not protracted

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It spoke of moderate labours, of pleasures not protracted after sun-set, of temperance, and good-hours.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles

It spoke of moderate labors, of pleasures not protracted after sunset, of temperance and good hours.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

The interview was business-like, and, as it was not overwhelmed with sentiment, was not protracted.

From The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan

Why was it not protracted: for it was not?

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

A bath, blood warm, or a little cooler than the skin, is safe for all constitutions, if not protracted over half an hour.

From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther