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The word "lew" is employed in literature both as a personal name and as a term with more abstract or dialectal connotations. Writers often use it to denote characters—ranging from well-known figures like Lew Wallace to more colorful personas such as Lew Flapp or Lew Collins—who populate the narrative as military leaders, adventurers, or casual companions ([1], [2], [3]). At times, "lew" appears in forms that evoke a regional or archaic tone—for example, as “Lew-sha” to suggest an exotic locale or even as a variant of familiar expressions that enrich the dialogue ([4], [5], [6]). In such varied contexts, "lew" contributes layers of character and atmosphere, underscoring themes of identity and cultural specificity throughout the texts ([7], [8]).
  1. McClernand's and Lew Wallace's divisions were styled the reserve, to be commanded by McClernand.
    — from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman
  2. "I don't know that I care about going," replied Lew Shoreham, with a cross-grained look.
    — from Square and Compasses; Or, Building the House by Oliver Optic
  3. 21 min., sd. Credits: Director, Leslie Pearce; story and dialogue, John A. Waldron, Earle Rodney, Harry McCoy, Lew Foster.
    — from Motion pictures, 1912-1939: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
  4. ["The Lew-sha was the subject of various most exaggerated stories.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  5. [This desert was known in China of old by the name of Lew-sha , i.e. "Quicksand," or literally, "Flowing sands."
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  6. A TENDERHEART BY NATURE "Look to your lew'ard line!"
    — from A Poor Man's House by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
  7. This modifies very materially what I have said, and what has been said by others, of the conduct of General Lew.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
  8. Early at night the division of Lew Wallace arrived from the other side of Snake Creek, not having fired a shot.
    — from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman

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