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銆€銆€made a knight of a sirloin.
銆€銆€Wrap yourself up now, then, between Consul Incitatus and Baronet Roastbeef.
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銆€銆€Take away Cotton is king, what remains of America?
銆€銆€Germany is the lymph, Italy is the bile. Shall we go into ecstasies over Russia?
銆€銆€Voltaire admired it.
銆€銆€He also admired China.
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銆€銆€It has its headquarters where it maintains its sway.
銆€銆€The Temple preserved the slang of the seventeenth century; Bicetre, when it was a prison, preserved the slang of Thunes.
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