What is "five-and-twenty"

Usage examples of "five-and-twenty".

A miracle of heaven replaced me on the throne of my fathers after five-and-twenty years of exile.

There were between seventy and eighty plumpers for the two successful Churchmen, and about five-and-twenty split votes for them and Casey, who had distinguished himself by his coarse attacks on the Doctor.

How he has improved in comeliness in five-and-twenty year and in the noble art of inflating his facts.

I am fully convinced that it is impossible for a woman, even if she were born close to a throne, to acquire before the age of five-and-twenty the encyclopaedic knowledge of trifles, the practice of manoeuvring, the important small things, the musical tones and harmony of coloring, the angelic bedevilments and innocent cunning, the speech and the silence, the seriousness and the banter, the wit and the obtuseness, the diplomacy and the ignorance which make up the perfect lady.

Where's Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?

All fines made with us unjustly and against the law of the land, and all amercements (arbitrary punishments) imposed unjustly and against the law of the land, shall be entirely remitted, or else it shall be done concerning them according to the decision of the five-and-twenty barons of whom mention is made below in the clause for secur-ing the peace, or according to the judgment of the majority of the same, along with the aforesaid Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, if he can be present, and such others as he may wish to bring with him for this purpose, and if he cannot be present the business shall nevertheless proceed without him, provided always that if any one or more of the aforesaid five-and-twenty barons are in a similar suit, they shall be removed as far as concerns this particular judgment, others being substituted in their places after having been selected by the rest of the same five-and-twenty for this purpose only, and after having been sworn.

Homer commendeth Achilles for overthrowing of five-and-twenty cities: but in mine opinion Ganges is much better preferred by Suidas for building of three score in India, where he did plant himself.

Do you remember, dear M——, oh friend of my youth, how one blissful night five-and-twenty years since, the “Hypocrite” being acted, Elision being manager, Dolton and Listen performers, two boys had leave from their loyal masters to go out from Slaughter House School where they were educated, and to appear on Derry Lane stage, amongst a crowd which assembled there to greet the king.

On the day appointed, instead of five-and-twenty thousand men, under the command of Sir John Oldcastle, in the meadows of St.

The queen's highness hath at this present (which is the four-and-twentieth of her reign) already made and furnished, to the number of four or five-and-twenty great ships, which lie for the most part in Gillingham Road, beside three galleys, of whose particular names and furniture (so far forth as I can come by them) it shall not be amiss to make report at this time.

We went there for the sunsets, but that was five-and-twenty years ago.