Cloots
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Midway there burned a single taper, a point of light that dimly illumined the holy spot and revealed to Cloots, as he entered, its only other occupant.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
I presume Clarence Hervey stands at this instant, in your imagination, as the representative of all the gentlemen in England; and he, instead of Anacharsis Cloots, is now, to be sure, l'orateur du genre humain.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria
The young Cloots, heir to a great fortune, was sent at eleven years of age to Paris to complete his education.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
Cloots glared at him, astonished, unable and unwilling to believe, picturing the collapse, waiting from one tick of time to the next to see the fellow crumple on the stones.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
An' now, auld Cloots, I ken ye're thinkin, A certain bardie's rantin, drinkin, Some luckless hour will send him linkin To your black pit; But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin, An' cheat you yet.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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