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  • I thank your for your account of the safe arrival of Homer but I must at present defer the perusal of the other Vollm, having other work on my hands, as per example, a little round fac'd Boy came to Town on Monday morning at 3, after a seven hours warning.

    Letter 204 2009

  • Despite my having cross'd into a Realm where I had no further Use for Money, or, such Baubles as a Watch fac'd as I was with an Infinitude of Time, I determin'd to avenge myself; and, so endeavour'd to discourage Custom by laying ghostly Hands and breathing a cold Breath on Any who would enter Cruikshank's Premises.

    When lawyers shop... Ann Althouse 2009

  • Negro Man named JACK, a well set Fellow, about 5 feet 8 Inches high, full fac'd, much pitted with the Small-pox, snuffles when he speaks, READS

    The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 Various

  • Osburn, about 20 or 21 years of Age, red fac'd, very fat and rough skin'd, about 5 Feet 5 Inches high, a little mark'd with the Small-Pox; She had on a purple colour'd Stuff Jacket flower'd with green and white, a blue thick Kersey Petticoat, blue

    The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Various

  • All these she sang, as I must confess, most delicately well, and then fac'd me, with a happy smile ---

    The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • The old fellow jumped like a boy, turn'd, and fac'd me with dropp'd jaw, which gave me an opportunity to thrust four or five bullets, not over roughly, into his mouth.

    The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • She follow'd the sour - fac'd woman into the house.

    The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • Instead of flying out, as I look'd for, she fac'd round, and answered me gravely ---

    The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • 'Twas Anthony that fac'd me, with his heel against the wainscoting, and, catching my cry of alarm, he call'd out cheerfully over the

    The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • Back roll'd the tide; again they fac'd the Greeks:

    The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1834

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