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Taking merely a topographical estimate of them--looking, that is, to the names of places which have been dedicated to them, or otherwise bear their names--we find them crowding Ireland, and swarming over the Highlands of Scotland and the north of England into London itself, where St Bride's Well has given a gloomy perpetuity to the name of the first and greatest of Irish female saints.

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Appearance; aspect; countenance. And with his chere and lokynge al to-torn, For sorwe of this, and with his armes folden, He stod this woful Troylus biforn. Chaucer, Troilus, iv. 358.
Glance of the eye; regard. Swich subtil lokyng and dissimulinges For drede of jalouse mennes aperceyvinges. Chaucer, Squire's Tale, l. 277.
Search or searching: as, a careful looking for names and dates.

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What I'm looking from the American people to do is that they are going to be doing what they've always done, which is working hard, looking after their families, making sure that, despite the economic hard times, that they're still contributing to their community, that they're still participating in volunteer activities, that they are paying attention to the debates that are going on in Washington. — Newsvine - Get Smarter Here