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He had himself in his younger days shown some tendency to irreverent joking, by inventing an Eastern Patriarch, a native of London, a man of venerable appearance and dressed to suit the character, who deceived some eminent members of the University, and gave them his blessing; an incident of which Lloyd used to make his "bragge" long afterwards.
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WV - bragge - what I hope to be able to do about my wedding cakke
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The reply was made by M. Wilkinson aforesaid, that not a man should come to him; and for the bragge and threat of Don Pedro, it was not that Spanish brauado that should make them yeeld a iot to their hinderance, but they were as ready to make resistance, as he to offer an iniurie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Rubbles, and also that Rye, Dorpte and Reuel haue yeelded themselues vnder the gouernment of the Emperor of Russia: whether this was a bragge of the Russes or not, I know not, but thus he sayd, and in deed whiles we were there, there came a great
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Let such as use not and expresse not their zeale, bragge of their good hearts; surely they have none such, or not like to have them such.
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He was so greate an example of conjugall affection, that they who did not imitate him in that particular, did not bragge of ther liberty, and he did not only permitt but directe his Bishopps to prosequte those skandalous vices, in the
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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Christe Iesus, whome their forefathers did crucifie (for Iewes they are, The spaniardes are Iewes and they bragge that Marie of England is the roote of Iesse. as histories do witnesse, and they them selues confesse) do this day make plaine warre against all true professors of his holie gospell.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. 1514-1572 1878
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England, with the pestilent and detestable generation of papistes, make no litle bragge and boast, that they haue triumphed not only against
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. 1514-1572 1878
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Cursed Iesabel of England, with the pestilent and detestable generation of papistes, make no litle bragge and boast, that they haue triumphed not only against Wyet, but also against all such as haue entreprised any thing against them or their procedinges.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. 1514-1572 1878
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The spaniardes are Iewes and they bragge that Marie of England is the roote of Iesse.p. 46.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. 1514-1572 1878
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