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and no lover appeared upon the

And as time went by and no lover appeared upon the scene I grew very, very tired.
— from It Pays to Smile by Nina Wilcox Putnam

arms nor legs and upon the

After a while, there was a smaller animal seen leaving the side of the bigger, as a kid leaves the side of its mother, similar in shape to the bigger, but having neither arms nor legs; and, upon the back of this animal, many of the smaller animals sought the shore.
— from Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones

aims no less at unfolding the

We conceive of a scientific education in the full sense as one which, while it imparts true ideas in regard to the physical history of the globe and the chemical elements that compose it, aims no less at unfolding the true constitution of society, the springs of human action, the strength and weakness of human character, the possibilities of good and evil that reside in every individual, the misery that waits on wrongdoing, and the happiness that flows from just and pure deeds.
— from Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1898 Volume 54, November 1898 by Various

accomplished not leaving Africa until there

Although his health was impaired, he agreed to return to the Congo and complete the establishment of stations as far as Stanley Falls, which he duly accomplished, not leaving Africa until there were five promising trading-posts—Vivi, Leopoldville, Kinshassa (Stanley Pool), Equator, and Stanley Falls, the last about two thousand miles inland from the west coast.
— from Explorers and Travellers by A. W. (Adolphus Washington) Greely

as not laying anchor until the

This included the organization of the fleet under the Admiral, sea-maneuver rules such as not laying anchor until the Admiral's ship had, engagement rules, and the distribution of captured goods: one-fourth to the vessel owner, one-fourth to the king if the seamen were paid by the king's wages, and the rest divided among the crew and Admiral.
— from Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776 by S. A. Reilly

and not let anything under the

I’m going to do my best, like I said, and not let anything under the sun happen.
— from Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

a new loan and unless the

The loan of 1841, amounting to $5,672,976.88, falls due on the 1st day of January, 1845, and must be provided for or postponed by a new loan; and unless the resources of revenue should be materially increased by you there will be a probable deficiency for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1845, of upward of $4,000,000.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

are no longer any upon the

In most Reptiles teeth also occur upon the palatal, but there are no longer any upon the lingual bone.
— from Elements of Physiophilosophy by Lorenz Oken

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