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each new generation of
this old familiar material glows with the deepest thoughts and the tenderest feelings that ennoble our humanity; and each new generation of men finds it more wonderful than the last.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Edgar never gathered our
Had Edgar never gathered our conversation, he would never have been the worse for it.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

every new generation of
If history has to be rewritten for every new generation of men, it is due not merely to the discovery of new historical materials, but just to the fact that there is a new generation.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

extraordinary noise going on
And certainly there was a most extraordinary noise going on within—a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash, as if a dish or kettle had been broken to pieces.
— from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson by Lewis Carroll

eines Nachlasses grant of
Gesundheitsrisiko health hazard Gesundheitszeugnis health certificate getan; gehandelt done getarnter Versuch disguised attempt getätigter Umsatz business done geteilte Provision split commission getöntes Papier coloured paper getöntes Papier; farbiges Papier coloured paper Getreidesilo; Fahrstuhl (US) elevator getrennt separate getrennt halten keep apart getrennt halten keep separate getrennt halten to keep apart getrennt von anderen Verträgen separate from other contracts getrennt von den Kaufverträgen separate from the sales contracts getreu dem Vertrag abiding by a contract Getriebe gear gewagt risky Gewährer einer Lizenz licensor gewährleisten warrant Gewährleistung warranty Gewährleistung; Garantie warranty Gewährleistungsdauer length of warranty Gewährleistungsklausel warranty clause Gewahrsam custody Gewahrsam keeping gewährte Frist time allowed gewährte Frist; Zeitnorm allowed time Gewährung eines Kredits grant of credit Gewährung eines Nachlasses grant of an allowance Gewaltenteilung division of powers Gewebe fabric Gewerbe trade Gewerbebetrieb industrial undertaking Gewerbeerlaubnis trading certificate Gewerbefreiheit freedom of trade Gewerbegebiet industrial estate Gewerbemesse; Industriemesse industrial fair gewerblich genutztes Gebäude industrial building gewerbliche
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

expects no good of
He expects no good of the assembly, and would be glad if he could terminate it immed
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

Each noblest gift of
Then all the people made reply, Peasant and townsman, low and high: “Each noblest gift of form and mind, [pg 091]
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

exercise national government only
All-Judaan is the only State that exercises world government; all the other States can and may exercise national government only.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous

enjoyment no good or
For even if we were to say that the wicked had no other trouble in a long life, yet, when their wrong-doing was proved to bring them no profit or enjoyment, no good or adequate return for their many and great anxieties, the consciousness of that would be quite enough to throw 832 their mind off its balance.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

effect No grace of
Both fairly owning Riches, in effect, No grace of Heaven or token of th’ elect; Given to the fool, the mad, the vain, the evil, To Ward, to Waters, Chartres, and the devil.
— from An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires by Alexander Pope

eager nature going out
He stood there bathed in silent enchantment, an eager nature going out to meet and absorb into itself the beauty and peace of the scene.
— from Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

eccentricity no grotesquerie of
She was well read, clever, and witty, and her affectionate devotion to her father knew no bounds; yet as she had a keen sense of the ridiculous, no eccentricity, no grotesquerie of his escaped her laughing, hawk-keen eye, and sometimes when talking to old friends, like Mr. and Mrs. Ellsler, she would tell tales of "poor pa" that were exceedingly funny.
— from Life on the Stage: My Personal Experiences and Recollections by Clara Morris

es not go out
es not go out of fashion.
— from What I Saw in America by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

enters no gleam of
Only the prune-coloured velvet curtains are tightly drawn before the pots of imitation cyclamen, and there enters no gleam of the light that is bathing the forest and the sea without—light of the waning moon, melting and cool at once, at once disdainful and seductive.
— from The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck

even now going on
The building up of Volcanoes is even now going on before our eyes.
— from The Beauties of Nature, and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir

eight n gr often
Sometimes a great disinclination to the literary class came over him; therefore he frequently declaimed against the albums of the scholars; yet he never gave less than one thaler eight n. gr., often double, nay, three and four fold.
— from Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag

else no gleam of
And even in our best moods, when we are not hard, nor careless, nor over-busy, when we are at once sober and earnest and gentle, then not least does Christ call upon us to watch and to pray, that we may retain that than which else no gleam of April sunshine was ever more fleeting; that we may perfect that which else is of the earth, earthly, and when we lie down in the dust will wither and come to dust also.
— from The Christian Life: Its Course, Its Hindrances, and Its Helps by Thomas Arnold

eye no gleam of
For the first time in their experience there was no kindling light in his eye, no gleam of welcome from the lips which had so often parted in smiles and blessing His spirit hovered on the borders of a land beyond their reach.
— from Fletcher of Madeley by Margaret Allen

expedients necessarily grow out
Bold and extra-constitutional expedients necessarily grow out of the prevailing violence.
— from The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various


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