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love of Lacedaemon not
The love of Lacedaemon not only affected Plato and Xenophon, but was shared by many undistinguished Athenians; there they seemed to find a principle which was wanting in their own democracy.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

layen out last night
Clark, January 10, 1805] 10th of January Thursday 1805 last night was excessively Cold the murkery this morning Stood at 40° below 0 which is 72° below the freesing point, we had one man out last night, who returned about 8 oClock this morning The Indians of the lower Villages turned out to hunt for a man & a boy who had not returnd from the hunt of yesterday, and borrowd a Slay to bring them in expecting to find them frosed to death about 10 oclock the boy about 13 years of age Came to the fort with his feet frosed and had layen out last night without fire with only a Buffalow Robe to Cover him, the Dress which he wore was a pr of Cabra Legins, which is verry thin and mockersons—we had his feet put in Cold water and they are Comeing too-
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

latest operas latest novels
Likewise they decree the things that are not shop and which may be talked about, and those things are the latest operas, latest novels, cards, billiards, cocktails, automobiles, horse shows, trout fishing, tuna-fishing, big-game shooting, yacht sailing, and so forth—and mark you, these are the things the idlers know.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

loss of life no
Think not of bonds and capture; fear No loss of life, no peril here: For, captive, helpless and unarmed, An envoy never should be harmed.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

love of liberty nor
The reader will easily see, that such little conversations with my play fellows, had no tendency to weaken my love of liberty, nor to render me contented with my condition as a slave.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

loom of life never
The loom of life never stops; and the pattern 40 which was weaving when the sun went down in the evening is weaving when it comes up to-morrow.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

law of large numbers
Transaktionen particular partnership Gesellschaft leisten keep company Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung limited liability company Gesellschaft mit unbeschränkter Haftung unlimited company Gesellschafter associate Gesellschafter partner in a firm Gesellschafter; Partner partner Gesellschaftskapital joint capital of a company Gesellschaftsregister register of joint stock companies Gesellschaftsvermögen assets of a company Gesellschaftsvertrag contract of association Gesellschaftsvertrag der oHG deed of partnership Gesetz Act of Parliament Gesetz statute Gesetz betreffend den Verkauf von Waren Sale of Goods Act Gesetz der Ausnahme law of exception Gesetz der großen Zahl law of large numbers Gesetz der Ökonomie der Zeit law of economy of time Gesetz des komparativen Nutzens law of comparative advantages Gesetz gegen unlauteren Wettbewerb Fair Trade Law Gesetz vom abnehmenden Ertrag law of diminishing returns Gesetz von Angebot und Nachfrage law of supply and demand Gesetz von Ursache und Wirkung law of cause and effect Gesetzesübertretung breach of law Gesetzesübertretung malfeasance Gesetzgebung legislation gesetzlich legal gesetzlich festgelegt statutory gesetzlich; rechtsgültig legal gesetzliche Rücklagen legal reserves gesetzlicher Höchstzinssatz legal rate gesetzlicher Mindestsatz legal minimum rate gesetzlicher Schadensersatzanspruch damages at law gesetzlicher Vertreter statutory agent gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel legal tender gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel (US) lawful money gesetzwidriger Vertrag illegal contract gesicherte Verbindlichkeiten secured liabilities gesichertes Darlehen secured credit gesperrte Guthaben frozen assets gesperrte Schuld; verjährte Schuld barred debt gesperrter Kredit; eingefrorener Kredit frozen credit gesperrtes Konto blocked account gesperrtes Konto frozen account gesponserte Sendung; geförderte Sendung sponsored broadcast Gespräch mit dem Festland continental call Gesprächsgebühr call-charge gestaffelte Steuer graded tax gestaffelter Preis graduated price Gestalter designer gestalterische Arbeit creative work gestattet nach geltendem Recht authorized by the law in force Gestell rack gestern yesterday gestern morgens yesterday morning gestufte Prämien stepped bonus gestundete Fracht respited freight gestützt auf based on gestützter Preis pegged price gesunde Währung sound currency gesunder Wettbewerb fair competition Gesundheit health Gesundheitsbescheinigung bill of health
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

look or look not
“But look or look not, I will see you in my thoughts.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

life of luxury novelty
Why not accept him, and enjoy a new life of luxury, novelty, and pleasure?
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

layer of liquid naphtha
It was really a layer of liquid naphtha, floating on the surface of the river!
— from Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar by Jules Verne

Life of Lord Nelson
I cannot write any more, for we have got a noble Life of Lord Nelson lent us for a short time by my poor relation the book binder, and I want to read as much of it as I can.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Charles Lamb

Lucy only last night
"This is absurd, Lucy; only last night you begged me to ride, and now that I've done what you ask, you——" "I know it seems silly.
— from Hector Graeme by Evelyn Brentwood

lieutenant of Le Naturaliste
Melius, who had been first lieutenant of Le Naturaliste when at Port Jackson, then commanded.
— from A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in His Majesty's ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland schooner by Matthew Flinders

laid on like no
"You laid on like no piper, good Drgon.
— from A Trace of Memory by Keith Laumer

line of Lissy Nos
We were crossing the line of Lissy Nos, a jutting point on the coast marking the narrowest part of the strait.
— from Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes

lovers of liberty not
The lesson of manliness, uprightness, and courage, which his life teaches, is to be learned by us, not merely as lovers of liberty, not as opponents of slavery, but as men who need more manliness, more uprightness, more courage and simplicity in our common lives.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

learn one Latin name
And they will have to learn one Latin name for each plant, which, when differing from the common one, I trust may yet by some scientific persons be accepted, and with ultimate advantage.
— from Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies of Wayside Flowers, While the Air was Yet Pure Among the Alps and in the Scotland and England Which My Father Knew by John Ruskin

look out lets no
Figs of Pharoah.” Sir John, on his constant look out lets no oddment pass him by, and the more peculiar the better.
— from The Charm of Gardens by Dion Clayton Calthrop

lane of life Nor
His transgression, “Like a staunch murderer steady to his purpose, Follows him through every lane of life, Nor misses once the track,” and soon or late he is overtaken.
— from Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History by Allen Howard Godbey


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