Royall

[ roi-uhl ]

/ ˈrɔɪ əl /

Anne Newport, 1769–1854, U.S. writer, newspaper publisher, and reformer.

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There was another laugh, followed by a pause of curiosity, during which Mr. Royall continued to glare at Charity.
Summer|Edith Wharton
Charity sat down obediently, and Mr. Royall, his hands behind his back, paced slowly up and down the room.
Summer|Edith Wharton
The name of Royall, given to one of the professorships, keeps alive the memory of his early generosity.
Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume III (of 20)|Charles Sumner
At bedtime Mrs. Royall served hot chocolate and wafers, and then the girls went to their tents.
The Torch Bearer|I. T. Thurston

This was anno 1635, and he spake it in the Royall Societie, upon the account of the flyeing at Paris, two yeares since.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)|John Aubrey