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We coasted along Mull till we reached Gribon, where is what is called Mackinnon's cave, compared with which that at Ulinish [891] is inconsiderable.
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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We coasted along Mull till we reached Gribon, where is what is called Mackinnon's cave, compared with which that at Ulinish is inconsiderable.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. James Boswell 1767
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"He will forget all about it when he is sober," said Mackinnon, meaning to comfort her.
Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) James Payn 1864
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When she did this to Mackinnon, who was much older than herself, we had been all amused by it, and other ladies of our party had taken to call him "Mackinnon" when Mrs. Talboys was not by; but we had felt the comedy to be less safe with O'Brien, especially when on one occasion we heard him address her as Arabella.
Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) James Payn 1864
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I'm not sure that it being intended for sexual arousal actually makes that much difference, whatever Catharine Mackinnon and the anti-porn brigade would have you believe.
Was RapeLay 'Asking For It'? SVGL 2009
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« Bound, No … "Honestly, in all of my years in the industry I have never read such sexist, disgusting, degrading crap as I have read in the works of those like Farley, Dworkin, Jeffreys, Mackinnon, etc." (tags: sexwork sexism feminism sexworkersrights propk) [...]
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Amy Mackinnon took a courageous leap in presenting us with a layered vision of the here -- where we see the earth-bound steps taken after fatality, the hereafter, where she visits her visions, and, perhaps most difficult of all, the evils that presage violent death.
Randy Susan Meyers: Tethered : Death Without Shrouds Randy Susan Meyers 2010
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This admittedly does not sound like Flashman, and Mackinnon and Shadbolt, in The South African Campaign of 1879-80, are probably correct when they identify the hero as Captain Younghusband of the 24th Regiment.
Watershed 2010
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"Caution remains the watchword especially in front of the G7 conference call where markets will be wary of support/intervention action," said Mackinnon.
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Honestly, in all of my years in the industry I have never read such sexist, disgusting, degrading crap as I have read in the works of those like Farley, Dworkin, Jeffreys, Mackinnon, etc.
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