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It never quite disappeared, though, any more than an aching tooth that has stopped hurting for the moment ceases to give little reminders of its prence.
A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988
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The butler did as he was tauld, an 'set doon the decanter, an' a glaiss aside it; but the prence bannt him jist fearfu ', an' ordert him to tak awa that playock, and fess a tum'ler.
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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The prence gae him ae glower, an 'declared that his leddy's word was law to him; he wad bide till she wulled him to gang.
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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Whan they war aboot half throu ', wha sud come stridin' in, some dour an 'ill pleased like, but the prence himsel'!
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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"Weel, my bonny leddy," said Peter, "gien I had a prence to my son, -- providit he was worth yer takin -- I wad say to ye, 'Hae, my leddy!'"
Salted with Fire George MacDonald 1864
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But there wasna ane o 'the men or the maids' at wad hae daured be their lanes wi 'that man, prence as he ca'd himsel'.
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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They made muckle adu wi 'apologies an' explanations, but the prence aye booed an 'booed, an' said sae little, that they thocht him mortal angert, the whilk was a great vex to my leddy, ye may be sure.
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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He wasna a man to hae fancies, or stan 'upo' freits, but he cudna help the creep that gaed doon his backbane ilka time his ee encoontert that o 'the prence -- it was aye sic a strange luik the prence cuist upon him -- a luik as gien him an' the yerl had been a'ready ower weel acquant, though the yerl cudna min '' at ever he had set ee upo 'him.
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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: Veggio che m'ama il prence [0: 31] 8 Aria: Quell'onda che si frange [4: 46] 9 Rec.
AvaxHome RSS: 2010
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My guess is it’s a viral marketing campaign, for a movie or tv show, staring, from the looks of it, Gavin McLeod. prence
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