is assimilated. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, a Dialogue, Etc.
Then he took the possessions, slaves, and cattle of the vanquished tribe and divided them among the Faithful, keeping a fifth part himself, and the land he partitioned also. Mahomet Founder of Islam
The twenty-second and twenty-third propositions of the fifth part are as follows:- “In God, nevertheless, there necessarily exists an idea which expresses the essence of this or that human body under the form of eternity.” Pages from a Journal with Other Papers
Nicholas, at the head of a million of disciplined troops, was defeated; while his antagonist, the "sick man," could scarcely muster a fifth part of the number, and yet survived to plague his thwarted will. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders
The single campaign of Regulus introduced as many captives as made up a fifth part of the whole population. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements
He got possession of the whole property of the nation for the benefit of his master, but exacted only a fifth part of the produce of the land for the support of the government. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets
The fifth part thereof ye shall give to the king and four parts I promise to you to sow, and for meat to your servants and to your children. Bible Stories and Religious Classics
We shall find in the fifth part of the Ethic that Spinoza affirms the eternity of the mind, though not perhaps in the way in which it is usually believed. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers
It is famous as a fifth part of the world different from its fellows. England of My Heart : Spring
But it burnt steadily again within the fifth part of a second, and they all saw a starred hole in the center pane of glass of the second tier from the bottom. The Postmaster's Daughter
Britain had shown no scruple in appropriating a fifth part of the globe, and dealing summarily with her opponents, whether savage or civilized; why should Germany show scruple? The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife
The single campaign of Regulus introduced as many as a fifth part of the whole population. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
Having thus reorganized the finances of the country, Hamilton now proposed the fifth part of his scheme,—the establishment of a national bank. Formation of the Union, 1750-1829
With what thou giv'st me, the fifth part of all our spoils of war, The King Alfonso of Castile full well content would be. The Lay of the Cid
And Joseph made it a decree, to stand Ev'n to this day throughout th' Egyptian land; That Pharaoh should have a fifth part, except The priests' lands, which unto themselves they kept. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
Consider what a fifth part of the reading-matter of an American daily paper issued in a city of one hundred and seventy thousand inhabitants amounts to! A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07
It was the habit of the Cubans to refer to their enemies as quintos—the fifth part of a man! Rainbow's End
The goods must be restored to their owner augmented by a fifth part of their value; and as an asham there must be added a ram, which falls to the sanctuary. Prolegomena
And with the men of Castejón he spoke to this intent To Hita and Guadalajára ambassadors he sent To find how high the ransom of the fifth part they would rate. The Lay of the Cid
Judy pushed up her plate eagerly at this unusually magnanimous offer, and received a very small division, a fifth part, perhaps, with great gratitude. Seven Little Australians
These forty-two tales, occupying one hundred and twenty Nights, form less than a fifth part of the whole collection which in the Mac. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10
But the wages of labour in a great town and its neighbourhood, are frequently a fourth or a fifth part, twenty or five-and—twenty per cent. higher than at a few miles distance. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
For it has twenty solid angles, each of which is contained by three obtuse planes, and each of these contains one and the fifth part of a right angle. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
For himself the Cid Rodrigo took the fifth part of all, And coined marks thirty thousand unto his share did fall. The Lay of the Cid
He did not contrive a new story or character, but we nearly owe to him a fifth part of painting, the knowledge of chiaroscuro—a distinct power and element in art and nature. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners
The King had his allegiance, likewise a fifth part of gold or silver found within his lands. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings
In the little agrarian states of ancient Greece, a fourth or a fifth part of the whole body of the people considered the themselves as soldiers, and would sometimes, it is said, take the field. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
The French offenders were merely fined; and their fines probably did not amount to a fifth part of the sums which they had realised by unlawful traffic. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5
Thus, a fifth part of mankind either die or are disfigured by this distemper.  Letters on England
Four Archbishops and eighteen Bishops were employed in looking after about a fifth part of the number of churchmen who inhabited the single diocese of London. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
Do I give, if not as Zaccheus did, fourfold, as the law commands, with the fifth part added?  Bunyan Characters (3rd Series)
Bernick: They have stipulated for a fifth part of the profits as their share. Pillars of Society
And sign he could not; he was not worth one hundred talents, nor the fifth part of the sum. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ
AEschines, who did not obtain a fifth part of the votes, and consequently became himself liable to a penalty, was so chagrined at his defeat that he retired to Rhodes. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest
But it is certain that not a fifth part, some say not an eighth part of the clergy, were present. The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2
A fifth part of his income was spent in having her wheeled about in a chair, by which it was his duty to walk daily for an allotted number of hours. Men's Wives
They possessed immense riches and, it was said, held more than a fifth part of the total property of Penguinia. Penguin Island
If he be convicted he shall be deprived of his honours, and if the accuser do not obtain a fifth part of the votes, he shall pay a fine according to his class. Laws
In length it does not exceed a fifth part of the Timaeus. Timaeus
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