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Page 188
... story and borrowed the idea for his own purposes among people who had never heard of it . At any rate , the story is now so firmly linked with the name of the Admiral that it would be futile to try to separate the two . It is a matter ...
... story and borrowed the idea for his own purposes among people who had never heard of it . At any rate , the story is now so firmly linked with the name of the Admiral that it would be futile to try to separate the two . It is a matter ...
Page 223
... story in Italian Tales of Love , Gallantry and Divorce , which was illustrated by George Cruikshank and published in English in 1824. An English story , however , is often told to account for the phrase . A woman , it is related ...
... story in Italian Tales of Love , Gallantry and Divorce , which was illustrated by George Cruikshank and published in English in 1824. An English story , however , is often told to account for the phrase . A woman , it is related ...
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... story may or may not be true , for there is no contem- porary evidence to prove or disprove it . According to another story , the term was suggested by a gang of San Francisco toughs who disguised themselves by wearing hoods . The word ...
... story may or may not be true , for there is no contem- porary evidence to prove or disprove it . According to another story , the term was suggested by a gang of San Francisco toughs who disguised themselves by wearing hoods . The word ...
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