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a farce, he appeared on the stage in a white sheet with a torch in his hand, and recited some profane and indecent doggerel, which he called his recantation.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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One of his friends facetiously suggested that Paine could resolve his financial worries by publishing a "recantation."
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