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But he sobbed and apologized and took a sip of the proffered thermos and tried ineffectively to dab the spittle from Da's nose with a rumpled cravat, and Da said, "Nothing, it's nothing," translated to the grieving fop's ears as the ropey snot of saliva forgiven.
Nothing 2009
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I rather imagine I looked quite the picture -- the painted face like a fop's alarmed at some new, personal scandal; panting, leaned back upon his elbows, flushed with desire and fear, and half-shucked, like grapes pulled off of a vine.
kuniklos Diary Entry kuniklos 2003
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The fop's face twisted for a moment and he half raised his hand.
Elric At The End of Time Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1984
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The young fop's companion stepped in front of Casca to bar his passage.
The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980
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To me the fop's ridiculous little oval face, with that tuft of hair in the middle of it, looked like a little white rabbit hiding behind a bush.
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The gaudy fop's his picture just, as poor Richard says.
One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed C. A. Bogardus
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For I, with a fop's audacity, had thought my love for you of sufficient moment to have been long since observed; and, strong in my conceit, had scorned a pleasing declaration made up of faint phrases and whining ballad-endings.
Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes James Branch Cabell 1918
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Much of his costume was merely showy or eccentric, without the rotund unity of the perfect fop's.
The Works of Max Beerbohm Max Beerbohm 1914
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Manuel could have torn out the fop's heart at that moment.
The Quest P��o Baroja 1914
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In his attire there was a suspicion of a fop's preciseness, aside from its accidental disarray; the cut of his waistcoat was the extreme of the then fashion, the white tie (twisted beneath one ear) an exaggerated
The Black Bag Louis Joseph Vance 1906
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