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I was afraid half a dozen other people were going to think of "Little Orphant Annie" for Hallowe'en.
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano 2006
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Yes, and you used to read about the Farmer, too -- Will Carleton's farm ballads and legends; Riley's fine verses about the frost on the pumpkin and "Little Orphant Annie" and "Over the Hill to the Poorhouse!"
Deep Furrows Hopkins Moorhouse
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An 'Little Orphant Annie an' the whole excited pack
A Heap O' Livin' 1920
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Few lyrics have been more widely popular than his "Little Boy Blue" and "Dutch Lullaby"; while Riley's "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man" are equally well known.
American Men of Mind Burton Egbert Stevenson 1917
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A pretty young nurse went around the corridors muttering bits of "Orphant Annie" to herself.
Love Stories Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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Little Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay 934
The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902
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An 'little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue,
The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902
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I didn't like to ask any personal questions about Mrs. Blythe of _Orphant Annie_.
Mary Ware's Promised Land John Goss 1897
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"That's just Orphant Annie's extravagant way of putting things," thought
Mary Ware's Promised Land John Goss 1897
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Orphant Annie_, with its bewitching warning about the "_Gobble-uns_," and the pathetic _Little Mahala Ashcraft_.
History of American Literature Reuben Post Halleck 1897
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