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Our 'Wits,' too -- to separate them from the 'Beaux' -- were men who often took an active part in the stirring events of their day: they assumed to be statesmen, though, too frequently, they were only politicians.
The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Philip Wharton 1847
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A double row of spreading lime-trees bordered its four sides, one of which, known as Beaux 'Walk, was a favourite lounge for fashionable idlers.
Penelope's Irish Experiences Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889
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[Footnote 1: The 'Beaux' Stratagem ', by George Farquhar (act iv. sc.
The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The Beaux Arts mansion, designed in 1915, was torched while still under construction by a mob bent on assassinating the president, Vilbrun Guillaume Sam.
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As we talked about their various contributions, the students realized that with the exception of the artist Cecelia Beaux, a Philadelphian, they were all social activists.
Grant Calder: Greatest Living Americans: in 1922 and 2011 Grant Calder 2011
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As we talked about their various contributions, the students realized that with the exception of the artist Cecelia Beaux, a Philadelphian, they were all social activists.
Grant Calder: Greatest Living Americans: in 1922 and 2011 Grant Calder 2011
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As we talked about their various contributions, the students realized that with the exception of the artist Cecelia Beaux, a Philadelphian, they were all social activists.
Grant Calder: Greatest Living Americans: in 1922 and 2011 Grant Calder 2011
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The building was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architect Elijah Myers, who also designed the state capitols in Texas, Michigan and Colorado.
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The Beaux Arts mansion, designed in 1915, was torched while still under construction by a mob bent on assassinating the president, Vilbrun Guillaume Sam.
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