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We cannot tell when the Work was first called the Lun Yu [1].
The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 James Legge 1856
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They were known as the Lun of prince Chang [1], and commanded general approbation.
The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 James Legge 1856
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Inn Fields Theatre, called Lun for his performance of Harlequin; famous for pantomimes.
Poetical Works Charles Churchill 1747
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It was called Lun after the Russian name for a bird of prey - hen harrier.
TechNudge Oldster 2010
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"When you starts talkin 'Lun'on, all I can follow is the sense -- an' lucky if that."
Nicky-Nan, Reservist Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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Why, he'd make his fortin 'if he was to play that thing about the streets o' Lun'on.
The Young Trawler 1859
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I sailed from the port o 'Lun'on in a tea-clipper, of which I was the cook; got out to Hong-Kong all right, shipped a cargo, and off again for old England.
The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables 1859
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Following a children's novel, Un Lun Dun, based in a fantastic alternative London, 2010's The City and the City, an existential murder mystery set across two opposing eastern European cities that occupy the same physical space, played with a new generic tradition: crime.
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"It definitely will raise concerns about likely escalating tensions within the [SHK Properties '] Kwok family," said Francis Lun, general manager at Fulbright Securities.
Japan Rebounds on BOJ Surprise V. Phani Kumar 2010
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Li Lun/EPA Law enforcers took away a woman during a mission to demolish illegally-built shelters on a former dumpsite in Wuhan, China's Hubei province, Wednesday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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