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us Nunc licet Esquiliis
[ It may be concluded that Horace died at Rome, under the hospitable roof of his patron Mecaenas, whose villa and gardens stood on the Esquiline hill; which had formerly been the burial ground of the lower classes; but, as he tells us, Nunc licet Esquiliis habitare salubribus, atque Aggere in aprico spatiare.—Sat. i. 8.]
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

understanding now lie elsewhere
Our difficulties in understanding now lie elsewhere.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

us not leave England
“Whatever happens, let us not leave England before the crisis.
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

usually not long either
That stile once crossed, the lane has no longer a turn; and contrary to the proverb, it is usually not long either.
— from How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

ug nutisya libak et
ug nutisya, libak, et al.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

us no less entertainment
Wherefore, for that which is to be related to-morrow, ensuing your delectable usance of discourse, I purpose not to restrict you to any special subject, but will have each discourse according as it pleaseth him, holding it for certain that the variety of the things which will be said will afford us no less entertainment than to have discoursed of one alone; and having done thus, whoso shall come after me in the sovranty may, as stronger than I, avail with greater assurance to restrict us within the limits of the wonted laws."
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

upon neighboring lands eventuating
(3) Less systematic outside movements covering the tribal sphere of influence, such as journeys or voyages to remote hunting or fishing grounds, forays or piratical descents upon neighboring lands, eventuating usually in conquest, expansion into border regions for occasional occupation, or colonization.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Uchelder n loftiness elevation
above, over: adv. above Uchad, n. a rising over Uchaf, a. upmost, uppermost Uchafael, n. an ascension Uchafed, a. being over, upper Uchafedd, n. loftiness, height Uchafiad, n. a rising over Uchafiaeth, n. supremacy Uchanian, n. a superior nature Uchaniaeth, n. metapysics Uchanianol, a. supernatural Ucharn, n. the ankle Uchder, n. height, highness Uchediad, n. an elevating Uchedu, v. to elevate, to soar Uchedydd, n. a soarer; a lark Uchedd, n. loftiness, altitude; top Uchel, a. high, lofty, towering Uchelder, n. loftiness, elevation Ucheldrem, n. a haughty look Ucheldyb, n. high opinion Ucheledd, n. loftiness Uchelfa, n. a high place Uchelfaer, n. a high constable Uchelfal, n. the misletoe Uchelfryd, a. high-minded Ucheliad, n. a heightening Ucheliant, n. elevation Uchelraith, n. a grand jury Uchelryw, n. a superior kind Uchelsaf, n. a high standing Uchelsantaeth, n. a hierarchy Uchelu, v. to make high Uchelwr, n. a freeholder Uchelwyl, n. a high festival Uchelydd, n. a superior Uchellawr, n. the misletoe Uchenaid, n. a sigh Uchenidiad, n. a sighing Ucheneidio, v. to sigh Ucher, n. gloom; evening Ucherddo, n. evening tide Uchergyd, n. a lofty shock Uchelwyl, n. a vesper Uchiad, n. a heightening Ucho, prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

unanimity no longer exist
Here it seems to me that, so far as regards the lodge at A——, the reasons for unanimity no longer exist.
— from The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Albert Gallatin Mackey

Un now Lorrenna es
Un now, Lorrenna, es dinkt mich du gooksht os wann ebbas letz wær—wo faild ’s?
— from Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two acts by E. H. (Edward H.) Rauch

unhappily no longer exists
This book, I have said, unhappily no longer exists.
— from History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude

us no longer exist
little did I look for such circumspection in one so unacquainted with the intrigues of Court, or the dangers surrounding us, which they would now fain persuade us no longer exist.
— from Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe by Mme. Du Hausset

upon no less evidence
Various elements of the Cappadocian sculptures seem, upon no less evidence, to have {198} been borrowed from Egypt, Persia, and even from the Greeks of Asia Minor, but this is exceptional.
— from Manual of Oriental Antiquities by Ernest Babelon

us no longer existed
The one we had brought with us no longer existed, as we had made clothes out of the blankets; so the only thing was to try and make as light a bag as possible out of bearskin.
— from Farthest North, Vol. II Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen

us nothing like enough
Poor father, who gets weaker and weaker, talked to us the other day about what we could expect after his death; and it will be only just a little sum for each of us, nothing like enough to invest and live upon.
— from Will Warburton by George Gissing

up no lies excepting
Old Hank mostly was truthful when lickered up, fur that matter, and she knowed it, fur he couldn't think up no lies excepting a gineral denial when intoxicated up to the gills.
— from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis


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