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He upheld all the members of the polygamistic and governing class by his favoritism toward them.

From Conditions in Utah Speech of Hon. Thomas Kearns of Utah, in the Senate of the United States by Kearns, Thomas

Old Bogue was a bachelor by profession, and his polygamistic tendencies were duly concealed, though pretty generally known, as most things are in the country.

From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.