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Sawree, DM, ai doan want to spoyle joor happee playce.
the plants - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Bernardino musing awhile with himselfe, remembred, that under her left eare, she had a scarre, in the forme of a little crosse, which happened by the byting of a Wolfe, and but a small while before the spoyle was made.
The Decameron 2004
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What reason have I to spoyle thy life (thou traiterous Villaine) to rob and spoyle thy Master thus on the high way?
The Decameron 2004
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Whosoeuer runneth to the pray or spoyle, before the victorie be achieued, must vndergoe a most seuere punishment.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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For all are present here before you, both in this Hall, and in the Court beneath, free from any spoyle, or the least impairing.
The Decameron 2004
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Master Geffrey Ducket, whose returne (if spoyle neere Volga had not preuented by rouing theeues) had altogether salued and recouered the companies (called the olde companies) great losse, charges, and damages: but the saying is true, By vnitie small things grow great, and by contention great things become small.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Whosoeuer runneth to the pray or spoyle, before the victorie be achieued, must vndergoe a most seuere punishment.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Her maiesties Scepter is already giuen by Bull to another, the honours of our Nobilitie are bestowed for rewards vpon his attendants, our Clergie, our Gentlemen, our Lawyers, yea all the men of what conditon soeuer are offered for spoyle vnto the common souldier.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The tallowe came euill conditioned and broken, by reason it came in Corrobias, wee lose and spoyle more then the Caske will cost, and much of this tallowe is verie euill, blacke, soft and putrified.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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So that now the Emperor of the Crims for the most part is chosen one of the Nobility whom the Turke doeth commend: whereby it is brought nowe to passe, that the Crim Tartar giueth to the Turke the tenth part of the spoyle which hee getteth in his warres against the Christians.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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