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  • Just as being a brother is not an intrinsic property of brothers because one is a brother only relative to another person, so a token is a token only relative to a type, and to a language, perhaps to an orientation, and perhaps, as Hugly and Sayward

    Types and Tokens Wetzel, Linda 2006

  • Hugly of his boyhood and whether, by any chance, the fell change of name had been wrought by collusion between a local magnate and the railway, in the mistaken interests of spurious refinement.

    A Diversity of Creatures Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • Murshedabad, the ancient capital, Burdwan, Hugly, and the French town of Chandernagor, where Passepartout would have been proud to see his country’s flag flying, were hidden from their view in the darkness.

    Around the World in 80 Days 2003

  • But look him steadily and quietly in the face, and say ” “Upon my word, I think you are the ugliest fellow I ever saw in my life,” and he will instantly roll forth the brazen thunders of the charioteer Salmoneus as follows: ” “Hugly! what the h ” ll are you?

    Life of Lord Byron Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 1854

  • But look him steadily and quietly in the face, and say -- "Upon my word, I think you are the _ugliest fellow_ I ever saw in my life," and he will instantly roll forth the brazen thunders of the charioteer Salmoneus as follows: -- "_Hugly_! what the h-- ll are

    Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815

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