"nuke" hidden in books

natuerlichen und kuenstlichen Ernaehrung

Escherich, T. : (2) Zur Kenntnis der Unterschiede zwischen den natuerlichen und kuenstlichen Ernaehrung des Saeuglings, Wien klin.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess

not unfrequently kept either

These birds are not unfrequently kept either in cages or in courtyards, with their wings cut.
— from Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N. by Charles Darwin

Never use knives except

But Brownie shook her head, and went on talking to herself as she arranged the forks: "Never use knives except to cut up meat with; so forks for creamed chicken, and forks for salad, both on the right, because everybody is right-handed; and the chicken fork farthest away, because that comes first, and the salad fork next the plate, because that comes after.
— from The Fun of Cooking: A Story for Girls and Boys by Caroline French Benton

not unfrequently kept extended

The paper was almost invariably returned to me without a word; but the musket which was not unfrequently kept extended across my horse's nose by the reader's comrade would be withdrawn, and then I would ride on to the next barrier.
— from North America — Volume 2 by Anthony Trollope

nuper uxoris Kirkton et

Jackson et nuper uxoris Kirkton et
— from A History of Giggleswick School from its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Edward Allen Bell

no use keeping em

So you may as well,’ said Mr Flintwinch, terminating his oration with a screw, ‘keep your eyes open at somebody else, for it’s no use keeping ‘em open at me.’
— from Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

not until King Edward

It was not until King Edward III., with great sagacity, foreseeing that England might manufacture as well as produce the raw material, and thus share in [83] the profits arising out of that industry, invited over a number of Flemish artisans and settled them in Norfolk and Yorkshire, prohibiting the exportation of wool excepting under a tax of 50s. per pack.
— from Legendary Yorkshire by Frederick Ross

nort us keep em

Us don't keep donkeys for nort; us keep 'em to bring up the cliffs whatever comes ashore.
— from John Herring: A West of England Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

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