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  • We crested a hill and there they were. 11 birds, a tom in full strut, another long-beard, 7 jakes of various sizes, and 2 hens.

    Turkey Season Recap 2009

  • We crested a hill and there they were. 11 birds, a tom in full strut, another long-beard, 7 jakes of various sizes, and 2 hens.

    Turkey Season Recap 2009

  • The long-beard buyers thronging his stall on the sidelines of a sunset prayer's sermon in the Yemeni capital Sana'a belonged to a crowd organized by the radical Sunni wing of the Yemen Reform Group, also known as Islah, a powerful opposition Islamic party.

    Jihad Materials Thrive in Yemeni Markets 2007

  • She would gladly have given Appenzelder also some token of her favour, but she could not have used any of his compositions -- the most famous of which was a dirge -- upon this occasion, and the blunt long-beard frankly admitted this, and declared unasked that he desired nothing better than to offer his Majesty, with the Benedictio, the first greeting of

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • She would gladly have given Appenzelder also some token of her favour, but she could not have used any of his compositions -- the most famous of which was a dirge -- upon this occasion, and the blunt long-beard frankly admitted this, and declared unasked that he desired nothing better than to offer his Majesty, with the Benedictio, the first greeting of

    Barbara Blomberg — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

  • She would gladly have given Appenzelder also some token of her favour, but she could not have used any of his compositions -- the most famous of which was a dirge -- upon this occasion, and the blunt long-beard frankly admitted this, and declared unasked that he desired nothing better than to offer his Majesty, with the Benedictio, the first greeting of

    Barbara Blomberg — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • And the eager long-beard warriors cast praises each to each

    The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865

  • He was to become a vegetarian, and Benjamin was to embrace formally the long-beard doctrine, and observe the seventh day for a Sabbath.

    The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. 1859

  • Turkey hunters should be persistant because an amorous tom turkey can suddenly turn on at anytime like this long-beard strutting for a hen turkey decoy.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2009

  • Google is constantly innovating despite being, in Silicon Valley terms, something of a long-beard.

    The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2009

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