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no injury but
upon his being brought to amphipolis paulus did him no injury, but both entertained him and had him sit at his table, keeping him, likewise, although a prisoner, unconfined, and showing him courtesy.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Cassius Dio Cocceianus

not in bodily
They resemble in character, though not in bodily appearance, wicked and foolish men.
— from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

not I be
Should not I be able to set it forth correctly before the judge, if occasion required?”
— from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

n implicit belief
O’r goreu very well: v. to make, to create Goreuad, n. a bettering Goreuaeth, n. optimism Goreuant, n. optimacy Goreuo, v. to make better Goreurad, n. a troding Goreuraid, a. done with gold Goreuro, v. to gild Gorewi, v. to freeze slightly Gorewydd, n. bodily vigour Gorewyn, n. mantling foam Gorewynu, v. to foam over Gorfainc, n. a supreme seat Gorfaint, n. an oversize Gorfalch, a. supercilious Gorfan, a. extremely lofty Gorfanal, n. broom-rape Gorfanson, n. a muttering Gorfant, n. upper mandible Gorfantol, n. overbalance Gorfantoli, v. to overbalance Gorfaran, n. a grand front Gorfas, a. extremely shallow Gorfawr, a. extremely great Gorfeddu, to possess overmuch Gorfeiddio, v. to over-dare Gorfelyn, a. very yellow Gorferw, n. froth, scum Gorferwi, v. to bubble Gorfethiant, n. extreme debility Gorfethu, v. to fail completely Gorfin, n. the outer edge Gorflawdd, n. extreme uproar Gorflun, a. very tiresome Gorfloedd, n. an outcry Gorflwch, n. goblet, cup Gorflwng, a. very sullen Gorfod, n. impulse: necessity; mastery victory: v. to get superior; to necessitate, to oblige, to be obliged Gorfodaeth, n. compulsion Gorfodedd, n. ascendency Gorfodiad, n. a compelling Gorfodog, a. being compelled Gorfodogaeth, n. obligation Gorfodogi, v. to take obligatory Gorfodol, a. compulsive Gorfuledd, n. triumph; gladness Gorfoleddiad, n. a triumphing Gorfoleddu, v. to triumph, to rejoice greatly Gorfoleddus, a. triumphant Gorfoli, v. to flatter Gorfoliant, n. adulation Gorfras, a. over gross, over fat Gorfraint, n. superior privilege Gorfrau, a. extremely brittle Gorfraw, n. extreme panic Gorfrwd, a. very ardent Gorfryd, n. magnanimity Gorfrydiant, n. a paroxysm Gorfrydio, v. to overheat Gorfrydol, a. magnanimous Gorfrys, n. great haste Gorfuan, a. being over quick Gorfudd, n. supreme gain Gorfygu, v. to vanquish Gorfyd, n. rivalship, envy Gorfyniad, n. emulation Gorfynig, a. emulous, envious Gorfynog, a. emulous, envious Gorfynu, n. ascent, up-hill Gorfynydd, n. an ascent Gorfyw, a. living beyond Gorffawd, n. extreme luck Gorfflam, n. bright flame Gorfflemychu, v. to flame greatly Gorfflwch, a. extremely rife Gorffrwd, n. a violent torrent Gorffyniant, n. excess of prosperity Gorffysg, n. extreme speed Gorgoch, a. extreme red Gorgoddi, v. to vex, to excess Gorgred, n. implicit belief Gorgyd, n. implicit belief Gorgryd, n. extreme agitation Gorguddio, v. to cover over Gorgwyddo, v. to over fall Gorgyfuwch, a. superior Gorgyffraw, n. extreme agitation Gorgyffred, n. a surmise Gorgylch, n. an outer circle Gorgylchynu, v. to surround Gorhael, a. over liberal Gorheb, n. a response Gorhediad, n. a flying above Gorhelaeth, a. over ample Gorhenaint, n. extreme age Gorhendad, n. great grandfather Gorhendaid, great great grandfather Gorhenfam, n. great grandmother Gorhengaw, n. ancestor in the fifth degree Gorhennain, great great grandmother Gorhenw, n. a surname Gorhenwi, v. to surname Gorhesg, n. large reeds Gorhiliog, a. very prolific Gorhiniog, n. a lintel Gorhirio, v. to linger much Gorhoen, n. extreme vivacity Gorhoeni, v. to exhilarate Gorhoenus, a. extremely joyous Gorhoff, a. very delectable Gorhoffedd, n. chief delight Gorhoffi, v. to delight extremely Gorhoffiant, n. extreme delight Gorholi, v. to inquire overmuch, to question overmuch Gorhoni, v. to assert overmuch Gorhudd, n. extreme illusion Gorhuddo, v. to overveil Gorhun, n. excess of sleep Gorhydru, n. over confidence Gorhynod, a. very remarkable Gorhynt, n. a superior course Gori, n. brooding; suppuration: v. to brood Goriad, n. a brooding Gorian, v. to be querulous Goriain, v. to keep crying out Gorifynu, n. ascent Gorimyn, n. a chink, a cleft Goris, prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

