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They nearly all tell of the return of the Prodigals, but they leave out the return of the Pilgrims, and that is why this parable is not for Sunday afternoon.

From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Salmon, Betty Keays-Young

Prodigals who squandered their patrimony were punished in like manner.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz

Having once started, there maybe no end to the family of Prodigals.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 3, 1892 by Various

Wretched and thoughtless Creatures, in the only Place where Covetousness were a Virtue we turn Prodigals!

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

Mr Austin Dobson, who had already made successful use of the triolet, was at the head of this movement, and in May 1876 he published in The Prodigals the first original ballade written in English.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various