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'I am very sorry, indeed, nephew,' said Sir Hugh, 'that we were not better prepared for your being so chilly, owing to the weather being set in so sultry, that we none of us much thought of having a fire; and, indeed, in my young time, we were never allowed thinking of such things before Michaelmas-day; which I suppose is quite behind-hand now.
Camilla 2008
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Mamma quite agrees with me, and we shall go out of it on Michaelmas-day.
He Knew He Was Right 2004
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Michaelmas-day this year (1689) happening to fall on Sunday, the election of a mayor for the year ensuing took place on the previous Saturday, when
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The next day, being the anniversary of our hero's birth, Michaelmas-day 1800, the Archduke
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 James Harrison
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Much dissatisfaction was displayed against Bludworth for his want of resolution during the crisis, (1310) and when Michaelmas-day arrived, and he was about to go out of office, he was called to account for his conduct.
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When Michaelmas-day, the day of election of a fresh mayor, arrived Andrews was not re-elected, to the disappointment of a large number of citizens, who petitioned the Common Council to enquire into the manner in which the elections had taken place.
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His usual dress is grey, with a pointed red cap, but on Michaelmas-day he wears a round hat like those of the peasants.
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Although the court party had twice signally failed to obtain the appointment of sheriffs who should be amenable to its control, they were fortunate in having an adherent in the mayor elected on Michaelmas-day to succeed Sir Patience Ward.
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Michaelmas-day, five martens and four weasels, with long sticks, may still be seen hunting hares near this wood; sometimes a dog's bark is heard and a shrill whistle, but if any of mankind appear in their sight, the creatures run quickly away, and hide themselves in the wood.
The Comical Creatures from Wurtemberg Second Edition Unknown
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On Michaelmas-day an election of a new mayor took place in succession to
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