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use no horses I perceave
No, no; wee'l use no horses: I perceave You would faine be at that Fight.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

use no horses I perceive
No, no, we'll use no horses, I perceive
— from Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 by John Fletcher

understanding nor hearing is possible
At that moment, as I have shown,--I think it was when I was speaking of the second water, [ 6 ]--all the faculties of the soul are suspended; and, as I think, neither vision, nor understanding, nor hearing, is possible at that time.
— from The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa, of Avila, Saint

until normal hunger is produced
The following menus should be carefully adhered to for two or three days, or until normal hunger is produced: BREAKFAST Prunes or dried peaches Bananas, nuts, or nut butter
— from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4 of 5 by Eugene Christian

ubi nemo habet in potestate
Litera , c. 34: “ Visorum suasionibus agit Deus, ut velimus et ut credamus, sive extrinsecus per evangelicas exhortationes sive intrinsecus, ubi nemo habet in potestate, quid ei veniat in mentem. ”
— from Grace, Actual and Habitual: A Dogmatic Treatise by Joseph Pohle

us notice her in particular
She's the one serving us; notice her in particular.
— from A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter

up naturally here in particular
Fancies, like certain soft-wooded plants which cannot bear the silent inland frosts, but thrive by the sea in the roughest of weather, seem to grow up naturally here, in particular amongst those natives who have no active concern in the labours of the ‘Isle.’
— from The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament by Thomas Hardy


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