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"You understand that it is Sir Henry, whom they call Hotspur, that you are to serve.
Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Ralph Peacock 1867
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You and I and Chekov got a lightweight little frigate called Hotspur that was assigned to drop the first advance parties on invaded planets.
The Janus Gate: Future Imperfect L. A. Graf 2002
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You and I and Chekov got a lightweight little frigate called Hotspur that was assigned to drop the first advance parties on invaded planets.
The Janus Gate: Future Imperfect L. A. Graf 2002
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You and I and Chekov got a lightweight little frigate called Hotspur that was assigned to drop the first advance parties on invaded planets.
The Janus Gate: Future Imperfect L. A. Graf 2002
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Percy, -- whom men called Hotspur, from his mighty valor and his impetuous temper, -- and by the Earl of Douglas, most valiant of the Scottish knights, was even now marching upon Shrewsbury to raise the standard of revolt.
Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times Elbridge Streeter Brooks 1874
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The Knight of Otterburne was one of the Earls Douglas, killed in a battle with Henry Percy, called Hotspur, in 1388.
Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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The famous and desperate battle of Otterburne was fought J 5th August, 1388, betwixt Henry Percy, called Hotspur, and NOTES TO CANTO SECOND, «49
The lay of the last minstrel, a poem. With Ballads and lyrical pieces Walter Scott 1812
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Harry Hotspur -- actually Henry Percy -- was a knight who received the nickname "Hotspur," reflecting his impulsive nature.
Max Bergmann: What's in a Nickname? Sometimes a Lot -- Explaining Tottenham's Hotspur 2010
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I find no sharp impatience to get to work such as Hotspur felt, but a certain reluctance to leave his love -- a natural touch which indicates that the poet was thinking of himself and not of his puppet.
The Man Shakespeare Frank Harris 1893
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Conspiracies were quite common in those days, one of them being organized by Harry Percy, called "Hotspur" because of his irritability.
Comic History of England Bill Nye 1873
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