Melibœus-Hipponax. The Biglow papers, ed. with an intr. &c. by Homer Wilbur |
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... Bridge had long since yielded to the edacious tooth of Time . But he answered me to this effect : that there was no greater mistake of an author than to suppose the reader had no fancy of his own ; that , if once that faculty was to be ...
... Bridge had long since yielded to the edacious tooth of Time . But he answered me to this effect : that there was no greater mistake of an author than to suppose the reader had no fancy of his own ; that , if once that faculty was to be ...
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... Bridge , thet Davis , when he came , Found was the bee - line track to heaven an ' fame , --- Ez all roads be by natur ' , ef your soul Don't sneak thru shun - pikes so ' s to save the toll . They're ' most too fur away , take too much ...
... Bridge , thet Davis , when he came , Found was the bee - line track to heaven an ' fame , --- Ez all roads be by natur ' , ef your soul Don't sneak thru shun - pikes so ' s to save the toll . They're ' most too fur away , take too much ...
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... Bridge a - talkin ' off to kill With the Stone Spike thet ' s druv thru Bunker Hill : Whether ' t was so , or ef I only dreamed , I could n't say ' ; I tell'it ez it seemed . THE BRIDGE . Wal , neighbor , tell us , 120 THE BIGLOW PAPERS .
... Bridge a - talkin ' off to kill With the Stone Spike thet ' s druv thru Bunker Hill : Whether ' t was so , or ef I only dreamed , I could n't say ' ; I tell'it ez it seemed . THE BRIDGE . Wal , neighbor , tell us , 120 THE BIGLOW PAPERS .
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... BRIDGE . At wust , it can't be wus than wut we ' ve had . THE MONIMENT . You know them envys thet the Rebbles sent , An ' Cap'n Wilkes he borried o ' the Trent ? THE BRIDGE . Wut ! hev they hanged ' em ? Then their wits is gone ! Thet's ...
... BRIDGE . At wust , it can't be wus than wut we ' ve had . THE MONIMENT . You know them envys thet the Rebbles sent , An ' Cap'n Wilkes he borried o ' the Trent ? THE BRIDGE . Wut ! hev they hanged ' em ? Then their wits is gone ! Thet's ...
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... BRIDGE . How ? Hey ? Not understand ? Why , wut ' s to hender , pray ? Must I go huntin ' round to find a chap To tell me when my face hez had a slap ? THE MONIMENT . See here : the British they found out a flaw In Cap'n Wilkes's readin ...
... BRIDGE . How ? Hey ? Not understand ? Why , wut ' s to hender , pray ? Must I go huntin ' round to find a chap To tell me when my face hez had a slap ? THE MONIMENT . See here : the British they found out a flaw In Cap'n Wilkes's readin ...
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a-goin afore agin ain't aint arter ATLANTIC MONTHLY bein Biglow BIRDOFREDUM BRIDGE critters Deacon discourse doos Doughface dreffle eend England F. C. BURNAND feller folks thet fore frum furder fust ghosts gittin give goin gret guess hed n't heerd holl HOMER WILBUR HOSEA idees Jaalam Jedge Jeff jine ketch kind Knott larn letter lickin look mind Mister MONIMENT nary nateral natural never nigger North nothin ollers on't on'y ough pint pooty reader roun round Sawin sech seemed sence settin Sez John sogers soul South Southun spile spirits spose sunthin T. W. Robertson tell ye ther There's thet thet wuz thet's thing thought thout thru took Twunt Uncle warn't wun't wut's wuth Yankee young
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