Gwynn


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Noun1.Gwynn - English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)Gwynn - English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
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"The famous Nell Gwynn, stepping one day, from a house where she had made a short visit, into her coach, saw a great mob assembled, and her footman all bloody and dirty; the fellow, being asked by his mistress the reason of his being in that condition, answered, `I have been fighting, madam, with an impudent rascal who called your ladyship a wh--re.' `You blockhead,' replied Mrs Gwynn, `at this rate you must fight every day of your life; why, you fool, all the world knows it.'
'I think you are very right, Miss Gwynn,' responded Miss Tomkins.
At age 17, when other South Florida boys were struggling to parallel park, Darrell Gwynn was signing his competitive drag racing license.
But it was the theft of the ashes of her nan, Gwynn, which has devastated Ashleigh.
Also, Gwynn (Imogen Waterhouse) found out that Wythers (Andrew Howard) was likely responsible for the death of her handmaiden, leading her to wish death upon him.
Robert Gwynn, fromCaerphilly, was spotted committing a "disturbing" act against one of his two male Bedlington Terriers, named Taff and Ben.
The family--the husband and wife team of Jason and Gwynn Oliver and Jason's father, Jim, and his wife, Dee--are new to the hardware business.
Nell Gwynn plays at the Criterion Theatre in Berkeley Road South from Saturday, March 17 to Saturday, March 24 and starts at 7.30pm.
In the National League Championship Series, we'd play the San Diego Padres, a mediocre teamone great player (Tony Gwynn) surrounded by former greats (Steve Garvey, Graig Nettles, Goose Gossage).
A new administration has been formed through a threeparty coalition, with Cllr Ellen ap Gwynn re-elected as leader.