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Even here, when the peasants quarrel in their cups,
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In the original inventory, discovered in the library at Versailles, were included pieces of Saxony ware, Watteau figures, Sevres vases, dishes and cups,
The Story of Versailles Francis Loring Payne
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It will mean -- shopping with my love, choosing rugs and furniture -- and plates and cups,
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Old John had his share passed out to him, and ate it alone out there in the boat; and, there being a lack of cups,
Wandering Heath Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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As she drew off her long gloves, and mechanically straightened the row of delicate old cups,
The Fruit of the Tree Edith Wharton 1899
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This failing to stir Messer Simone, who was thorough in his cups,
The God of Love 1898
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Unlike his father, who never sinned against moderation in his cups,
A Book About Lawyers John Cordy Jeaffreson 1866
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During the stay of the soldiers in Castlewood, honest Dick the Scholar was the constant companion of the lonely little orphan lad Harry Esmond: and they read together, and they played bowls together, and when the other troopers or their officers, who were free-spoken over their cups,
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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The same that sold his father's secret in his cups,
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays Charles Lamb 1804
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- Blue Ridge teapot, snub nose, rose bouquet, pink roses on white ground, two cups,
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