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Yes, and where will your savings be then, Penurious Reader?
"Whatever it takes" 2008
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If we are Penurious, it shows Emulation; if we exceed, Flattery.
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Penurious spirit of Massachusetts — Statue voted for General
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Penurious as he was, he opened and distributed his hoards.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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Penurious, perhaps, on small objects; in those which are greater, he was certainly liberal almost to prodigality.
The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Robert Cruikshank 1828
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If we are Penurious, it shows Emulation; if we exceed, Flattery.
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Penurious Trifle, a Peter Para - particularly of Rowley and* Dek -
Biographia dramatica, or, A companion to the playhouse: 1782
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Canada's Choice: The Bold and Courageous Course or the Penurious and Unprogressive Policy
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Penurious Parents, "and it consists simply of taking charge of Tommy, or
The Lady of the Basement Flat George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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