clapperclaw
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The good apostle, Clapperclaw, Then laid on each a well-arm'd paw, And both to an agreement brought, By virtue of his tuskèd jaw.
From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur
In the race of fashion the resolute and active De Mogyns has passed the poor old Clapperclaw.
From The Book of Snobs by Thackeray, William Makepeace
One day lately I went into Dixon's house, hearing that some calamities had befallen him, the particulars of which Miss Clapperclaw was desirous to know.
From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace
"He has written an Eastern book of considerable merit," Miss Clapperclaw says; but hang it, has not everybody written an Eastern book?
From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace
I have counted the lumps, you old thief, and for years have never said a word, except to Miss Clapperclaw, the first-floor lodger.
From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace
