not protracted
Example Sentences
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Why was it not protracted: for it was not?
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
Thus the pain of lingering in sight of the city, his home, was not protracted for the rhapsode.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton
As an illustration of the herpetic variety of dorso-intercostal neuralgia, running a severe but not protracted course, I may relate the case of a medical man whom I formerly attended.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
Their business was not protracted, for in about three minutes he saw them emerge, with faces longer than ever, and turn their steps hurriedly and dismally towards Templeton.
From Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
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
