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At one table sat three generations, the father of the boy concealing his pride with a Gallic interest in the menu, but the grandfather futilely stabbed the snails as his gleaming old eyes kept at attention upon the be-medalled lad.

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Not the be-medalled Commander, beloved of the throne,

Modern British Poetry Louis Untermeyer 1931

Whirling by in the arms of a be-medalled officer, was a girl whose frizzled yellow hair fell about a dun-brown face.

City of Endless Night 1920

Not the be-medalled Commander, beloved of the throne,

A Consecration 1920

Governor-General, usually a high-placed and titled person but he is a be-medalled figure-head, -- an ornamental feature of the landscape.

An African Adventure Isaac Frederick Marcosson 1918

The officer in command, who was as civil as the majority of such be-medalled jackasses, suggested that one single day would be quite sufficient for me to see the sights of Levanto; I could then proceed to Pisa or anywhere else outside his priceless "zone of defence."

Alone Norman Douglas 1910

Even the magnificent be-medalled porter at the door emerged from the carved teak box where he dwelt and touching his cap asked if he should call a cab.

A Yellow God: an Idol of Africa Henry Rider Haggard 1890

XV chairs, tables, and sofas scattered about, with the light of prism-hung chandeliers glinting on old brocades and tapestries: flowers everywhere, in Chinese bowls and tall vases; against this background a group of lovely girls multiplied by many mirrors into a large company; be-medalled officers in pale blue uniforms, handing coffee to the ladies, or taking from silver dishes carried by children the delicious macaroons which are to Nancy what Madeleines are to Commercy.

Everyman's Land 1889

Perhaps this time, the 1999 World Cup winner will make another call to tell absent friends he's back on the podium again as a be-medalled team member.

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If we are going to "celebrate" Anzac Day which has become a menaingless parade of be-medalled vets followed by a booze-up - just as the Dawn celebration at Gallipolii became another rave for teens, we should be showing films or large photos, indeed anything that reveals the full horrors of war and that frightens the living daylights out of the young so that next time a gutless armchair warrior like Howard proclaims it's all the way with George Bush (and bizarrely claims he still sleeps soundly at night), younger generations should know that what this really means is the blasting to smithereens of children, women and men and not some great heroic adventure.

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