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Colchester

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Col·ches·ter  (klchstr, -ch-str)
A municipal borough of southeast England near the North Sea. It was an important pre-Roman city and the site of the first Roman colony in Britain. Population: 104,000.
Colchester [ˈkəʊltʃɪstə]
n
(Placename) a town in E England, in NE Essex; university (1964). Pop.: 96 063 (1991) Latin name Camulodunum [ˌkæmjʊləʊˈdjuːnəm ˌkæmʊləʊˈduːnəm]


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The first part of her lewd life with the young gentleman at Colchester has so many happy turns given it to expose the crime, and warn all whose circumstances are adapted to it, of the ruinous end of such things, and the foolish, thoughtless, and abhorred conduct of both the parties, that it abundantly atones for all the lively description she gives of her folly and wickedness.
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On Tuesday the little party, still set upon getting across the sea, made its way through the swarming country towards Colchester.
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When the launch was over, the rest of the company returned to Colchester to dine.
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