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The sage contrived to purloin the talisman while the khan and his guards slept; but not content with this he gave a further proof of his dexterity by bonneting the slumbering potentate with a bladder.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

His velvet jacket was to become the derision of Thrums, but Tommy took his bonneting haughtily, like one who was glad to suffer for a Cause.

From Tommy and Grizel by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)