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The first-century writer, Martial, made a list of presents that would impress the man or woman who had everything: live mullets, a peacock-feather fly-whisk, and snow strainers.
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The first-century writer, Martial, made a list of presents that would impress the man or woman who had everything: live mullets, a peacock-feather fly-whisk, and snow strainers.
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He was laid to rest in a gold-plated coffin along with his trademark Homburg hat and lion's tail fly-whisk near parliament in
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When he died he was laid to rest in a gold-plated coffin along with his trademark Homburg hat and lion's tail fly-whisk near parliament in Lilongwe, where construction of the mausoleum began in 2004.
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Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III and Nefertiti's own mother-in-law, is depicted with her right arm by her side and her left arm crooked over her chest, the hand clenched and holding a royal fly-whisk scepter.
Where's Nefertiti? 2004
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He was exceedingly courteous, ordering his people to bring me a stool and one for himself, and then a fly-whisk to battle with the evening cloud of sand-flies.
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I saw another side to the Khalsa when we set out for Lahore after noon, Flashy now riding in state in his jampan, white topper and fly-whisk at the high port, with Jassa kicking the bearers 'arses to give tone to our progress.
Flashman And The Mountain Of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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So now the cry was "Lumley", and presently he appeared, very brisk and with a wild glint in his eye, lashing the air with a fly-whisk and giving sharp little cries; he was dressed in pyjamys and a straw boater, and was plainly on his way to the Hatter's for tea.
Flashman And The Mountain Of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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I saw another side to the Khalsa when we set out for Lahore after noon, Flashy now riding in state in his jampan, white topper and fly-whisk at the high port, with Jassa kicking the bearers 'arses to give tone to our progress.
Flashman and the Mountain of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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It is Uncle Kamil's habit, even his right, to place a chair on the threshold of his shop and drop off to sleep with a fly-whisk resting in his lap.
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