I may possibly be thought to proceed too far in Abridging history of so many heroic personages, upon whose names antiquity has impressed a reverence; and whose mighty actions have never been disputed.
"A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)"
Jacob Bryant
The Doctor laughed heartily, but persisted in denying this; and the lady urged him to relate to me the plan he had so successfully pursued in Abridging his road to Fortune.
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner
The person while so employed has to hear and reiterate the ideas of the speaker as he proceeds; these he must remember and arrange, selecting, Abridging, condensing, or abandoning, according to the extent of his manual dexterity in writing.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall