"indest" hidden in books

I never did either said the

"I never did, either," said the woolly Lamb to herself.
— from The Story of a Lamb on Wheels by Laura Lee Hope

is not dark enough strain the

For ten pounds of cotton or wool, have half a bushel of maple bark, the same of sumach berries, and a peck of walnut hulls or bark; put a layer of this in an iron pot, and a layer of the wool, till all is in; cover it with water, and boil it slowly for three hours, keeping the pot filled with water; then hang it out, and when dry, wash one skein, and if it is not dark enough, strain the dye, and put in a tea-cup of copperas; put in the yarn, and let it scald a few minutes; take it out, dry it, and wash it well with soft soap and water.
— from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott) Lea

is not deep enough so that

The black of the pupil is, in these eyes, too marked, because the colour of the iris around it is not deep enough, so that in looking at them we seem to see only the pupil.
— from The Influence of the Stars: A book of old world lore by Rosa Baughan

indeed nor ducks except some that

There were no turkies or geese indeed; nor ducks, except some that we occasionally got from Bussora .
— from A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the Years 1808 and 1809 In Which is Included, Some Account of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart. K. C. to the Court of Persia by James Justinian Morier

its nature discursive erratic subject to

But now suppose that your mind is in its nature discursive, erratic, subject to electric attractions and repulsions, volage; it may be impossible for you to compel your attention except by taking away all external disturbances.
— from The Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes: An Index of the Project Gutenberg Editions by Oliver Wendell Holmes

it now does ever since the

We would fain believe that the space has stood as empty as it now does ever since the people of Norba—less wise, as the event showed, than their neighbours of Cora—embraced the cause of Marius with such desperate zeal that they slew themselves and burned their houses rather than let either themselves or their goods fall into the hands of Sulla.
— from Studies of Travel: Italy by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Freeman

I never did either said the

"I never did, either," said the cap'n.
— from Country Neighbors by Alice Brown

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