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But she does not have nearly your air of breeding,
The Obedient Bride Balogh, Mary 1989
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DAV.D V. GLOV.R, professor of plant genetics and breeding,
Chapter 12 1989
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The girls made as if to go on, but with characteristic ill breeding,
Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall or, Leading a Needed Rebellion Janet D. Wheeler
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And it came to pass whenever the sturdier cattle were breeding,
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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Send me men, girt for the combat, Send me men that are grit to the core, Give me the best of your breeding,
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QUOTATION: You write with ease to show your breeding,
Quotations 1919
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Rich in fair looks as well as in worldly possessions, the owner of a distinctive charm of manner, combined with the poise of good breeding,
The Rose in the Ring George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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But thanks to my friends for their care in my breeding,
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But thanks to my friends for their care in my breeding,
The Confederate First Reader: Containing Selections in Prose and Poetry as Reading Exercises for the Younger Children in the Schools and Families of the Confederate States. Richard McAllister 1864
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To sit or shake paws with the utmost good breeding,
Verses for Children and Songs for Music Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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