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Margaritone did not fasten the door of it, but she was careful to secure that of the passage; and even this small indulgence she seemed to allow with a furly reluctance, as if compelled to obey the command of a superior.
The Italian 2004
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Pig Lamp is meant to make furly CFL's actually look good -- the bulb is the pig's tail:
Fast Company 2009
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By Opulence furly deny'd A fcrap of fuperfluous bread.
Poetic effusions; pastoral, moral, amatory, and descriptive Perfect, William, 1737-1809 1796
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There is no riot with all this buftle — not a furly look, nor a Jingle blow given or received.
Travels into Norway, Denmark, and Russia, in the years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791 1792
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He had a very good countenance, not a fierce and furly afpedt, but feemed to have fome - thing very manly in his face, and yet he had all the fweetnefs and foftnefs of an European in his couj;!
The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Of York ... 1790
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Evdk Prior'sHenry and Emma, which pleaftd die old and furly Ddnnis, had nd diarnsi for him.
The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer 1785
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* The furly attitude of Foldath is a proper preamble to his after-behaviour.
The poems of Ossian. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq; In two volumes. .. 1784
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The fawning courtier, and the furly fqutre, often mean the fame thing, each his own intereft.
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of Gorges Edmond Howard. .. 1782
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If there is a rogue among my folks, it is that furly dog Tom.
A Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage. ... 1782
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I hang down my ears like a furly afs, when an heavier load than ordinary is put upon his back.
The Works of Horace 1780
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