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Galway Vindicator, And Connaught Advertiser choose

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[Ire] Galway Vindicator 19 Oct. 4/2: It would seem a still greater wrong [...] when six pickers and stealers of ducks are merely transported, and the seventh robber of the like domestic fowl shall be hanged.
at pickers and stealers, n.
[Ire] Galway Vindicator 11 Mar. 2/3: They have glory, national honour, contracts, commisariat, pay and promotion to burn powder for.
at burn powder (v.) under burn, v.
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