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not I do adjure

“Herdsman,” said the terrified fugitive, “by all your hopes, do not, I do adjure you by the great Gods, betray an innocent being, who has done you no injury.”
— from The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Phaedrus

nurtured in democracy And

Albeit nurtured in democracy, And liking best that state republican
— from Poems, with The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde

not invariably demanded as

But all this is of subordinate value and necessity, and by no means the chief concern; indeed, symmetry is not invariably demanded, as ruins are still beautiful.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

no immediate decision and

They called for no immediate decision, and could not be answered.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

noted is doubtful although

This edition, as is noted, is doubtful, although several bibliographers speak about it.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius

natures into distortions and

It can force pliant natures into distortions and monstrosities.
— from Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

Nurse is discovered alone

The Nurse is discovered alone .
— from Medea of Euripides by Euripides

not inquiry dispute altercation

cuestión f question (topic, not inquiry), dispute, altercation, debate.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

no issue Dierbyn a

Diegwyl, a. inopportune Diengyd, v. to flee, to escape Dieiddil, a. not feeble Dieiddo, a. without property Dieilig, a. unharmonious Dieinig, a. without agitation Dieiriach, a. without dispute Dieiriol, a. without intercession Dieisiau, a. unnecessary Dieisor, a. matchless Dieithr, a. without exception Dielusen, a. without charity Dielw, a. worthless; ignoble Diell, a. unblemished, perfect Diemyg, a. not overthrown Diemyth, a. infallible Dien, n. extinction, death: a. calm, without motion Dienaid, a. inanimate Dienbyd, a. without peril Diencil, a. not receding Dienig, a. sad; without activity Dienllib, a. irreproachable Diennill, a. unprofitable Dienw, a. anonymous Dienwaededig, a. uncircumcised Dienwaediad, a. uncircumcision Dienydd, n. violent death Dienyddiad, n. a putting to death Dienyddol, a. life-divesting Dienyddu, v. to put to death Dienyddwr, n. an executioner Dieppil, a. having no issue Dierbyn, a. without reception Diergryd, a. without trembling Diergryn, a. unshaken; fearless Dierlyd, a. unpursued Dierwin, a. not rough or harsh Diesgeulus, a. not intelligent Diesgud, a. not nimble
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Nor indeed did all

Nor, indeed, did all his slaves know him.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

now in danger and

The cities of Seres and Drama with their large Greek Population, and even Kavala are now in danger, and the Greek people seem greatly stirred by the situation.
— from The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Third Edition by Jacob Gould Schurman

nineteen inches diameter and

They are nineteen inches diameter, and six inches thick.
— from Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Thomas Jefferson

notice it Dick agreed

“Not so you could notice it,” Dick agreed cheerfully.
— from Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield

night is dark and

II Look for the morn when night is dark and weary, Morning shall come when hours of night are spent; Clouds hide the sun, and make the noontide dreary, Gladness shall cheer you when the clouds are rent.
— from Hymns from the Greek Office Books Together with Centos and Suggestions by John Brownlie

not invite Desire and

Dearest dear, I dare not ask it, nor you must not grant; Stand strongly to your vow, and do not faint: Remember how he lov'd ye, and be still The same Opinion speaks ye; let not will, And that great god of women, appetite, Set up your blood again; do not invite Desire and fancie from their long exile, To set them once more in a pleasing smile: Be like a rock made firmly up 'gainst all
— from The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). by John Fletcher

not in domestic affairs

Authority is only tolerated in foreign, not in domestic affairs.
— from The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 1 by George Warburton

normal it denotes a

If, however, the menses are suddenly less than normal it denotes a suppression, which may be the result of cold, exhaustion of body, weariness of nerves, mental anxiety, or disturbance of the emotions.
— from What a Young Woman Ought to Know by Mary Wood-Allen

next in demand and

Potato salad was next in demand and cooked tongue and rosbif disappeared rapidly.
— from Molly Brown of Kentucky by Nell Speed

North Island drove a

Shortly before this picture was taken, one of the pilots of the Curtiss Aviation School, also on North Island drove a big seaplane 100 miles per hour barely skimming the surface of the water.
— from The Aviator and the Weather Bureau by Ford A. (Ford Ashman) Carpenter

neighbor is doing a

Do you know I sometimes think our little entomological neighbor is doing a sounder business than we people that make books about ourselves and our slippery abstractions?
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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