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With respect to religion, I believe these people trouble themselves very little about it; they, however, believe that there is one Supream God, whom they call Tawney, *
Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world 1767
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With respect to religion, I believe these people trouble themselves very little about it; they, however, believe that there is one Supream God, whom they call Tawney, * (* Probably Tane-mahuta, the creator of animal and vegetable life.
Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World James Cook 1753
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If Macdonald is going to continue to write about American history, I wish someone would tell him that the remark "he made his law; now let him enforce it," if ever said at all, was said by Jackson about Marshall, not by Lincoln about Taney (whose name, both Mr. Macdonald and the editors of The New York Review might note is not spelled "Tawney").
Letter Macdonald, Dwight 1963
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Melville, the author of several exciting sea-tales, was walking the deck of a man-of-war with an old negro, "Tawney," who had served on the "Macedonian," the veteran stopped at a point abreast the main-mast.
The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898
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Fabians embraced individuals such as Tawney, who was a member from 1906.
vBulletin Community Forum smsma.. 2010
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Those were the days of the hair metal bands and Tawney Kitaen was the video vixen.
Lynne Sadowski: The Day I Unleashed My Inner Vixen Lynne Sadowski 2010
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A few weeks later, Tawney's wife gave birth to a baby girl.
Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice 2011
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A few weeks later, Tawney's wife gave birth to a baby girl.
Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice 2011
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Got to play with a puppy on the bus this morning, because I ran into nobodyhere and Tawney.
Today nobodyhere 2010
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Got to play with a puppy on the bus this morning, because I ran into nobodyhere and Tawney.
Today nobodyhere 2010
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