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Examples
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If you ha 'murdered him, you "-- he slapped his sword home again --" no, _mordieu_, I can't touch you so.
The Highwayman 1919
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No man ever denied him wit, nor will I, _mordieu_.
The Highwayman 1919
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Aye, madame, he would not treat you so, _mordieu_.
The Highwayman 1919
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But, mordieu! he shall pay dear for the insult, which I feel in the depths of my heart.
Indiana 1900
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"Par la mordieu!" said the king, "make this fellow hold his tongue, or he will make a second St. Bartholomew!"
Chicot the Jester Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"Eh! mordieu! do you think you are very amusing with your eternal questions?"
Chicot the Jester Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"And he had become sad, mordieu! as if he had lived in your majesty's court."
The Forty-Five Guardsmen Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"With your pages, monsieur," said Chicot; "you ruin yourself in pages, and, par la mordieu, it is infringing our prerogatives."
Chicot the Jester Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"Yes, mordieu! what do I care?" continued the Gascon, "I came to Paris on business, and find the gates closed on account of this execution -- that is all I care for."
The Forty-Five Guardsmen Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"Par la mordieu!" said the king, with a self-satisfied expression,
The Forty-Five Guardsmen Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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