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Little Hammer, you see how he hide his head: not because he kill the Tarquin, that Brigley, but because he is a poor 'vaurien' now, and he once was happy and had a wife ....
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Tarquin, that Brigley, but because he is a poor 'vaurien' now, and he once was happy and had a wife ....
Pierre and His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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Little Hammer, you see how he hide his head: not because he kill the Tarquin, that Brigley, but because he is a poor 'vaurien' now, and he once was happy and had a wife ....
Pierre and His People, [Tales of the Far North], Volume 2. Gilbert Parker 1897
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And why does mamma say thou art only a vaurien, mon cousin?
The Newcomes 2006
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Here is a note upon my agent for fifty pounds, vaurien!
The Virginians 2006
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"_Un vaurien_!" she cried, meaning, in the slang of the day,
Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier Alice B. Emerson
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Un jeune vaurien, qui espérait hériter un jour de son oncle, voulait le sonder un peu pour savoir les chances qu'il courait de réaliser son ambition.
French Conversation and Composition Harry Vincent Wann
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The poor child is in love with you, _vieux vaurien_!
The Halo Bettina Von Hutten 1915
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This is shown by the form; cf. ne'er-do-well, Fr. vaurien, Ger.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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"It is not Maitre Ranulph," answered her friendly inquisitor; "it is not that M'sieu 'Detricand, the vaurien."
The Battle of the Strong — Volume 3 A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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