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Its no different to the chief of west mercia saying “we must remeber another man was shot as well” referring to the arse that shot richard gray and then turned the gun on himself.
White Punks On Dope « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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If no law was broken in Liverpool by the leaflet, I guess you could celebrate with a big handout of the leaflet for the public to judge for themselves. mercia on November 23rd, 2008 10: 22 am
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BelLjium contiigerunt; & per eos & per com« mercia calvinifmus illic irrepfit* Ab illius fec - tx hominibus Tornaci y Valencenis 8c in agro Infulenfi an.
Antverpia Christo nascens et crescens: seu, Acts ecclesiam antverpiensem ejusque apostolos ac ... 1773
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Ita, per immiifa deliberato animo in - fortunia, per fublataaut turbata com - mercia, per bella non neceflaria, vel temere irritata*; opibùs enim fubditi noninftructi, non facile tyrannos ag - grediti n tur, & quia tuerìfe nonpof - funt, quaevis patiuntur.
Marci Zuerii Boxhornii ... Institutionum politicarum libri duo: Editio altera, priori longè ... Marcus Zuerius Boxhorn 1657
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Yobbo: Funnily enough, the set of "men who can change a car tire" intersects quite heavily with "men who en ... mercia deane-johns: Please can someone send me the contact details of the australian spectator?
Andrew Norton 2008
avivamagnolia commented on the word mercia
An ancient (early) Anglo-Saxon kingdom of central England. It was settled by Angles c. a.d. 500 and enjoyed its greatest influence during the rule (757–796) of Offa. In 874 the kingdom was overrun by the Danes and split between Wessex and the Danelaw.
January 9, 2009