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  • And then it was that Mrs. Griggs lamented her husband's course in "raisin 'the house hyar so nigh the bluffs ez ef it war an' aigle's nest," and forgot that she had ever accounted herself "sifflicated" when distant from the airy cliffs.

    Down the Ravine Mary Noailles Murfree 1886

  • Si celui qui attaque est un aigle, ils font un son pour que leurs compagnons se cachent aux arbustes ; si celui qui vient est un félin, ils font un son différent por leur dire qu´ ils doivent grimper à un arbre.

    The Little Prince Hits a Brick Wall Ayala Sender 2007

  • 'Yes; the bill of an aigle' (which is the broad Cork pronunciation of eagle).

    The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent S.M. Hussey

  • "Does your reverence take me for an aigle, and want me to fly?"

    My New Curate P.A. Sheehan

  • Across the photograph was written in a large splashy hand, À mon aigle!

    VII. Book Four: The Voyage of the Anchises 1922

  • Across the photograph was written in a large splashy hand, 'A mon aigle! '

    One of Ours Willa Sibert Cather 1910

  • 'Yes; the bill of an aigle' (which is the broad Cork pronunciation of eagle).

    The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Hussey, S M 1904

  • It seemed a perfectly natural and spontaneous act to the officers present when the port-aigle pressed his lips reverently upon the number plate below the feet of the Eagle and then, disdaining to sit down, stood at attention, holding it before him.

    The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Cyrus Townsend Brady 1890

  • "I like not to shift the responsibility upon this young man," said the old port-aigle dubiously.

    The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Cyrus Townsend Brady 1890

  • "Shall I cut him down where he stands, _Mon Commandant_?" growled the old port-aigle, presenting his weapon.

    The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Cyrus Townsend Brady 1890

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