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Further evidence of the appalling conditions at Bethlem came in 1818, with the publication of a pamphlet by a former patient who rejoiced in the name of Urbane Metcalf.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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Further evidence of the appalling conditions at Bethlem came in 1818, with the publication of a pamphlet by a former patient who rejoiced in the name of Urbane Metcalf.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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Further evidence of the appalling conditions at Bethlem came in 1818, with the publication of a pamphlet by a former patient who rejoiced in the name of Urbane Metcalf.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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We have a Centralized Leasing Center, known as Urbane Underground that is anything but typical.
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"Urbane" on the lips of Jacob had mysteriously all the shapeliness of a character which Bonamy thought daily more sublime, devastating, terrific than ever, though he was still, and perhaps would be for ever, barbaric, obscure.
Jacob's Room Virginia Woolf 1911
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"Urbane" is a word which etymologically bears witness that the ancient world believed the arts of courtesy to be the products of the town rather than of the country.
Collections and Recollections George William Erskine Russell 1886
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Gordon: Obama Too 'Urbane' For 'Small Counties' In Tennessee: Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee
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"Urbane, physically and intellectually elegant, careful in his approach, and focused on facts."
Italian Set to Lead Europe's Top Bank Alessandra Galloni 2011
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Urbane, cynical, crass, perhaps—a fine fit for what is left of his old literary magazine.
Some Pig, Some Book Anthony Esolen 2011
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Urbane, cynical, crass, perhaps—a fine fit for what is left of his old literary magazine.
Some Pig, Some Book Anthony Esolen 2011
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