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"Pettier," said Father Anthony to his curate, who had just returned from
The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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"Pettier," said he, immediately, "finish your tumbler and go to bed; you know we must be off to-morrow to station before six o'clock, and after your bitther ride to-night you want rest, poor fellow."
The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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Pettier was defended by the celebrated Mackintosh, who, according to the accounts of the time, displayed great eloquence on this occasion, yet, in spite of the ability of his counsel, he was convicted.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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Amiens the First Consul prosecuted Pettier, whose journal was always full of violence and bitterness against him.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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Pettier was defended by the celebrated Mackintosh, who, according to the accounts of the time, displayed great eloquence on this occasion, yet, in spite of the ability of his counsel, he was convicted.
The Memoirs of Napoleon Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de 1836
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Things remained in this state for the moment; but after the peace of Amiens the First Consul prosecuted Pettier, whose journal was always full of violence and bitterness against him.
The Memoirs of Napoleon Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de 1836
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Pettier accordingly furnished them with the liquor, and got a promise that Condy would certainly pay him at mass on the following Sunday, which was only three days distant.
Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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Sure Pettier, acushla, where 'ud be the use of us or any one takin' land, barrin 'they could make somethin' by it?
Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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Beside Father Con sat "Pettier Malone," a "young collegian," who had been sent home from Maynooth to try his native air, for the recovery of his health, which was declining.
The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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Dionysi_ And so, Pether -- is Pettier your pronomen -- quo nomine gowdes?
Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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