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  • "I know that the rebel and traitor, Hubert de Burgh, is now in prison," replied Henry.

    An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920

  • Steelers 3 Broncos 0, 07:37, 1st Quarter:This commercial break seems like a good time to inform you that Burgh comes from the old english word Burh.

    Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos - as it happened 2012

  • "Hubert de Burgh is no rebel," said the bishop, "and if he were, the soldiers have still no right to drag him from the safety of the Church.

    An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920

  • But he was now old and feeble, and while he was making his preparations, he was taken very ill, and after lingering a long time, at length died on the sixth of July, 1307, at a place in Cumberland called Burgh upon the

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Charles Herbert Sylvester

  • The re-edification of the monastery, henceforth known as Burgh, is due to Bishop Ethelwold, of Winchester, with the approval and support of

    The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See W.D. Sweeting

  • 'The hamlet is called Burgh-upon-Sands, and yonder monument is erected to the memory of the tyrant Edward I.

    Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801

  • Tom Snyder, a former Pittsburgher now living in Cheyney, near Philadelphia, puts on his special Primanti Brothers shirt -- "to feel close to the 'Burgh" -- before each game.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • ‘The hamlet is called Burgh-upon-Sands, and yonder monument is erected to the memory of the tyrant Edward I The just hand of Providence overtook him on that spot, as he was leading his bands to complete the subjugation of Scotland whose civil dissensions began under his accursed policy.

    Redgauntlet 2008

  • There are, it is true, some quotations from 'Burgh's Dignity of Human Nature,' 'Cobbett's Advice to Young

    The Young Man's Guide William A. Alcott 1824

  • His suspension is long overdue.. would have happened earlier if he played somewhere other than the "Burgh" where dirty football is considered "Hard Nosed" and the owner "classy"

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

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