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  • A deputation from the electors of Newcome, that is to say, these very gentlemen waited on the Colonel in his apartment the very next morning, and set before him the state of the borough; Barnes

    The Newcomes 2006

  • A deputation from the electors of Newcome, that is to say, these very gentlemen waited on the Colonel in his apartment the very next morning, and set before him the state of the borough; Barnes

    The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • The poor lad was known by the boys, and called Newcome's Punch.

    The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • In order to give outsiders a vivid impression of the footing on which they stand with the great of the world, all the women they have just met become Nellys and Jennys, and all the men Dicks and Freds -- behind their backs, _bien entendu_ -- for Mrs. "Newcome" has not yet reached that point of intimacy which warrants using such abbreviations directly to the owners.

    Worldly Ways and Byways Eliot Gregory 1884

  • He called the Colonel "Newcome" sometimes, and facetiously speculated upon the degree of relationship subsisting between them now that his daughter was married to Clive's uncle, the Colonel's brother-in-law.

    The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • ‘A kiss of Clemency Newcome for long acquaintance’ sake!

    The Battle of Life 2007

  • Clemency Newcome made an angular tumble against the table, occasioning a sounding clatter among the cups and saucers.

    The Battle of Life 2007

  • Clemency Newcome made an angular tumble against the table, occasioning a sounding clatter among the cups and saucers.

    The Battle of Life 2007

  • ‘A kiss of Clemency Newcome for long acquaintance’ sake!

    The Battle of Life 2007

  • Why did she abuse Newcome ever after at Calcutta, Bath, Cheltenham, and wherever she went, calling him selfish, pompous, Quixotic, and a Bahawder?

    The Newcomes 2006

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