| 1. | Thorkelin, G.J.--De Danorum rebus gestis secul. - from Beowulf by |
| 2. | This sceptic's name was Grantaire, and he was in the habit of signing himself with this rebus R. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
| 3. | the author of the treatise _De compendiosa doctrina per litteras ad filium_ in which he treats _de rebus omnibus et quibusdam aliis_. - from The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Complete by Leonardo Da Vinci |
| 4. | In the time of Mathurin Regnier, this cabaret was called the Pot-aux-Roses, and as the rebus was then in fashion, it had for its sign-board, a post poteau painted rose-color. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |