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  • May ev'ry one of the blackguard's teeth contain a cavity!

    Archive 2006-03-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2006

  • Beneath the blackguard's British accent, Harry heard the faint meter of the Russian tongue.

    Hero Come Back Laurens, Stephanie 2005

  • Strutting, charismatic, one of life's great improvisers, Fariña-via his involvement with young Mimi Baez-steps with a blackguard's charm right into the heart of the folk scene, more or less inventing a musical career for himself from scratch, putting the ever-watchful Mr. Dylan on his guard as he turned his hard-driving-that is, basic-dulcimer style into a trademark and his verbal knack into a songwriting gift.

    Times, They Were A-Changin' A Heady Folk Scene, Circa 1965 2001

  • That should take care of a fair number of yon blackguard's friends.

    Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • That should take care of a fair number of yon blackguard's friends.

    The Chrome Borne Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • That should take care of a fair number of yon blackguard's friends.

    Born To Run Lackey, Mercedes 1992

  • Billy heard it and quick as thought, with blazing eyes, he planted a stinging blow on the blackguard's mouth, then springing to the street, stooped for a rock.

    The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid Garrett, Pat F 1954

  • He died as I laid my hands on him -- as decent a young officer as ever stopped a blackguard's bullet.

    Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

  • I won't have my churchyard defiled by that blackguard's corpse.

    The Altar Steps Compton MacKenzie 1927

  • I crept to the blackguard's heels, till our headlights made two rings upon his vile body.

    Jonah and Co. Dornford Yates 1922

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