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The grandfather of the present king had a hole bored in it, and liked to strut about on gala-days with the gem suspended around his neck.
Diamonds and Pearls 1969
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His expression of hatred, love, and grief, in his impersonations, were never more famous than in these gala-days of Erfurt.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia F. [Translator] Jordan
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Breeches, rejected by common consent of young and old alike, cling to the legs of the coalheaver with an abiding fondness, as to the last place of refuge; and, on gala-days, a dandy might die of envy to mark the splendour of those nether integuments -- which he has not soul enough to dare to wear -- of brilliant eye-arresting blue, or glowing scarlet plush, glittering in the sun's rays, giving and taking glory!
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827 Various
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They are beautiful gala-days, when eight or ten long-boats are rowed by their crews in costume, accompanied by a couple of military bands; swarms of nobility and gentry come from London to enjoy them, some person of peculiar rank being "the sitter" in the leading boat; but boating is not allowed.
Confessions of an Etonian I. E. M.
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Poems on college gala-days were for a long time faint reflections of his _Traveller_, and simple, causal stories of quiet life are the teeming progeny of the _Vicar_, in spite of the Whistonian controversy, and the epitaph of his living wife.
English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Henry Coppee
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But go and look at the Second Charles at Hampton Court -- see how the merry monarch managed his neck on gala-days.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 Various
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But uncle Nathan had too much goodness in his own heart, not to detect it lurking in any disguise in the hearts of others, and with that true dignity which makes the acceptance of a frankly offered kindness, pleasant as the power of conferring it, he always looked forward to these gala-days with interest, striving by generous hospitality to express a sense of the benefits he received.
The Old Homestead Ann S. Stephens
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Rabbon Shimon ben Gamliel has said there were no such gala-days for
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various
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Those rare occasions when a stranger is allowed to penetrate the "enclosure" are always gala-days for the nuns.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 Various
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The grandfather of the present king had a hole bored in it, and liked to strut about on gala-days with the gem suspended around his neck.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 Various
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