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common rogue Oh no oh no
A cheat, an impostor, a common rogue!" "Oh no, oh no, father!"
— from Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel by James Payn

Craddy ran out neck or nothing
Much as the fatherʼs heart was craving, he made believe to walk onward, till Craddy ran out, neck or nothing, and sprang into his arms.
— from Cradock Nowell: A Tale of the New Forest. Vol. 1 (of 3) by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

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