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Literature | Preston and his Mastiffs To oppose Preston and his mastiffs is to be foolhardy, to resist what is irresistible. Christopher Preston established the Bear Garden at Hockley-in-the-Hole in the time of Charles II. The Bible says he that employs the sword "shall perish by the sword," and Preston was killed in 1709 by one of his own bears. "... I'd as good oppose Myself to Preston and his mastiffs loose." Oldham: III. Satyr of Juvenal. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 52 45 53 54 4F 4E 41 4E 44 48 49 53 4D 41 53 54 49 46 46 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01010100 01001111 01001110 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01001000 01001001 01010011 00100000 01001101 01000001 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000110 01000110 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P R E S T O N   A N D   H I S   M A S T I F F S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0052 0045 0053 0054 004F 004E 0041 004E 0044 0048 0049 0053 004D 0041 0053 0054 0049 0046 0046 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)505239535449482354838242435324735535443404053 |
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