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glut our rage of grief
Ere yet from rest or food we seek relief, Some rites remain, to glut our rage of grief.
— from The Iliad by Homer

grains of rice or ground
halanggup thin gruel cooked from grains of rice or ground corn.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

giver of rings of gold
Ottar Black tells of this:— "The giver of rings of gold, The army leader bold,
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Gelat or Rock of Gelat
Marcus suggests that this is the Gibel-Gelat or Rock of Gelat spoken of by the English travellers Denham, Clapperton, and Oudney, forming a portion of the chain of Guriano or Gyr.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

Greinerschwall or rapids of Grein
From Dr. William Beattie’s admirable work on ‘The Danube’ I quote the following passages:—‘After descending the Greinerschwall, or rapids of Grein above mentioned, the river rolls on for a considerable space, in a deep and almost tranquil volume, which, by contrast with the approaching turmoil, gives increased effect to its wild, stormy, and romantic features.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

grapnels or rather one grapnel
Two grapnels, or rather one grapnel, and a small kedge, were found among the pinnace's materials, everything belonging to her having been stowed in the same part of the ship.
— from The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific by James Fenimore Cooper

glass of rack or gin
[6] A 'sopje' or 'sooppie,' a glass of rack or gin, or, rather, a French brandy.
— from The Cape Peninsula: Pen and Colour Sketches by Réné Hansard

God or rather of gods
Let them remember next, how gross were the notions of God, or rather of gods, prevalent during the same era and afterwards—how concretely gods were conceived as men of specific aspects dressed in specific ways—how their names were literally "the strong," "the destroyer," "the powerful one,"—how, according to the Scandinavian mythology, the "sacred duty of blood-revenge" was acted on by the gods themselves,—and
— from Illustrations of Universal Progress: A Series of Discussions by Herbert Spencer

G o rg o gliáre
G o rg o zzáre, as G o rg o gliáre.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

going or returning on guard
Men going or returning on guard liked to eat.
— from Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories by Andy Adams

gate of Reuben one gate
And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
— from The Prophet Ezekiel: An Analytical Exposition by Arno Clemens Gaebelein

green or russet or gold
She never counted her warblers and seldom named them—but she loved them, as they slipped northward through young leaves, shyly, with pure flashes of green or russet or gold.
— from The Book of Susan: A Novel by Lee Wilson Dodd

G o rg o gliáre
Gorg o láre, as G o rg o gliáre.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

generation of rediæ or give
These become a fresh generation of rediæ or give rise to the third stage ( CERCARIA ).] Fig.
— from The Animal Parasites of Man by Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent) Theobald


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