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Examples
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It is equally mistaken to romanticize or villaine Europe's gypsies.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Roma? Tom Gallagher 2010
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And rest assured that villaine fille's sentiments are mine.
A Special Place in Hell Lisa Hirsch 2008
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And rest assured that villaine fille's sentiments are mine.
Archive 2008-01-01 Lisa Hirsch 2008
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I am the villaine, who this morning murdered the man in the Cave, one of no greater honesty then my selfe, and seeing this poore man lie there sleeping, while we were dividing the stolne booties betweene us; I slew my
The Decameron 2004
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Rinaldoes servant, seeing his Master so sharply assayled, like a wicked villaine, would not assist him in any sort: but giving his horse the spurres, never left gallopping, untill hee came to Chasteau Guillaume, where hee entred upon the point of night, providing himselfe of a lodging, but not caring what became of his Master.
The Decameron 2004
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When Sicurano heard this horrible lye, immediately shee conceived, that this was the occasion of her husbands hatred to her, and all the hard haps which she had since suffered: whereupon, shee reputed it for more then a mortall sinne, if such a villaine should passe without due punishment.
The Decameron 2004
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How could you then by the perswasion of a beast, a foole, a villaine, yea, a vagabond, envying both his happinesse and yours, enter into so cruell a minde against him?
The Decameron 2004
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So soone as he was come to the place, where he had resolved to do the deed; hee rushed forth of the ambush, and having a sharpe Lance readily charged in his rest, ran mainly at him, saying: False villaine, thou art dead.
The Decameron 2004
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What could you doe more, if hee had given her to a man of the very vilest condition? to a villaine, to a slave?
The Decameron 2004
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Good my Lord Justice, helpe me in an hard case; yonder is a villaine that hath cut my purse, I desire he may bee brought before you, that I may have my money againe.
The Decameron 2004
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