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I thought that covetious sthreal in there was a walking angel; and now if ever I marry at all I'll marry a Frenchwoman.
O'Flaherty V.C. : a recruiting pamphlet George Bernard Shaw 1903
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"I never WAS covetious, Jane," she replied; "but I have six children and have buried three, and I didn't marry into money.
Middlemarch 1871
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"I never was covetious, Jane," she replied; "but I have six children and have buried three, and I didn't marry into money.
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