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upon neglected or repudiated children
And that, since he has been engaged upon these Adventures, he has received, from private quarters far beyond the reach of suspicion or distrust, accounts of atrocities, in the perpetration of which upon neglected or repudiated children, these schools have been the main instruments, very far exceeding any that appear in these pages.”
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

upon neglected or repudiated children
Since the author has been engaged upon these Adventures he has received, from private quarters far beyond the reach of suspicion or distrust, accounts of atrocities, in the perpetration of which upon neglected or repudiated children these schools have been the main instruments, very far exceeding any that appear in these pages.”
— from Dickens As an Educator by James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

until Nous or Reason came
The resulting state of chaotic confusion lasted until Nous, or Reason, came and segregated the heterogeneous elements by a process of continuous differentiation leading up to the present arrangement of things.
— from The Greek Philosophers, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Alfred William Benn

Under no other relations could
Under no other relations could we continue a united people.
— from The English in the West Indies; Or, The Bow of Ulysses by James Anthony Froude

Unconscious now of rosy cheeks
The fair one far from folly’s freaks, As quiet as her neighbour seems, Unconscious now of rosy cheeks, Without a rival in her dreams.
— from Poems by John Clare

unknown number of remote cousins
It wasn't probable the present owner of the dukedom would like to think there was a chance of that magnificent collection of properties being broken up amongst an unknown number of remote cousins, and the fine old title dying out; for everyone knew there was no heir to the dukedom, however, looking back beyond the seven dukes, the property might be found settled.
— from The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance by Richard Dowling

unless no other route could
With one consent we agreed that unless no other route could be found, it would be most unadvisable to attempt to go down the way we had mounted.
— from Adventures on the Roof of the World by Le Blond, Aubrey, Mrs.


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