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a Rarity to a Great and knowing Prince, wherein there grew here and there in the Stone, which looked like a kind of sparr, divers little
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Raleigh asserts that he brought back gangues of auriferous white quartz (“harde white sparr”); and to prove the richness of this ore he gives an account of the assays that were made by the officers of the mint at London.
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General Government and State Government every now and then square off and sparr, and the first blow given will bring a genuine set-to.
The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
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AND STATE GOVERNMENT every now and then square off and sparr, and the first blow given will bring a genuine set-to.
The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
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Raleigh asserts that he brought back gangues of auriferous white quartz ( "harde white sparr"); and to prove the richness of this ore he gives an account of the assays that were made by the officers of the mint at London.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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But Connelly's characterization of their exchange as one of "gentl [e] sparr [ing]" is undermined by comments by Obama that she omitted.
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But Connelly's characterization of their exchange as one of "gentl [e] sparr [ing]" is undermined by comments by Obama that she omitted.
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Well, like sparr said above, its not really true origami either, not that it isn't incredibly impressive either way.
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April 14, 2009 10: 25: 20 am what about the damage at north marion high and sparr elementary?
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April 14, 2009 10: 25: 20 am what about the damage at north marion high and sparr elementary?
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