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Yn how manye dayes doth an Archibshop earne thyn yeerlye wage?
"9 Sometimes when I am Stvck for a rhyme, I new-mint a Worde because I jvst want to get the Damned script ovt the fvcking doore." Ann Althouse 2009
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In first classe Sir Neville and Sir Sean talkede of matirs of prowesse and knighthode, and doun in coache, manye a stereotype did sitte and make conversacioun.
August 21st, 2006 chaucerhathblog 2006
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Ngekusebentisana nelitiko letemfundvo nala manye ematiko sikwatile kuphuma neluhlelo lekuvikela bugebengu lobukhona etikolweni.
Speech by Dumisile Nhlengethwa during the Safety & Security budget vote 2008
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Ther was a PRIORESSE, who lovede hir smalle dog, and also a SQUIRE, who mad manye songes of rappe and had TWO FAT KNIGHTES wyth him, and also a WOMAN WYTH A BABYE AND AN ACCENTE, who coud muche of plesaunte folke remedyes and TWO FOUNDLINGES who travelid all al oon, and an ANTISOCIALE ENGLISHMAN and also a gret manye EXPENDABLES.
August 21st, 2006 chaucerhathblog 2006
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Englond, in the town of Seynt Albones, nor have seen and gone through manye diverse Londes.
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So nowe Y haue bought manye a beggare, who Y do feede at my cost, and eftimes Y do commaunde them to thanke and prayse me so that Y feele lyk a seynte – but Y kan yet swyve and drynke depe of wyn and snorte the poudre of cockayne, the whiche no Seyntez do.
Parys! 2006
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So nowe Y haue bought manye a beggare, who Y do feede at my cost, and eftimes Y do commaunde them to thanke and prayse me so that Y feele lyk a seynte – but Y kan yet swyve and drynke depe of wyn and snorte the poudre of cockayne, the whiche no Seyntez do.
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But because ther are in Inde manye sondrie contries, diuerse bothe in people and tongue (as in so large a thing muste nedes happen) ye shall vnderstond that thei do not all alike vse suche trade as I haue described, but in some places somewhat worse.
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And of these also are eaters of mannes fleshe: so manye as folowe the trade of the Scithians.
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Their women ware prety wealtes of leather, euery one a greate manye whiche (as it is sayde) they begge of suche menne as haue lien with them.
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