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until dusk darkened into night
We sat together in that small, low, old-fashioned room, until dusk darkened into night, when she rose wearily and lit the lamp.
— from As We Forgive Them by William Le Queux

urbem demissis descendit in nemus
Hic, ingentibus fulminibus in urbem demissis, descendit in nemus Aventinum, ubi Numam docuit quibus sacris fulmina essent procuranda, et praeterea imperii certa pignora populo
— from Selections from Viri Romae by C. F. L'Homond

urbem dēmissīs dēscendit in nemus
12 Hīc, ingentibus fulminibus in urbem dēmissīs, dēscendit in nemus 10 Aventīnum, ubi Numam docuit quibus sacrīs fulmina 13 essent prōcūranda, 13 et praetereā imperiī 9 certa 1 pīgnora populō Rōmānō datūrum sē esse prōmīsit.
— from Selections from Viri Romae by C. F. L'Homond

Und das Dort ist niemals
The last line of Schiller's Pilgrim reads: “ Und das Dort ist niemals hier. ”
— from Systematic Theology (Volume 1 of 3) by Augustus Hopkins Strong

upon design design is not
Although beauty is founded upon design, design is not the whole of beauty.
— from The Gate of Appreciation: Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Carleton Eldredge Noyes

until dusk deepened into night
Then I waited—waited until dusk deepened into night.
— from The Place of Dragons: A Mystery by William Le Queux

unto distant days is not
The wailing is for the palace; life unto distant days is not."
— from From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston

use decidedly deleterious if not
The water from rivers flowing past large cities and villages is often so impure as to render its use decidedly deleterious, if not an actual source of disease.
— from Asiatic Cholera: A treatise on its origin, pathology, treatment, and cure by Elijah Whitney

under discouragement did I not
My poor mind has been distressed at her weak state: I should sink under discouragement, did I not consider that He who sends affliction can support in it, and he who brings low can raise up in his own time, if it be his blessed will, to which all must be submitted.
— from Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley


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