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The same trait is heightened by the half swagger with which he strikes his boot with his riding-whip, or keeps at bay a beautiful spaniel, called Wilful, that haunts his person like a familiar.
Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. 1832
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Wilful blindness is a legal term, cited in the trial of Enron's Skilling and Lay.
Margaret Heffernan: The Wilful Blindness of Rupert Murdoch Margaret Heffernan 2011
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Wilful blindness is a legal term, cited in the trial of Enron's Skilling and Lay.
Margaret Heffernan: The Wilful Blindness of Rupert Murdoch Margaret Heffernan 2011
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“Wilful, fractious… convinced he knows better than the doctor—”
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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“Wilful, fractious… convinced he knows better than the doctor—”
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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“Wilful, fractious… convinced he knows better than the doctor—”
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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The verdict in the first inquest was one of 'Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown'.
Movie Night 2010
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Consternation, being assured that it would pass for Wilful Murther, by reason of that Variance in which they used to live.
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Consternation, being assured that it would pass for Wilful Murther, by reason of that Variance in which they used to live.
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And I to lift that Wilful One into mine arms, a moment, and to give her a very loving hug, and for that time to have no fear that
The Night Land 2007
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