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No such fortune, M'sieu," said Maren calmly, "Heard you not the cry before the gate in that unhallowed scramble what time they took the factor and the venturer?

From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Roe, Vingie E. (Vingie Eve)

He liues vnmarried, and childlesse; neuer purrchased house nor land, the house he dwels in this yeere being but hyred: he liues vpon marchandies, being a Marchant venturer.

From Kemps Nine Daies Wonder Performed in a Daunce from London to Norwich by Dyce, Alexander

Also there was that venturer of the great beauty and the silken curls who had spoken so prettily.

From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Roe, Vingie E. (Vingie Eve)

Nothing happened to this daring venturer, and soon another risked a pause in the open to stare at the quiet walker among the trees.

From The Tree of Life by Moore, C. L. (Catherine Lucile)

And long before they reached Deer Lake word had been brought to that new venturer in his post on the Saskatchewan, Alfred de Courtenay, and he was keenly alert.

From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Roe, Vingie E. (Vingie Eve)

He offered wise, if unusual, advice to these aspiring venturers that can be applied beyond Japan.

From Forbes ● Nov. 28, 2011

Some of the early venturers, such as Gawker's Nick Denton, who'd already done several startups before launching his blog network, stayed the course and prospered.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2010

In Colorado CAB must decide between applicants representing every shade of free enterprise, from well-heeled air lines to weathery, leathery extrovert ad venturers with shoestring capital.

From Time Magazine Archive

But I love the venturers who are seeking something real and better.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the pendulum of a clock might have swayed thrice, the four venturers stood facing Onawa as though her words had turned them into stone.

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John