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A point of agreement between the Brown lap dog rag the News Statesman and and the wavering Mail (noticeably cooling on Brown since pinko Dacres latest illness) is always interesting.
Archive 2007-07-29 Newmania 2007
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A point of agreement between the Brown lap dog rag the News Statesman and and the wavering Mail (noticeably cooling on Brown since pinko Dacres latest illness) is always interesting.
Smorgasbord Newmania 2007
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To suggest that Dacres rags are organs of public service is beyond comical, well away with the telly-tubbies in La La land.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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'That's Valentine Chantry - you know, who used to be Valentine Dacres - she is rather marvellous, isn't she?
Hercule Poirot's Casebook Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 1984
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Dacres was extremely reluctant to make this concession in plain terms, but, with a shrewdness which would have done honor to a Yankee, endeavored to evade the question.
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'Why, I am pretty much _hors de combat_ already,' said Dacres; 'I have hardly men enough left to work a gun, and my ship is in a sinking condition.'
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Speaking of some law proceedings in which the Lady Dacres was concerned,
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'Not precisely,' returned Dacres; 'but I don't know that it will be worth while to fight any longer.'
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Dacres refused, on the ground that he had no orders from his Government.
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Dacres and Nevilles, who also may have been benefactors to the cathedral.
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