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During the Folkung Dynasty, in the fourteenth century, the royal houses of Sweden and Norway became united through the marriage of Duke Eric, of Sweden, and Ingeborg, only child of King Haakon, of Norway; and Duke Valdemar to the king's niece of the same name.

It did not seem to him that there was much chance for the lame man’s very rapid recovery. Three muleteers came on deck from below all young men, all talking in loud, careless voices. They wore uniforms of khaki resembling the regular service uniform. They had no right to these uniforms. One of these young men had invented the costume. His name was Jack Burley.

What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

His eyebrows lifted with surprise and sudden pleasure. "Hey?" he exclaimed. "Is it my old friend " But the other, before his name could be uttered, lifted a hand. "My name is the Brother Basilio now, Sir John: no other am I permitted to remember. The peace of God be with you, and upon your house!" "And with you, Brother Basilio, since you will have it so: and with all your company!

There is reason to believe that he even placed his name upon his coins; an act which to the Oriental mind distinctly implied a claim of independent sovereignty. Darius taxed him with a design to revolt, and put him to death on the charge, apparently without exciting any disturbance. Still, however, the Empire was not wholly tranquillized.

It is still further to be observed that, in all the instances in the New Testament, it is employed in immediate connection with the name of Jesus.

Out in the open I knew that I should have a better chance of mastering myself. On the way to the door I stepped into the "office" again and glanced at the visitors' book. Harvey Farnham's name was written down opposite the number 249, and I knew, therefore, that his room must be near, and in the same wing in the back as mine.

Is it, for some reason, inappropriate to this particular case? Fetters Fetters the name seems familiar. Who was Fetters, Laura?" "He was the speculator," she said, "who bought and sold negroes, and kept dogs to chase runaways; old Mr. Fetters you must remember old Josh Fetters? When I was a child, my coloured mammy used him for a bogeyman for me, as for her own children."

'Is ye'er name Hill? says th' la-ad. 'It is not, says Hinnissy. 'I tol' ye I'm a Dimmycrat; an', he says, 'I'll have no man call me out iv me name. Hinnissy was f'r rollin' him on th' flure there an' thin f'r an insult, but I flagged a polisman. 'Is ye'er name Sullivan? says I. 'It is, says he. 'Roscommon? says I, fr'm th' way he spoke. 'Sure ye're right, he says.

We christened her Avice, to keep up the name, as you requested. I wish you could speak to her I am sure you would like her. 'Is that the baby? faltered Jocelyn. 'Yes, the baby. The person signified, now much nearer, was a still more modernized, up-to-date edition of the two Avices of that blood with whom he had been involved more or less for the last forty years.