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Examples
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He kicked the steward in the face two or three times, and Guiton, his countenance all blood, black in the moonlight, embraced the brigand's and wept.
Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes James Branch Cabell 1918
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"For Guiton!" said he, as his point slipped into Cazaio's breast.
Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes James Branch Cabell 1918
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Guiton and his co-religionists, La Rochelle was obliged to capitulate.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Guiton, the mayor, sat at his council-board with a bare dagger before him to warn the faint-hearted.
The Founder of New France : A chronicle of Champlain Charles William Colby 1911
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He took no vengeance; he allowed the Protestants to worship as before; he took many of them into the public service, and to Guiton he showed marks of respect.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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Guiton, the mayor, kept a dagger on the city council-table to stab any man who should speak of surrender; some, who spoke of yielding, he ordered to execution as seditious.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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The mayors of La Rochelle appear to have changed a good deal since the days of the grim Guiton; but these evidences of municipal splendour are interesting for the light they throw on French manners.
A Little Tour of France Henry James 1879
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Jean Guiton have been restored, like everything else, and are very elegant and coquettish pieces of furniture -- incongruous relics of a season of starvation and blood.
A Little Tour of France Henry James 1879
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But the gallant Guiton was not ready even yet to give up the struggle.
Strange Stories from History for Young People George Cary Eggleston 1875
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Still the heroic Guiton kept up the fight, and nobody dared say anything to him about giving up.
Strange Stories from History for Young People George Cary Eggleston 1875
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