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When they talk to him about the institutions of America he asks sarcastically whether bowie knives and swordsticks and revolvers are the institutions of America.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens 1905
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The practice of carrying concealed arms, in the shape of stilettoes for attack, and swordsticks for defence, if illegal, is perfectly common; desperate reprobates, called "Rowdies," infest the lower part of the town; and terrible outrages and murderous assaults are matters of such nightly occurrence as to be thought hardly worthy of notice, even in those prints which minister to man's depraved taste for the horrible.
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There were lots of guns, together with shooting brogues, silver sandwich - cases, leather luggage and swordsticks.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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There were lots of guns, together with shooting brogues, silver sandwich - cases, leather luggage and swordsticks.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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The group of 20-25 attackers were armed with sticks, sharp weapons like swords and swordsticks, and possibly had firearms too.
The Times of India 2009
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The group of 20-25 attackers were armed with sticks, sharp weapons like swords and swordsticks, and possibly had firearms too.
The Times of India 2009
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The practice of carrying concealed arms, in the shape of stilettoes for attack, and swordsticks for defence, if illegal, is perfectly common; desperate reprobates, called “Rowdies,” infest the lower part of the town; and terrible outrages and murderous assaults are matters of such nightly occurrence as to be thought hardly worthy of notice, even in those prints which minister to man’s depraved taste for the horrible.
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