Sentence examples for earliest references from inspiring English sources

It contains prophetic poems and stories of legends and heroes from the Dark Ages, including some of the earliest references to King Arthur and Merlin the wizard (referred to in the text as Myrddin the "wild man").

Some of the earliest references to the use of horses in South Asian warfare are Puranic texts, which refer to an attempted invasion of India by the joint cavalry forces of the Sakas, Kambojas, Yavanas, Pahlavas, and Paradas, called the "five hordes" (pañca.ganah) or "Kśatriya" hordes (Kśatriya ganah).

The earliest references are, however, more recent.

The earliest references to the game in Europe occur in the 15th century.

It contains the earliest references in Europe to paper and to oil painting.

The earliest references to a longer, jointed rod are from Roman times, about the 4th century ce.

What people do is find the earliest reference they can.

The earliest reference Mr. Shapiro found was a 1959 issue of Business Quarterly.

The earliest reference Mr. Shapiro can find is from The New York Times in 1948.

The earliest reference to Indian Summer appeared in Ebenezer Denny's diary in 1794.

The earliest reference to 'Cleopatra' dates from the late 18th century, when it was attributed to Orazio".