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give up remit grant exemption
re—remittō, ere, mīsī, missus , to send back ; yield, give up ; remit, grant exemption from .
— from Selections from Viri Romae by C. F. L'Homond

goes up R Gunnion enters
The King has their chests padded, and so girls think they've got big hearts, but it's all wadding, Squire, it's all wadding, (goes up R.) (Gunnion enters door L.) Gun.
— from The Squire: An Original Comedy in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero

go up R GROSVENOR enters
[As she turns to go up R., GROSVENOR enters, R.U.E.
— from The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Arthur Sullivan

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