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  • Gaun awa 'to pay his rent. cho: Sing fa la la la la la

    The Crafty Farmer 1898

  • He was not put to the test, for as the boat reached the quay Gaun

    Viking Boys Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby 1891

  • Of course Mr. Adieson remembered his grandfather's raven, who had been the spy and plague of the lives of both Gaun and Brüs (when they were children), and whom they believed was possessed of an evil spirit.

    Viking Boys Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby 1891

  • Gaun says his firm does not allow government connections to influence its ratings.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

  • The irreverent young rascals amused themselves till they reached the _Laulie_ with fancy sketches of the two gentlemen (when they were known merely as Brüs and Gaun) getting into all sorts of ridiculous pickles, until Harry checked the nonsensical chatter by remarking, "Every man is a boy first, and has to be a bit of a donkey, with the tricks of a monkey, till he grows up and gets sense.

    Viking Boys Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby 1891

  • While addressing Thor in the way he liked best, the old gentleman greeted his cousin by saying, "Glad you thought better of it, and have come, Gaun.

    Viking Boys Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby 1891

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