mischance
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Should anything me befall, Mischance of ambush or musket-ball, Cleave to his saddle yon seneschal!
From Complete Poetical Works by Harte, Bret
By a Spade, a Mischance or Disappointment is part of it; often faithfully hid, or to be hid.
From The Square of Sevens An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy with a Prefatory Note by Prime-Stevenson, Edward
"Then walk beside my horse and we'll get back to the Townland of Mischance to-night," said the Churl.
From The King of Ireland's Son by Colum, Padraic
The Spae-Woman wiped the tears from her face with her apron, gave Gilly a cake with her blessing, and he started off with the Churl for the Townland of Mischance.
From The King of Ireland's Son by Colum, Padraic
“O Christ! my very heart doth bleed With sorrow for thy sake; For sure a more renowned knight Mischance did never take.”
From Essays and Tales by Morley, Henry
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