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for Rachel and not grudge one
"I would serve for her as Jacob served for Rachel, and not grudge one minute of the time, but the nuisance is I'm twelve years older than she is.
— from Penny Plain by O. Douglas

for reinforcements and no general officer
He detached guards to the shores, convened his officers in council, applied directly to General Ward for reinforcements, and no general officer gave him an order.
— from The Command in the Battle of Bunker Hill With a Reply to "Remarks on Frothingham's History of the Battle, by S. Swett" by Richard Frothingham

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