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guest Robin entertained violent
Besides disdain of the mean condition of his guest, Robin entertained violent suspicion of his intentions, which were, he supposed, to watch some favourable opportunity of robbing the house.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Gillmor R E volunteers
Julius A., work in development of subchasers, 175 Gannon, Capt. Sinclair, with mine-laying squadron, 264 Gates, Lt.-Commr. A. L., exploits at Dunkirk, 288 Geddes, Sir Eric, First Lord of the Admiralty, 219 George, King, meeting with, 9 ; popular with American sailors, 67 George, Lloyd, optimistic regarding submarine situation, 10 ; on convoy system, 95 German interned ships converted into transports, 301 Gibraltar, co-operation of American navy with British in operations at, 134 Gillmor, R. E., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206 Gleaves, Rear-Adm. Albert, organization for transport fleet, 301 Glinder, Franz, drowned when crew surrendered to Fanning , 134 ; buried with honours of war, 134 Good, P. F., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206 Goschen, Viscount, deemed submarine useless, 227 Graham, Capt. S. V., good work in convoying subchasers, 178 Grand Fleet, British, protected by destroyers, 73 ; immune from torpedo attack, 85 Greenslade, Capt. J. W., with mine-laying squadron, 264 Hammon, Ensign C. H., exploit at Pola, 287 Hanrahan, Commr.
— from The Victory At Sea by Burton Jesse Hendrick

GULISTAN Revised Edition Volume
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Karen Lofstrom, Tom Allen, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team PERSIAN LITERATURE comprising THE SHБH NБMEH, THE RUBБIYБT THE DIVAN, AND THE GULISTAN Revised Edition, Volume 1 1909 With a special introduction by RICHARD J. H. GOTTHEIL, Ph.D. SPECIAL INTRODUCTION
— from The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 by Firdawsi

Grammaticæ rudimenta et vel
[385] "Majori gentis parti nota Grammaticæ rudimenta, et vel ipsi etiam rustici legendi scribendique periti sunt."
— from History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott

great real estate venture
Now he controlled four banks, one trust company, an insurance company, a fire insurance company, a great real estate venture somewhere, and what not.
— from Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser

government requires every vessel
The government requires every vessel above a certain tonnage to take on a pilot; or to be more correct, the vessels are required to pay the pilot’s fee whether his services are accepted or not.
— from A Year in a Yawl A True Tale of the Adventures of Four Boys in a Thirty-foot Yawl by Russell Doubleday

good rooms excellent vaults
[145] The Fountain Tavern was renowned for its good rooms, excellent vaults, “curious kitchen,” and old wine.
— from Haunted London by Walter Thornbury

Gneist R Englische Verfassungsgeschichte
FOOTNOTES: [1] This chapter has been issued as a pamphlet by the National Service League, 72, Victoria Street, S.W. [2] Gneist, R. Englische Verfassungsgeschichte , p. 4.
— from Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government by F. J. C. (Fossey John Cobb) Hearnshaw


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