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Les Cowboys Fringants are my favourite Quebecois band and "Toune d'automne" is my favourite Quebecois song.
Archive 2007-01-01 uncorrectedproofs 2007
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Whare, after invocatioun of the name of God, we began to putt the Toune and ourselfis in suche strenth, as we thought myght best for our just defence.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Smith, in his account of the attempt to murder him by the Dutchmen in 1608, says, "They sent Francis, their companion, disguised like a Salvage, to the Glasse-house, a place in the woods neare a myle from Iames Toune," &c.,
Colonial Records of Virginia Various
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Governour, with a charge to the said Toune to obey him as thare lauchfull Provest.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Toune, or house builded or inhabited, but through beastlie maners, beastlie dispersed, liued wilde and beastlie.
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The Toune of Edinburgh, for the most parte, was drouned in superstitioun: Edwarte Hope, [251] young Williame
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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He spared not to viseit thame that lay in the verray extreamitie; he conforted thame as that he mycht in such a multitude; he caused minister all thingis necessarye to those that mycht use meat or drynk; and in that poynt was the Toune wonderouse beneficiall; for the poore was no more neglected then was the rich.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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And so mycht the Toune justlye have dispared of any farther succourse to have bein loked for; butt yit it held good; for the stout corage and prudent governement of Schir James Wolfurd, [551] generall, who did so encorage the hole capitanes and soldartis, that thei determined to dye upon thare wallis.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Toune agane, about the 22 day of Maij, and thare did abyde for the conforte of our brethrein.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Est Part of the Broke renning thorough the Toune, and standith on a great
The Evolution of an English Town Gordon Home 1923
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