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  • His Autobiography (Columbia University Press, New York, 1944) is classic—and tedious—but there is an excellent biography by Michael Packe (Macmillan, New York, 1954).

    The Worldly Philosophers Robert L. Heilbroner 1999

  • His Autobiography (Columbia University Press, New York, 1944) is classic—and tedious—but there is an excellent biography by Michael Packe (Macmillan, New York, 1954).

    The Worldly Philosophers Robert L. Heilbroner 1999

  • It appeared certain that these two officers were wounded by the Hindustanis of their own regiment; Packe, who was shot through the ankle, being so close up to the breastwork that it was scarcely possible for the bullet which hit him to have come from the front.

    Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

  • There's a _Packe_ too, and only one _Pusey_ to set upon.

    Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 Various

  • Packe was lamed for life by a shot through his ankle before we had been forty-eight hours at Delhi, and Law was killed on the 23rd July, having greatly distinguished himself by his gallantry and coolness under fire during the short time he served with the force.

    Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

  • Virginia Tech: A chance for the Cavs to balance the scales Maryland athletics budget cuts put Olympic track coach Andrew Valmon in awkward NFL power rankings Week 11: The Cowboys are back, but can anybody stop the Packe mesothelioma cancer shatters lives.

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Eric Prisbell 2011

  • Virginia Tech: A chance for the Cavs to balance the scales At Cal Berkeley, challenging sterotypes of NCAA athletes as students NFL power rankings Week 11: The Cowboys are back, but can anybody stop the Packe mesothelioma cancer shatters lives.

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Steve Yanda 2011

  • Packe, in his account of the life of Wycherley; and from some verses which Mr. Thyer has published in the author's Remains.

    Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson 1746

  • The car was found a short time later, abandoned, near the corner of Packe and Cannon streets, just a short distance away from where the robbery occurred.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • Packe died of flu in 1919 after getting through the trenches.

    Brit Lit Blogs 2009

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