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pride 1. a group (of lions) 2. the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit 3. Archaic sexual desire, esp in a female animal Pride Thomas. died 1658, English soldier on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War. He expelled members of the Long Parliament hostile to the army (Pride's Purge, 1648) and signed Charles I's death warrant How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"His pride," said Miss Lucas, "does not offend ME so much as pride often does, because there is an excuse for it. Then the rose mother leaned the weary little head On her bosom to rest, and tenderly she said: "Thon hast learned, my little bud, that, whatever may betide, Thou canst win thyself no joy by passion or by pride. "But if you're so anxious--couldn't you swallow your pride and forget the quarrel--" |
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