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Examples
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Nor fearefull sprites that walke by night, nor hurts of frost or haile.
Leap Year -- Day John 2008
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Jes az goggies wuz grooping tuu attakk, teh lone kitteh raineded daown awn thems a vereetabul haile ov goggie kibbul;
ENEMY DOG APPROACHING - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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But, for the abundance of haile which fell at the same time, as is aboue said, the matter was deferred.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Insomuch that when the Emperour elect was to be placed in his Emperiall throne (my selfe being then present) there fell such abundance of haile, that, vpon the sudden melting thereof, more than 160 persons were drowned in the same place: there were manie tentes and other thinges also carried away.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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And liftyng vp the felte alofte, haile hym by the name of
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Pisa, there meets him by the waye a certaine olde man, in the habit and attire of a pilgrime, saluting him by name, and saying: All haile frier Odoricus.
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Thus remaining in this hauen the space of a weeke, seeing the yeare farre spent, and also very euill wether, as frost, snow, and haile, as though it had beene the deepe of winter, we thought best to winter there.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But, for the abundance of haile which fell at the same time, as is aboue said, the matter was deferred.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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With this hard fare (for by reason of our great want of drinke, wee durst eate but very litle) wee continued for the space of a fortnight or thereabouts: Sauing that now and then wee feasted for it in the meane time: And that was when there fell any haile or raine: the haile-stones wee gathered vp and did eate them more pleasantly then if they had bene the sweetest
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Insomuch that when the Emperour elect was to be placed in his Emperiall throne (my selfe being then present) there fell such abundance of haile, that, vpon the sudden melting thereof, more than 160 persons were drowned in the same place: there were manie tentes and other thinges also carried away.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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