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  • It was the phrase Fane had used; I suppose he'd picked it up from Croder.

    Northlight Hall, Adam, 1920- 1985

  • Henry, Captain Fane, Mr. Goss, R.N., and I started on horseback for the camp.

    Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol 1856

  • I shall DOW proceed to treat of the said John his son; who also wrote his name Fane; and his father, by his said will, left him the lands and tenements called Hollynden; and other lands as«gned to him by deed of fee-simple, bearing date on April 1st, preceding the making of the said will.

    Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical 1812

  • She led Cytherea to a summer-house called the Fane, built in the private grounds about the mansion in the form of a Grecian temple; it overlooked the lake, the island on it, the trees, and their undisturbed reflection in the smooth still water.

    Desperate Remedies Thomas Hardy 1884

  • Sikh cavalry, known as Fane's and Probyn's Horse; Sir John Michel and Sir

    China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

  • "Fane," said Lady Madeleine, firmly; for it seemed that the Baron required a little assistance at the end of his sentence.

    Vivian Grey Benjamin Disraeli 1842

  • Getty Images The Duchess of Windsor However, Harry Fane , a leading authority on vintage Cartier and owner of the Obsidian Gallery in London, says that not everyone wants pre-owned jewelry.

    Crowning Jewelry Selina Williams 2011

  • "Some people are fascinated by the provenance and only care about that, while others wouldn't buy second-hand jewelry for all the tea in China," Mr. Fane says.

    Crowning Jewelry Selina Williams 2011

  • Here's a brief plot summary from Wikipedia: Shallow and lost Kitty marries the intellectual and passionate Walter Fane, bacteriologist, who is madly in love with her.

    Film Maxine 2009

  • Mr. Fane loves the story behind an item and tells of his delight at buying a collection of Louis Cartier's family papers.

    Crowning Jewelry Selina Williams 2011

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