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 Here's what he says about her: Crime boss called Tyger Tiger.
What I bought – 21 November 2007 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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Captain Roche, alias Tyger, alias Savage Roche, who stuck his gaming companion's hand to the table with a fork for concealing a card under it, happened to be at the Bedford Billiard-table, which was extremely crowded.
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In the yeere of our Lord 1583, I Ralph Fitch of London merchant being desirous to see the countreys of the East India, in the company of M. Iohn Newberie marchant (which had beene at Ormus once before) of William Leedes Ieweller, and Iames Story Painter, being chiefly set fourth by the right worshipful Sir Edward Osborne knight, and M. Richard Staper citizens and marchants of London, did ship my selfe in a ship of London called the Tyger, wherein we went for Tripolis in Syria: and from thence we tooke the way for Aleppo, which we went in seuen dayes with the Carouan.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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In poetry collections, William Blake's "Tyger" sits beside the tiger poem of the Jakun people of Malaysia.
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One is recorded as having been named the "Tyger," while a nef belonging to the Duke of Orleans was called the "Porquepy," meaning porcupine.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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It seems that the "Tyger" was dining with Théroigne de
On Something Hilaire Belloc 1911
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There were the 'Tyger' and the 'Roe Buck' of 140 tons each, the 'Lyon' of
Thomas Hariot Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886 1885
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Red John did it most memorably in last year's season finale when, wearing a mask, he whispered a stanza from "The Tyger" into Jane's ear.
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With the type of introduction he gets, the reader knows that the story is going to revolve around Tyger, even if he is only one of the POV characters.
Review: METAtropolis (Audio) (Stories 1 and2) « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009
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This is as it should be as Tyger is a larger than life figure – but while it is that which makes him an intriguing character, he also seemed to me to be portrayed a bit too flawlessly.
Review: METAtropolis (Audio) (Stories 1 and2) « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009
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