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This sharp raillery had no effect upon Fucarandono: he replied to the lord with so much impudence and haughtiness, that the king, whose patience was tired with so much insolence, caused him to be put out of the hall, saying, “That his coat of a Bonza was the only protection of his life.”
The Works of John Dryden Dryden, John, 1631-1700 1808
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This sharp raillery had no effect upon Fucarandono: he replied to the lord with so much impudence and haughtiness, that the king, whose patience was tired with so much insolence, caused him to be put out of the hall, saying, "That his coat of a Bonza was the only protection of his life."
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 16 John Dryden 1665
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He wrote two poetry books for children, The Big Book of Bonza Poems, and for adults, Soul of the South.
Archive 2009-01-01 Rus Bowden 2009
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And if you don't have a reason to celebrate and need one, then today a big Happy Bonza Bottler Day for you, This Bud's For You!
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Padrao, and established friendly relations with the natives, who reported that the country was subject to a great monarch, Mwani Congo or lord of Congo, resident at Bonza Congo.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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This vineyard he began assiduously to cultivate; but was apprehended by a neighboring Bonza, in 1737, and condemned to die the year following.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Get your Aussie right mate - it's Bonza - not Bonzer!
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Thus the Bonza passed on to another question in his own despite; and asked Father Xavier, “Why he allowed not of those bills of exchange which they gave in favour of the dead, since the rich found their account in them, and that they had their return of their money, with usury, in heaven?”
The Works of John Dryden Dryden, John, 1631-1700 1808
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When they had all taken their places, the saint demanded of the Bonza, as the king had desired him, “For what reason the Christian religion ought not to be received in Japan?”
The Works of John Dryden Dryden, John, 1631-1700 1808
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These ill successes would have driven the Bonza to despair, if his presumption had not kept up his spirits.
The Works of John Dryden Dryden, John, 1631-1700 1808
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