nang inyung baligyà
Istantíha (iistanti) nang inyung baligyà, Put your merchandise inside a showcase.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

name it bears
Being filled with one single preoccupation, the group assembles: if the species whose name it bears does not reproduce, it is a matter of concern to the whole clan.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

no idea But
Why Love should like a spiteful foe Thus use him, he hath no idea, But hogsheads full—this doth he know— Don Quixote’s tears are on the flow, And all for distant Dulcinea Del Toboso.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

not I B
THE FRIAR: No, not I. B,I,N,BIN!
— from Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

noticed Is but
From Title to Preface is but a turn of the leaf, and its introductory character is thus noticed: Is but a Preface of her worthy praise, The chief perfections of that lovely dame.
— from Shakspere & Typography by William Blades

note is by
It is a striking illustration of the law of compensation that the counterfeiter who invokes the aid of photography to copy a bank note is, by the same agency of his photo in the Rogues’ Gallery, identified and convicted.
— from The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. by Edward W. (Edward Wright) Byrn

not idle but
At this time all the ships were about that of Omoncon, who was not idle, but put foorth his artilerie for their defence, asking powder of the Spaniardes, for that they had little left: the generall did not depart from the shippe from the time that the Spaniardes went vnto him, neither did hee remooue out of his chayre, although all the rest that were in the ship were armed.
— from The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 2 (of 2) by Juan González de Mendoza

North in bitter
This southern lady, I have no doubt, expressed the sentiments of thousands of the most respectable slaveholders in our country—and thus, they will tell the North in bitter reproach for their sinful subserviency, after the lapse of a few brief years, when interest no longer padlocks their lips.
— from Letters to Catherine E. Beecher, in reply to an essay on slavery and abolitionism, addressed to A. E. Grimké by Angelina Emily Grimké

nature is but
Whence needs each lesser nature is but scant Receptacle unto that Good, which knows No limit, measur'd by itself alone.
— from Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Paradise by Dante Alighieri

now increased by
The party was now increased by the arrival of Frederick Auberly, who at once infused life into everybody, except Miss Deemas, who had life enough of her own, and would by no means accept the loan of any from anyone else.
— from Fighting the Flames by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

northern Italy broken
He made good his boast, and after a short campaign in which he inspired his ragged, hungry army to perform wonders in fighting, he had driven the Austrians out of northern Italy, broken up the Republic of Venice, and forced the emperor to make peace with France.
— from The World War and What was Behind It; Or, The Story of the Map of Europe by Louis Paul Bénézet

narrow interval between
When the integuments and subcutaneous substance are removed from this place, the dense fascia lata may be seen binding these muscles so closely together as to leave but a very narrow interval between them at the mesial line.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

no injury but
My life upon it, he will do your father no injury, but continue him in his command, under certain arrangements; and, as for the blacks, they and the whites will join in one common enthusiasm for the conqueror of Europe.
— from The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Harriet Martineau

now in but
This being the case, it is easy to see that putting more men back on farms would not remedy the condition we are now in; but would rather increase the difficulty.
— from Three Acres and Liberty by Bolton Hall


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