leave undone
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They note every word and tone and gesture; they have a formed, and not a favorable, judgment of all we do and all we leave undone.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
Nought man could do did I leave undone; And I thought that butcher's boys were cheap,— But this, poor man, 'twas his only one.
From Verse and Worse by Graham, Harry
Much, it need not be repeated, has been done for them of late, and admirably done; much also we have found to do, and have been compelled to leave undone still more.
From William Blake A Critical Essay by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
But I suppose that he feared I might reveal it to some friend if the trial went against me, entrust to him the just work I am forced to leave undone.
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
Threescore years and twelve are saying, Spend no more time in general preparation for your labors, because dangers yearly thicken that your perishing outer man must forever leave undone what it fails to accomplish soon.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen
