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The England and Devon hooker of the year before, Leonard Tosswill (medic and journo and future pioneer sports broadcaster in the 1920s), followed the tourists in those first half a dozen matches and reported in the Daily Mail the conclusion is irresistibly borne upon me after every game that they are not only better men physically, but quicker in conception, possess much more initiative, and, moreover, a greater amount of resolution.
How the original All Blacks went down in the annals of history Frank Keating 2010
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My old English teacher, Timothy Tosswill, was the first person to open my eyes to the fact that there is a limited number of stories in the world.
Archive 2004-11-01 M-mv 2004
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When we turned to King Lear the next term, Tosswill asked us if the story reminded us of another.
Archive 2004-11-01 M-mv 2004
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When we turned to King Lear the next term, Tosswill asked us if the story reminded us of another.
The thin Saturday paper M-mv 2004
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My old English teacher, Timothy Tosswill, was the first person to open my eyes to the fact that there is a limited number of stories in the world.
The thin Saturday paper M-mv 2004
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There was a very pleasant mathematical master named Tosswill, always known as "Tosher," who at that time held the record for a broad jump, he having cleared, when jumping for Oxford, twenty-two and a half feet.
The Days Before Yesterday Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892
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Tosswill had the knack of devising ingenious punishments.
The Days Before Yesterday Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892
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