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  • "Jaques" -- he called the head-waiter -- "get some brandy, he must be kept warm."

    The Green Rust Edgar Wallace 1903

  • The various characters in the play (namely Jaques, Rosalind, and 'everyone else') depict three different answers to these questions-beyond that, Shakespeare leaves us to untangle identity's mysteries.

    Evangelical Outpost Robin Dembroff 2010

  • Seven or eight years after writing "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare growing conscious of these changes in his own temperament embodied them in another character, the melancholy "Jaques" in "As You Like It."

    The Man Shakespeare Frank Harris 1893

  • "Jaques," answered the nobleman, "I do not wish to hurt your feelings, but I cannot conceal my joy."

    Historical Miniatures August Strindberg 1880

  • We'd had a dandy time over the weekend happening upon his show on the TV set, what with "Jaques" being the name we give me when I do the fake French accent, and what with the girlie really hitting her stride lately as a sous chef.

    Lesbian Dad 2009

  • Reminds me of a small child going “look at me look at me look at me” on March 3, 2009 at 9: 48 pm | Reply Jaques

    No More Targets?……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • His reality and yours are very different; do not be too harsh. on March 4, 2009 at 9: 36 am | Reply Jaques

    No More Targets?……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal, Styling by Anne Cardenas Jaques Surrey Croquet Set Even trivial pursuits knocking balls through hoops, tossing horseshoes at stakes can be more enjoyable with the right tools.

    Grass Menagerie 2011

  • King & Wood, an 18-year-old firm with headquarters in Beijing, and Mallesons Stephen Jaques of Australia said Thursday that the planned firm would have more than 380 partners and 1,800 lawyers in five countries.

    Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011

  • State authorities, including Governor Jaques Wagner, and many local residents blame the striking police for spurring a crime wave and a sense of impunity in the city.

    Police Strike Leaves Brazilian Tourist City on Edge John Lyons 2012

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