Colonel

• “_Colonel Crop_ was only Colonel Crop; he enjoyed the rank of colonel, and that was all the rank that he could boast; he was tolerated at the castle; he dined occasionally with his lordship; and occasionally partook of the pleasure of shooting the birds which were cultivated on his lordship's estate.”

  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 329, August 30, 1828

• “( "John Paul"); "Chad's Story of the Goose" and "Colonel Carter's Story of the Postmaster," from _Colonel Carter of Cartersville_, by F. Hopkinson Smith; "The British Matron," from _Our Old Home_, by Nathaniel”

  The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)

• “informed me, that it appears that Colonel Sir Thomas Prendergast, of the twenty-second foot, was killed at Malplaquet, Aug. 31, 1709; but no trace can be found of any _Colonel_ Cecil in the army at that period.”

  Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776

• “I am sorry for what you call the Colonel's triumph and his enemy's humiliation.”

  The Newcomes

• “He called Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's claims of civilian casualties "outright lies.”

  Voice of America: US Jet Goes Down in Libya Operation

• “An unnamed Senior Colonel from the public engagement/communications department at ISAF headquarters made his opinion clear about exiting Afghanistan and COIN:”

  The Huffington Post: Jake Diliberto: Afghan Army: The Few, the Proud, the Unprepared

• “MacIlwaine, chief of detectives, paused long enough from storing away useful information to lean and mutter in Colonel Stilton's ear.”

  WHEN ALICE TOLD HER SOUL

• “Flavia's distance from her father, the Colonel, is obvious, yet she loves him all the same.”

  The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley: Questions

• “Interest in Colonel John extends far beyond his name.”

  Casner's Colonel John ranks as prime threat

• “When he hears that the Colonel is returning and that the whole town will be turning out to welcome him with cheers, speeches, and a parade complete with a brass band, Sneep is less than amused.”

  Lance Mannion:

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