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Examples
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Heliodorus is, the translator says, "one of the Noblest Genius's that any Age has produced; being the first Enterprizer of a way of Writing" (qtd. in Doody 270) .1 It is not terribly surprising that writing in 1717 the translator draws on the lexicon ( "first," "enterprise," "genius") we associate with late eighteenth-century authorship.
The Angry Owner 1999
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In the Preface to the 1717 edition of The Ethiopian, the translator claims that "this Book may be styl'd the Mother Romance of the World" (qtd. in Doody 270), and thus hints at what the rejection of the ancient romance might signify.
The Angry Owner 1999
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“Ah—there you are!” she says sweeping across the room the way Loretta Young used to do every afternoon before The Mickey Mouse Club and Howdy Doody came on.
Undine Spragg, International Cocktail Bitch Con Chapman 2012
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Catherine Doody, the Malmesbury councillor who holds the tourism brief, said: It would be amazing if we could become another St Ives or Stratford.
Malmesbury bids to become UK's first 'philosophy town' Steven Morris 2010
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The power of advertising was such that a boy who watched enough Howdy Doody or Captain Midnight would develop a craving for confections which, if described to him without the aid of seductive black-and-white imagery, he would reject out of hand as no more appealing than brussels sprouts.
Can Bone-Munching Zombie Worms Help Fight Childhood Obesity? Con Chapman 2011
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This week's show features the excellent Nick Doody a support on Bill Hicks's last UK tour plus an as-yet-unconfirmed big-name guest.
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Imagine, for example, trying to make Spanish conversational reference to Princess Summerfallwinterspring, from the Howdy Doody shows of your childhood.
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A lot of the stuff before was "Howdy Doody," that sort of thing, mainly featuring either puppets or, you know, adult hosts or both.
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Imagine, for example, trying to make Spanish conversational reference to Princess Summerfallwinterspring, from the Howdy Doody shows of your childhood.
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The Howdy Doody Show re-imagined for the 21st century, exclusively starring methane powered robots.
MIND MELD: SciFi TV Shows That Deserve A Remake (with Videos) 2010
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