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near all large gangues of

I observe near all large gangues of buffalow wolves and when the buffalow move those Anamals follow and feed on those that are killed by accident or those that are too pore or fat to Keep up with the gangue.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

not a little gratify one

The leaving him thus did not a little gratify one that was more fond of travelling than of returning home to be buried in his own country; for he used often to say, that the way to heaven was the same from all places, and he that had no grave had the heavens still over him.
— from Utopia by More, Thomas, Saint

now a large group of

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— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

nest amongst long grass or

This little bird which is often called the Pewit, from its uttering frequently a cry resembling the sound of this word, builds its nest or rather lays its eggs, for it builds no regular nest, amongst long grass or heather on open downs.
— from Mamma's Stories about Birds by Mary Elizabeth Southwell Dudley Leathley

night a large group of

Last night a large group of the Insurgents imprisoned in the docks of Satory, attempted a rising.
— from The Insurrection in Paris by Davy (An Englishman)

Napoleon appointed Leclerc governor of

For answer Napoleon appointed Leclerc governor of the colony, and sent a formidable army to reduce the authority of L'Ouverture.
— from The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 by Various

neck and lordly gray old

And if Jan did not understand it all just then he did very soon afterward, when he felt Betty Murdoch's arms about his neck, and lordly gray old Finn was sniffing and nuzzling friendly-wise about his flanks.
— from Jan: A Dog and a Romance by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson

north and level ground on

[10] The following passage occurs in the Nützlich Bergbüchlin (Chap. V.), which is interesting on account of the great similarity to Agricola's quotation:—"The best position of the stream is when it has a cliff beside it on the north and level ground on the south, but its current should be from east to west—that is the most suitable.
— from De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola

not a large group of

Adam had not a large group of women from whom to select his wife, but it is fortunate, judging from some mistakes which she afterward made, that it was Eve or nothing.
— from The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage

not a least glimpse of

It buttons close to the chin; not a least glimpse of bullet-guiding white, whether of shirt collar or cravat, is allowed to show.
— from When Men Grew Tall, or The Story of Andrew Jackson by Alfred Henry Lewis

nursing a little giant on

Then he looked through the window, and saw Dame Thickasmud chopping wood, and at the same time nursing a little giant on her arm, who was showing his teeth and bleating like a calf.
— from The Diamond Fairy Book by Various

nearly as long getting out

I wasn’t nearly as long getting out of the swamp as I had been finding Lander’s camp.
— from Boys of Oakdale Academy by Morgan Scott

No active labour goes on

No active labour goes on; the boys do not even garden.
— from Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume 1 (of 2) by Harriet Martineau

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