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  • But his Sir Giles was a consummate work of genius -- as good then as it ever afterward became, and better than any other that has been seen since, not excepting that of E.L. Davenport.

    Shadows of the Stage William Winter 1876

  • He foresaw, indeed, that the other knight would endeavour to reserve him for his own game; but he was too conscious of his own accomplishments to think he should find great difficulty in superseding the influence of Sir Giles.

    The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom 2004

  • Not valuable, except maybe for the five golden sovereigns that Sir Giles, as was the Squire then, gave your Granddad on our wedding day, and which he'd never dream of spending, but all things I'd sorrow to lose.

    Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997

  • Not valuable, except maybe for the five golden sovereigns that Sir Giles, as was the Squire then, gave your Granddad on our wedding day, and which he'd never dream of spending, but all things I'd sorrow to lose.

    Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997

  • I had heard it all from Gran, of course, how Sir Giles had not only attended the ceremony, but had made a speech at the wedding breakfast in the village hall, and given the young couple the tenancy of Rose Cottage, which had "just been done up lovely" after the death of its previous occupant.

    Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997

  • I had heard it all from Gran, of course, how Sir Giles had not only attended the ceremony, but had made a speech at the wedding breakfast in the village hall, and given the young couple the tenancy of Rose Cottage, which had "just been done up lovely" after the death of its previous occupant.

    Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997

  • Take his Many Dimensions (1931), which concerns a magic Stone of vast power: "Then by God sir," says Sir Giles, "you've got the transport of the world in your hands."

    Kicking the Hobbit Hodgart, Matthew 1967

  • And red deer too, Sir Giles, and bak'd in puff-paste!

    The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810

  • _Lady A. _ My thanks, Sir Giles, for my entertainment.

    The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810

  • A valiant knight, Sir Giles de Argentine, much renowned in the wars of Palestine, attended the king till he got him out of the press of the combat.

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Charles Herbert Sylvester

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