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Atlanta-based Oldcastle, which is also the parent company of
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2009
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Atlanta-based Oldcastle, which is also the parent company of
Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal 2009
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In Shakespeare's first works, when this character appeared, it was frankly called "Oldcastle," but later, in Elizabeth's time, when
Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare Leo Tolstoy 1869
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Nazarian was skeptical both of this assertion and of their names—Mr. Mortimer and Mr. Oldcastle—and in any case he was not disposed to be hospitable.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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“What is it?” cried Mortimer, but even as he spoke Oldcastle was staggering backward out of the doorway, the glowering Nazarian close behind.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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It was unfortunate for Shakespeare and his acting company that the office of Lord Chamberlain, the man in charge of censoring plays, passed to a descendant of Oldcastle just as Henry IV was entering the repertoire.
Shakespeare's best history plays Jonathan Bate 2010
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Oldcastle tried to answer, but Mortimer cut him off.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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“Come now, grandfather,” urged Oldcastle, chuckling, “give up the game and let us in.”
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Nazarian attempted to terminate the conversation in the usual way, but the second man, Mr. Oldcastle, prevented him.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Oldcastle swore in a sick gasp; his knees buckled.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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