He walked to work, read and signed contracts, wrote poems, ordered rare books, dandled his grandson, collected honorary degrees and died.
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The list derives from a scene in which that same penis, an object of both wonder and delight, is being dandled by an enthusiastic gaggle of court ladies.
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But here, a young Donald J. Trump may have played with a ball on the flagstone walkway, or been dandled on a knee on the brick front steps.
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Though war-ravaged South Sudan is the only one formally on the waiting list, a string of others have been dandled as "possibles": Algeria, Burma, Burundi, Ireland, Kuwait, Nepal, Palestine, Yemen.
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Having dandled an idea of using relations with Taiwan as a bargaining-chip against China, on February 9th the president endorsed the one-China principle that has defined relations with China for four decades.
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Bertie refers to Aunt Dahlia as his "good and deserving aunt", in contrast to his unfriendly Aunt Agatha. Unlike Aunt Agatha, she seems to enjoy Bertie's company. Dahlia dandled Bertie on her knee when he was very young, and once saved him from swallowing a rubber comforter.Wodehouse (2008) [1954], Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit, chapter 12, pp. 120–121.
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Jeeves has an uncle, Charlie Silversmith, who is butler at Deverill Hall. Silversmith dandled Jeeves on his knee frequently when Jeeves was very young, and when Jeeves is an adult, they write regularly to each other.Wodehouse (2008) [1949], The Mating Season, chapter 8, p. 86.Wodehouse (2008) (1971), Much Obliged, Jeeves, chapter 1, p. 10 and chapter 15, p. 161.
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Christian was well acquainted with the Bligh family. As Bligh was being set adrift he appealed to this friendship, saying "you have dandled my children upon your knee". According to Bligh, Christian "appeared disturbed" and replied, "That,—Captain Bligh,—that is the thing;——I am in hell—I am in hell". Bountys log shows that Bligh was relatively sparing in his punishments.
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