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- noun A member of a
French reform branch of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as theFranciscans .
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Examples
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"Recollect," he used to say, "that you must be a seaman to be an officer; and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman."
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1993
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"Recollect," said the prince to him, "from the confessional of the marchioness to the confessional of the king there is but a step."
International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various
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"Recollect," said he to Don John of Austria, "that the first foes with whom one has to contend are one's own troops -- with their clamors for an engagement at this moment, and their murmurs about results at another; with their 'I thought that the battle should be fought,' or, 'It was my opinion that the occasion ought not to be lost.'"
Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Benj. N. Martin
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"Recollect," said he, at a little later period, to Don John of Austria,
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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"Recollect," said he, at a little later period, to Don John of Austria,
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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"Recollect," said he, at a little later period, to Don John of Austria,
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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"Recollect," I said, "that if you go on in this way you must be killed before the day is over-and where shall we all be?"'
Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 Alexis de Tocqueville 1832
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"Recollect," said the magistrate, "we cannot accept you as king's evidence; that of the boy is considered sufficient."
Jacob Faithful Frederick Marryat 1820
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This they promised, and were admitted; but when one of them, on feeling his pulse, showed a wish to speak -- "Recollect," he said, "your promise, and go away."
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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"Recollect," he used to say, "that you must be a seaman to be an officer; and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman."
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Robert Southey 1808
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