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  • "There is a very small one called the Friary," returned Phillis, feeling herself color in the darkness, as she mentioned their humble abode.

    Not Like Other Girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

  • On Sunday, March 24, we breakfasted with Mrs. Cobb, a widow lady, who lived in an agreeable sequestered place close by the town, called the Friary, it having been formerly a religious house.

    The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 2004

  • On Sunday, March 24, we breakfasted with Mrs. Cobb, a widow lady, who lived in an agreeable sequestered place close by the town, called the Friary, it having been formerly a religious house.

    Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

  • In a moment he realized that Nan Challoner of the Friary was a very different person from Nan Challoner of Glen Cottage, the cousin of Sir Henry

    Not Like Other Girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

  • I dare say the Friary is a very small place, and then I am sure, with a little help, Dorothy will do very well. "

    Not Like Other Girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

  • As he was leaving the Friary after lunch, Neil was coming out of the chapel, a dustcloth and can of furniture polish in his hands.

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

  • Aiden made his way from the Friary to the lower church at ten minutes of four on Friday.

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

  • Aiden watched CNN news as he sipped a cup of coffee in the kitchen of the Friary.

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

  • Aiden walked across the atrium to the door that led to the passage to the Friary.

    'I'll Walk Alone' 2011

  • Aiden walked across the atrium to the door that led to the passage to the Friary.

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

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