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Oh! no, she felt certain that he would leave no measure untried to discover her fate, no means unessayed to effect her deliverance.

From Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by Reynolds, George W. M. (George William MacArthur)

They conjectured that his sickness proceeded only from the regret of his defeat, and his being disappointed of Dulcinea's disenchantment; and accordingly they left nothing unessayed to divert him.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

They have left no means unessayed or practised, to weaken her.

From Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

The last step, unessayed by his predecessors, rose nearly four feet, as alien to the concept of lawn as a field of wheat.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward

Is there one method I have left untried? remains there one resource unessayed?

From Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Burney, Fanny