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Meanings of Standish in English

English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)

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Examples for "Miles Standish"
Examples for "Miles Standish"
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The Indians had already learned to love and fear Captain Miles Standish.
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
2
We see Miles Standish, the incarnation of the Puritan church militant, as he
History of American Literature
3
Then I have two fine pictures of Miles Standish and the Indian chief Massasoit.
Polly Oliver's Problem
4
She recognized the voices of Miles Standish and Elder Brewster.
A Parody Outline of History / Wherein May Be Found a Curiously I...
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The people that were with Miles Standish settled at Plymouth.
Stories of American Life and Adventure
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What else did Myles Standish do besides fight?
The Beginner's American History
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Planet X does not exist, as the astronomer E. Myles Standish Jr. demonstrated decisively in the mid-1990s.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
3
What did Myles Standish do there?
The Beginner's American History
4
Who was Myles Standish?
The Beginner's American History
5
Captain Myles Standish and his wife Rose, we know from Bradford, were with the Pilgrims in Leyden and doubtless shipped with them.
The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 1
Usage of Standish in English
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And Rose Standish immediately added the familiar quotation from the Geneva Bible:
Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christm...
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The Indians had already learned to love and fear Captain Miles Standish.
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
3
Verena Standish lost her children to it, and now you'll lose Rachel.
Breeder
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Vivian Standish grasping the back of a chair, stared in furious amazement.
Honor Edgeworth; Or, Ottawa's Present Tense
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The Standish house had made a sudden and ominous change of tenants.
The Scouts of the Valley
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I heard Standish make a humfing sound, and then there was nothing.
Karen Memory
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He sipped at the brandy which Standish held to his sagging lips.
Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
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Well, I done harder things than get Horatio Standish back to Oklahoma.
Karen Memory
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I am going to give you the little room next Miss Standish's.
Flint: His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
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Myles Standish's handwriting found on the fly-leaf of one of his books.
Disputed Handwriting / An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensiv...
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Captain Standish's bold action saved both of the English settlements from destruction.
The Beginner's American History
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Keok went through the opening first, then Nawadlook, and Mary Standish last.
The Alaskan
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And his disciples gasped, Annabel Standish letting out a tiny, frightened scream.
The god machine
14
I'm taking a Standish and I'll rub him out like a blot.
Triplanetary
15
But, have we not had enough of this romantic nonsense, Mr Standish?
Honor Edgeworth; Or, Ottawa's Present Tense
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You come to me with a silly threat like that, Miss Standish?
The Alaskan
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