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till his eyes rested on Nance
He looked round the group savagely till his eyes rested on Nance and Lambton.
— from Northern Lights, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker

to herself Either Rome or nothing
Hers was a nature made for extremes; like Caesar, she said to herself, "Either Rome or nothing!"
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

to herself Either Rome or nothing
Hers was a nature made for extremes; like Caesar, she said to herself, “Either Rome or nothing!”
— from Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Complete by Madame de Montespan

the head either rotatory or nodding
Adhesion is prevented by the insinuation of air and mucus betwixt the edges, by frequent motion of the edges on each other, by the slightest change in the position of the head, either rotatory or nodding, by the action of the muscles of the os hyoides, and by attempting to swallow food or saliva.
— from Elements of Surgery by Robert Liston

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