Melibœus-Hipponax. The Biglow papers, ed. with an intr. &c. by Homer Wilbur |
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... twas cold , He dug and delved from morn till night , Strove to make profit square with right , Lived on his means , cut no great dash , And paid his debts in honest cash . On tother hand , his brother South Lived very much INTRODUCTION .
... twas cold , He dug and delved from morn till night , Strove to make profit square with right , Lived on his means , cut no great dash , And paid his debts in honest cash . On tother hand , his brother South Lived very much INTRODUCTION .
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... up my unquestioned rights For sake of quiet days and nights , I offered then , you know ' tis true , To cut the piece of land in two . " " Then cut it now , " growls North , " Abate Your heat , " says South , " INTRODUCTION . 27.
... up my unquestioned rights For sake of quiet days and nights , I offered then , you know ' tis true , To cut the piece of land in two . " " Then cut it now , " growls North , " Abate Your heat , " says South , " INTRODUCTION . 27.
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... night , to be stricken whenever Truth puts the bugle to her lips and sounds a march to the heights of wider - viewed intelligence and more perfect organization . - H . W. ] MISTER BUCKINUM , the follerin Billet was writ hum by a Yung ...
... night , to be stricken whenever Truth puts the bugle to her lips and sounds a march to the heights of wider - viewed intelligence and more perfect organization . - H . W. ] MISTER BUCKINUM , the follerin Billet was writ hum by a Yung ...
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... night I started up on eend an ' thought I wuz to hum agin , I heern a horn , thinks I it's Sol the fisherman hez come agin , His bellowses is sound enough , — ‚ —ez I'm a livin ' creeter , I felt a thing go thru my leg , - ' twuz nothin ...
... night I started up on eend an ' thought I wuz to hum agin , I heern a horn , thinks I it's Sol the fisherman hez come agin , His bellowses is sound enough , — ‚ —ez I'm a livin ' creeter , I felt a thing go thru my leg , - ' twuz nothin ...
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... nights together , as it not uncommonly happens . Thus is my coat , as it were , without buttons by which any but a vernacular wild bore can seize me . Is it not possible that the Shakers may intend to convey a quiet reproof and hint ...
... nights together , as it not uncommonly happens . Thus is my coat , as it were , without buttons by which any but a vernacular wild bore can seize me . Is it not possible that the Shakers may intend to convey a quiet reproof and hint ...
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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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