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  • Gwgon Gwron son of Peredur son of Eliffer of the Great Retinue.

    Peredur Carla 2009

  • Gwgon Gwron son of Peredur son of Eliffer of the Great Retinue.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Carla 2009

  • Bondage, but plac'd her among the chief of her Retinue.

    Exilius 2008

  • Company with the King of Frances Retinue, in his late journey to Cherbourg.

    John Adams diary 44, 27 March - 21 July 1786 1961

  • Her best-known volumes of verse are: “America the Beautiful, ” 1911; “Fairy Gold, ” 1916; and “The Retinue, ” 1918.

    Biographical Notes. Jessie B 1922

  • He is to be found on the latter ship, entered “for victuals only,” as “Mr. James Cook, Engineer, and Retinue.”

    The Life of Captain James Cook Kitson, Arthur 1907

  • Retinue; of ordered bliss; and by and by, in a still dimmer far-off time, a time un-whispered to herself, of baby-fingers, baby lips ... ...

    Hints for Lovers 1899

  • Here we had ye Inconveniency of meeteing the Sherriffs of Staffordshire Just going to provide for ye Reception of ye Judges and officers of ye Assizes, whose Coaches and Retinue Meeteing our Company wch was encreased wth Cosen Ffiennes 'Coach and horsemen, wch made us difficult to pass Each other in the hollow wayes and Lanes.

    Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

  • Retinue, consisting of four inferior Officers, to be strangled before his Face, after the same Manner as was intended for my

    Zadig Or, The Book of Fate 1694-1778 Voltaire 1736

  • I can have no Hopes of the Honour of your Bed, in Case I succeed in my Application: All the Favour I request, is, the Release of one of your _Babylonish_ Slaves, who has been in your Highness's Retinue for some Time.

    Zadig Or, The Book of Fate 1694-1778 Voltaire 1736

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