Ghent
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Examples
- The Earl had procured a pair of horses somehow, in spite of Mrs. Crawley, and was rolling on the road to Ghent. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Presently carriages with travellers began to leave the town, galloping away by the Ghent barrier. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They will be here in two hours, and I shall be half way to Ghent by that time. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I'm off for Ghent, Jos answered. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- King Leopold of Belgium invited him to Brussels, and there discussed with him his plans for a railway from Brussels to Ghent. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- My friend, Professor Von Reisenberg, of the University of Ghent, pursued a series of investigations into the capacity of various animals to receive ideas. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The civil wars of Flanders, and the Spanish government which succeeded them, chased away the great commerce of Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Margate packets were sailing every day, filled with men of fashion and ladies of note, on their way to Brussels and Ghent. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A flash of a few lights on the darkness--Ghent station! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The King of France is at Ghent, fellow, replied Jos, affecting incredulity. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Willard