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What, did our uncle abuse our house unprospering?

From The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. by Euripides

He lived according to the manner of unprospering spendthrifts; repented not, lamented not.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas

The simple fact that he no longer called on Frona was sufficient evidence of an unprospering suit.

From A Daughter of the Snows by London, Jack