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The Bramanes marke themselues in the foreheads, eares and throates with a kind of yellow geare which they grind, and euery morning they doe it.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Astracan, to signifie that they would come and visit him: who answered, he was ready to receiue them: and taking a great shot or bullet in his hand, willed the messenger to tel them that they should not want of that geare, so long as it would last.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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First that they do foresee that all their great Ordnannce be fast breeched, and foresee that all their geare be handsome and in a readinesse.
On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. John Masefield 1922
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Lord when wilt thou amend this geare why dost thou stay & pause?
Sabbath in Puritan New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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And reflexive: con him land geare, _knows the land well_,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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And reflexive: con him land geare, _knows the land well_,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Ant. Far you well, Ile grow a talker for this geare.
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Even by these three passiones that are within our selues: Curiositie in great ingines: thrist of revenge, for some tortes deeply apprehended: or greedie appetite of geare, caused through great pouerty.
Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595
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The Bramanes marke themselues in the foreheads, eares and throates with a kind of yellow geare which they grind, and euery morning they doe it.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III Richard Hakluyt 1584
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They sent a messenger on the eight day to the captain of Astracan, to signifie that they would come and visit him: who answered, he was ready to receiue them: and taking a great shot or bullet in his hand, willed the messenger to tel them that they should not want of that geare, so long as it would last.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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