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Such an othar captayn Skotland within, 'he seyd,' ye-feth shuld never be. '
Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Various
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¶ Wel q {uo} d feth for his sake I shal do {that} I may doo
The Assemble of Goddes Anonymous
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In [40] gude feth, sir, this newis de gar me lope,
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 William Carew Hazlitt 1873
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-- "Foreigners! gude feth, my braw Colonel, if it were na for foreigners, such as I am, ye wad craw less cruse; if we didna tak the cotton an 'rice aff your hands, ye wad hae naething to eat but Indian corn an' alligawtors; no, nor a pair o 'hale breeks to your hinderlands."
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On my remarking that I should have thought those articles not quite in his line, he said: "No more ith a man'th grandmother, Mithter Chrithtopher; but if any man will bring hith grandmother here, and offer her at a fair trifle below what the'll feth with good luck when the'th thcoured and turned -- I'll buy her!"
Somebody's Luggage Charles Dickens 1841
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Do. for the feth payment of freight to futtdry db.
The Parliamentary Register: Or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of ... 1779
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On my remarking that I should have thought those articles not quite in his line, he said: “No more ith a man’th grandmother, Mithter Chrithtopher; but if any man will bring hith grandmother here, and offer her at a fair trifle below what the’ll feth with good luck when the’th thcoured and turned — I’ll buy her!”
Somebody's Luggage 2007
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"Disn't he, feth? why, Lord bless you, sure it was all done in a religious way -- they sang psalms together, prayed together, read the
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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"She's one o 'the baker's dozen o' them, plase your honor," observed a humorous little Presbyterian, with a sarcastic face, and sharp northern accent -- "for feth, sir, for my part, A thenk he lies one on every hill head.
The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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My feth, but they maun hae managed matters unco cannily and cunningly; for deil a bit o 'me ever could see the least inklin o' anything past ordinar between them. "
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 John Mackay Wilson 1819
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