Aquilo
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"Quod non imber edax: Non Aquilo impotius possit diruere: aut innumerabilis annorum series et fuga temporum: so say I severally of Sir Philip Sidneys Spencers Daniels Draytons Shakespeares and Warners workes."
From An Introduction to Shakespeare by MacCracken, H. N.
Had old AEolus appeared at this moment, he would have been proclaimed king of the moccoli, and Aquilo the heir-presumptive to the throne.
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre
They were Boreas or Aquilo, the north wind, Zephyrus or Favonius, the west, Notus or Auster, the south, and Eurus, the east.
From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Bulfinch, Thomas
Every head bowed low before his majesty, the ladies bending like frail, magnificent lilies before King Aquilo.
From Ten Years Later by Dumas père, Alexandre
Corus, the northwest wind, drove clouds of snow before him; while Aquilo, dreadful in appearance, caused cold shivers to run down one’s back at his mere sight.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
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