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_History of Ireland_, where is quoted from a letter of my ancestor,
The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent S.M. Hussey
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In accordance with the Greek custom of attributing the origin of their tribes or nations to some remote mythical ancestor,
Mosaics of Grecian History Marcius Willson
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According to the traditions of the family, their ancestor,
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Well, let me tell you that your revered paternal ancestor,
Babbitt Sinclair Lewis 1918
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Lincoln never saw Governor Winthrop's book, though his own ancestor,
The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters Bliss Perry 1907
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If Henry had emulated the pure morals and fervent piety of his noble ancestor,
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History of Ireland, where is quoted from a letter of my ancestor,
The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Hussey, S M 1904
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I see Monsieur Nicot calling to you; Monsieur Nicot, whose ancestor,
The Grey Cloak Harold MacGrath 1901
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Gilgamish told him that he was in search of his ancestor,
The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh 1895
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When Sigurd returned home, many of his Northmen remained behind and entered the Emperor's body-guard, and my ancestor,
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame 1895
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