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He drew in a long breath of excoriating caporal, held it for a moment, and then softly ejected it in a cloud which brought water to the eyes of the Sheikh-el-beled.— Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete
Wait a moment, till I fill a pipe with caporal, and have a smoke; for if I meet another man with that delicacy, I shall have to give up the Grotto--unless I have a pipe under my nose, as counter-irritant The three artists tramped along gayly, until they approached the town, when they assumed the proud, disdainful mood, assuring spectators that they who wear it are of gentle blood, and are tired of life and weary of traveling around with pockets filled with gold.— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy
A corporal Un caporal ("Caporal Un brigadier (mounted service).— Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training
The dust of le petit caporal was deposited in a magnificent tomb in the Hotel des Invalides, before the eyes of a few survivors of his Old Guard Spain and Portugal were still the theatres of civil wars--now smouldering, now leaping up with brief fury.— Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1
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