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gage1 pledge, security XIV. — (O)F., ult. — Gmc. *
waðjam (see
WED). Cf.
WAGE.
So vb. †pledge, pawn; †stake, wager. XVI. — (O)F.
gager or aphetic of
ENGAGE.
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Samuel Gorton.(Poem)
Magazine article from: The Southern Review; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...way, that man of gusts and jars Samuel Gorton, who once I feared would drive...through vast snows, because like Samuel Gorton I questioned an article or two...none disagrees with another? But Samuel Gorton poured the gall of satire into...
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Clyde Packer and Gorton. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Magazine article from: Quadrant; 9/1/2001; ; 441 words
; ...William McMahon replaced John Gorton as Prime Minister. A check...whether or not Clyde invited Mr Gorton to the program, he did appear...journalists (Alan Reid, Peter Samuel and Bob Baudino) criticising Mr Gorton, encouraging Malcolm Fraser...
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Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 12/27/1998; 700+ words
; ...Christmas memories of our daughter Linda Jane, our parents and neice Elaine, all sadly missed"; Mrs R. Gorton "in memory of Richard Samuel Gorton, a loving husband and father of wife Margie, children David, Gi ll, Ruth, Margie and Kim. Always...
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Blasphemy: Verbal Offense Against the Sacred, From Moses to Salman Rushdie.
Magazine article from: Sociology of Religion; 9/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...of blasphemy by the Massachussetts Bay Colony against Samuel Gorton were similarly groundless: he never denied nor reviled God and, furthermore, the targets of Gorton's attacks were not protected by blasphemy laws. The...
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RAY.(Obit)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 1/31/2008; 580 words
; ...growing up she lived in Riverside, Bay Springs, W. Barrington, Warwick, RI and Seekonk, MA. Alice graduated from Samuel Gorton High School, RI in 1949. She married Pvt. John M. Ray of the US Army on September 1, 1951. Shortly afterwards...
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CLARKSON UNIVERSITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TEAM WINS SECOND PLACE AT COMPETITION IN NEW MEXICO
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/10/2007; 700+ words
; ...engineering major from Massena, N.Y.; Margaret Cornelius, a senior e-business major from Ballston Spa, N.Y.; Samuel Gorton, a senior chemical engineering major from Sheldon, Vt.; Ashlie Gregoire, a senior engineering and management major...
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FILM TO DOCUMENT CLARKSON/AKWESASNE BIODIESEL PROJECT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...month," remarked EWB-USA student chapter president Samuel M. Gorton. "Assuming 95% efficiency from the casino's used...operation and maintenance. Student chapter members are: Samuel M. Gorton (President), Christopher L. Wood (Vice President...
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Phi Kappa Phi members recognized by Tau Beta Pi.(Member News)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Phi Kappa Phi Forum; 6/22/2006; 700+ words
; ...University of Florida), Jonathan C. Hill (Auburn University), Alexander R. Boeglin (University of Rhode Island), Samuel M. Gorton (Clarkson University), Hartley R. Grimes (North Carolina State University), James C. Gwilliam (University...
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CHURCH SEEKS SALE OF HEADQUARTERS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/2/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...Toole and Leo Vaughn of Lenox; John DeMeo and James Williams of South Lee, and Samuel Balzana of Pittfield. Responding to the documents, Dovydenas' attorney, Gorton T. Walker, asked Queenan Friday to appoint a trustee to oversee all the financial...
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Thompson Campaign Adds Veteran Social Conservative Coalitions Director
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 11/5/2007; 501 words
; ...she coordinated coalition efforts on behalf of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. A former Legislative Assistant to Senator Slade Gorton and Legislative Counsel to Senator Charles Grassley, Royce also served as Director of...
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Samuel Gorton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Samuel Gorton c.1592-1677, Anglo-American religious...power was himself turned out. In 1642, Gorton bought Native American land south of Providence...The earl of Warwick finally obtained for Gorton freedom from molestation on his land...
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Gorton, Samuel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Gorton, Samuel (c.1592–1677), came to Boston from England (1637...peaceably at Shawomet, which he renamed Warwick in honor of his protector. Gorton contended that Christ was the only proper object of worship, denied the...
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Warwick: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
...the site where Warwick now stands to a group led by Samuel Gorton. Gorton was a man of extreme religious views, and he not only...refugees in the newly-formed Rhode Island colony. So, Gorton and his followers found their own corner of Rhode Island...
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1600-1754: Colonial Americans: Chronology
Book article from: American Eras
...Virginia. The comte de Monts and Samuel de Champlain establish a trading...families around Albany, New York. Samuel de Champlain surrenders Quebec to...of Newport, Rhode Island. 1643 Samuel Gorton establishes the town of Warwick...
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William Coddington
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...from the Narragansett and founded Portsmouth (1638). Deposed (1639) as leader of the settlement by Hutchinson and Samuel Gorton , Coddington withdrew with Clarke and founded Newport . The two towns were joined under Coddington's governorship...
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