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When she called Sedley a very handsome man, she knew that Amelia would tell her mother, who would probably tell Joseph, or who, at any rate, would be pleased by the compliment paid to her son.
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'Truly,' said I, seeing they were about to banter me, -- for you know they were arch fellows, -- 'truly, little Sid' (we called Sedley Sid), 'you are greatly mistaken;' -- you see, Morton, I was thus sharp upon him because when you go to court you will discover that it does not do to take without giving.
Devereux — Volume 01 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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When she called Sedley a very handsome man, she knew that Amelia would tell her mother, who would probably tell Joseph, or who, at any rate, would be pleased by the compliment paid to her son.
Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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UK’s senior appeal court judge, Lord Justice Sedley, is quoted as saying, "The whole population and every UK visitor should be added to the national DNA database."
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'Truly,' said I, seeing they were about to banter me, -- for you know they were arch fellows, -- 'truly, little Sid' (we called Sedley
Devereux — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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"Sedley" was the signature used by J.E. Hall in his _Port Folio_ papers.
The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 Albert Henry Smyth 1885
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He has done little or nothing since but make-believe about criticism, talk dawdle-poetry with a lisp, write irresistible verses under the name of 'Sedley' in his own magazine, twitter sentimentally about 'little Moore,' his 'dear little
The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 Albert Henry Smyth 1885
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"They're not protesting, they're just stealing," said Sedley Browne, 63, who moved to London from Jamaica when he was 11.
London Sweeps Up as Riots Simmer to North Guy Chazan 2011
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Not much has survived regarding "Categories," which scholars know was the subject of intense philosophical debate in the first-century B.C. The commentary found in the palimpsest has offered a wealth of details about that debate, and as a result "it enriches our understanding of an ancient and medieval interpretative tradition regarding the treatise that was considered to be the proper entry route into Aristotelianism," says David Sedley, a classics professor also at Cambridge.
Reading Beneath the Lines William Triplett 2011
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I looked at Sedley and, surprised by my steady voice, said, It is not from me you should be asking forgiveness.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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