The asymptotic behavior of a function

Growing with or near the sebil, we find the two cedars, the white and the pink; the lapaccio, that we have remarked likewise in the sub-zone of the urunday, the walnut, the laurel, the tatane, the pacara, the mulberry, the tipa, the male oak,...

[…]: and being Landed, rideth to the Guildhall to diuner, and all the Companies of this Citie with him: and at their coming into the hall, the new Lord Maior with ii. of the ancient Aldermen, M. Recorder, and the Sheriffes, go vp to my Lords table to bid them welcome, and likewise all the other guests there, and from thence to the Lady Maioresse table, and so come out to the Gentlewomens table, and to the Iudges, and so from thence my saide new Lord Maior goeth into the Chamberlaines office, where he dineth, and the olde Lord Maior at their first coming into the hall, goeth vp to the high table in the Hustings, and there keepeth the state for that feast. 1629, The Order of My Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, and the Sheriffes for Their Meetings and Wearing of Their Apparrell Thoroughout the Whole Yeare, [London]: […]R. Young, pages 18–19: And being landed, rideth to the Guild-hall to dinner, and all the Companies of this City with him: and at their comming into the Hall, the new Lord Mayor, with two of the ancient Aldermen, master Recorder and the Sheriffs, goe vp to my Lords Table to bid them welcome; and likewise all the other guests there, and from thence to the Lady Maioresse Table, and so come out to the Gentlewomens Table, and to the Iudges, and so from thence my said new L. Mayor goeth into the Chamberlaines Office, where he dineth, and the olde Lord Maior at their first comming into the Hall, goeth vp to the high Table in the Hustings, and there keepeth the State for that Feast.

Uncharacteristically for him, Lord Vetinari laughed out loud. He very nearly gloated at the downfall of his enemy and slammed his copy of the Ankh-Morpork Times, open at the crossword page, on to his desk. ‘Cucumiform, shaped like a cucumber or a variety of squash! l thumb my nose at you, madam!’