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"Grandmamma;" and long graves and short graves are in the old churchyard; and names look you in the face from marble tablets, that were once at Scott Farm -- _oh_, such _cherished_ "household words!"
Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends Fanny Fern
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German, so affectionately dutiful to "Grandmamma," won't forget _La
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 18, 1891 Various
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"Grandmamma," said Jack, "there is a poor-looking flower like a small stock in the garden; it smells so sweet."
Woodside or, Look, Listen, and Learn. Caroline Hadley
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"Grandmamma," she said, her voice soft and broken, "I think I should have been more frank, if -- if you had been kinder sometimes."
A Fair Barbarian Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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To Hughie, who frequently received presents from 'Grandmamma', she rarely spoke of the affectionate giver.
The Whirlpool George Gissing 1880
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"Grandmamma," say the two high-pitched baby voices, speaking so exactly together that they sound but as one.
Us An Old Fashioned Story Mrs. Molesworth 1880
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He was surprised, however, that he never happened to see this "Grandmamma" whose name recurred constantly in M. Joyeuse's conversation upon every subject, in the most trivial details of his existence, hovering over the house like the symbol of its perfect orderliness and tranquillity.
The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868
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'Grandmamma's Betty said so, she used to call me Peter Grievous, and
The Young Step-Mother Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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"Grandmamma," said she, "Dotty has had an awful night!
Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's Sophie May 1869
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"Grandmamma," I said, after a few minutes 'reflection, "may I have a chair this afternoon?
Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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