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But as an end implies a beginning, and the one is certainly as necessary as the other, we request you to accompany us -- taking care of your feet -- up the narrow spiral staircase of a tenement called Corbet's Land, in the same old town where so many wonderful things in the complicated drama -- or dream, if you are a Marphurius -- of human life have occurred.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII Alexander Leighton 1837
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And because the snow is so deep and forgiving, dropping two stories off a rock ledge into a renowned chute known as Corbet's Couloir is not quite as scary as it looks, though still not advisable for anyone other than an expert.
Summit Daily News - Top Stories By BRETT MARTEL Associated Press Writer 2010
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To revert to names, the 1935 edition ignored by Gabler is the only one to name correctly both the boxers Corbett and Fitzsimmons, called "Corbet" and "Fitzsimons" by Frank Budgen from Joyce's dictation, spellings adopted in Ulysses: The Corrected Text.
'The Scandal of Ulysses': Yet Another Exchange McCleery, Alistair 1989
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"Corbet," proceeded the stranger, "nothing can convince me that you don't know something about --"
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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"Corbet," said he, addressing him as he lay upon an old crazy sofa, the tarnished cover of which shone with dirt, "I am distracted, and have come to ask your advice and assistance."
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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"Corbet," said the baronet, now recovering himself, "what is this?
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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"Corbet," said his lordship, "you had better explain yourself.
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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"Corbet," said he, "you know you have lost a great deal of my confidence of late.
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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"Corbet," said the stranger, "be the cause of your revenge what it may, its principle in your heart is awful.
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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Brady Corbet to follow her around, awaiting her delivery of a tag line for a photo that looks like a post-bomb-blast runway, contorted model corpses strewn about; her parents' toast turns into the airing of dirty laundry, and Michael, her gee-whiz groom-boy can barely muster the "luckiest man on earth" line that
Michael Vazquez: 2011's Doomsday Cinema, Part I: Melancholia @ 49th NYFF plus Gainsbourg on Von Trier & Lars' NYFF 47 Press Conference (VIDEO) Michael Vazquez 2012
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