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It is sufficient to rim over Cowley once; but Parnel, after the fiftieth reading, is fresh as at the first.
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Remaining stanch in the face of persecution, she was finally permitted to retire to the convent of the Canonesses of St. Augustine at Chaillot, near Paris, where she remained several years, until her admission into the English convent of Poor Clares at Rouen, under the name of Parnel, to safeguard further the secret of her identity.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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References to a "prattling Parnel" are common in old writers, and the same fate overtook it in French --
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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Hawkestone should be described by Milton, and Ilam by Parnel.
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Parnel was the first to see where they were going, and at the last corner she stayed her pursuit, daring to proceed no further.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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"There is no shepherd's pouch in the closet," responded Parnel.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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Parnel was no longer on her track, and she fled wildly on, till her foot tripped at an inequality in the stone passage, and she came down just opposite an open door.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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Suddenly breaking off, Parnel, who could be as quick as a lizard when she chose, quitted her hold, and vanished out of sight in some incomprehensible manner, as Ursula Drew marched into the kitchen.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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Still keeping tight hold of her wrist, Parnel answered the query by the execution of a war-dance around Maude.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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It was little Maude, flying in frantic terror, with Parnel in hot pursuit, both too much absorbed to note in what direction they were running.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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