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Examples
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And in that country is an old castle that stands upon a rock; the which is clept the castle of the Sparrow-hawk, that is beyond the city of
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My nephew, the Sparrow-hawk, was powerful, too, and he asked to unite our power by marrying Enid, but neither she nor I wished it.
King Arthur and His Knights Maude L. Radford
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Charlie then related, in as few words as possible, all that had happened to him from the time he went aboard the _Sparrow-hawk_, and concluded by asking the bow-legged cook not to mention to Skipper Drummond, if he met him during the next few days, that he had seen him and Ping Wang.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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_Sparrow-hawk_, for Charlie accompanied him to the hall door, and stood in the porch watching him until he had passed into the main road.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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Charlie inquired of a boy who looked at him sharply as he went aboard the _Sparrow-hawk_.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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"My lord, pray tell me what the people of this town mean when they speak of the Sparrow-hawk."
King Arthur and His Knights Maude L. Radford
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Enid gave a cry of joy, and her mother told her that the Sparrow-hawk had just given it back, together with other robes and gold and jewels.
King Arthur and His Knights Maude L. Radford
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It is because he has won the prize so often that he is called the Sparrow-hawk.
King Arthur and His Knights Maude L. Radford
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"Friend, he who works for the Sparrow-hawk has little time for answering questions."
King Arthur and His Knights Maude L. Radford
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A herald blew a trumpet, and the knight who was called the Sparrow-hawk galloped into the field.
King Arthur and His Knights Maude L. Radford
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