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He usually turned over and slept on afier the alarm went off and she got up to have her bath, but he had obviously heard something of profound interest - and irritation - while she lay in the tub.
Country of the Blind Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 1997
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Page 79 see dat dey got 'im jammed up in a cornder, en den he up en say dat de way fer ter ketch de man w'at stole de butter is ter b'il' a big bresh-heap en set her afier, en all han's try ter jump over, en de one w'at fall in, den he de chap w'at stole de butter.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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He got back little fudder, en spit on his han's, en lit out en made de jump, en he come so nigh gittin 'in dat de een' er his tail kotch afier.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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He got back little fudder, en spit on his han's, en lit out en made de jump, en he come so nigh gittin 'in dat de een' er his tail kotch afier.
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Possum see dat dey got 'im jammed up in a cornder, en den he up en say dat de way fer ter ketch de man w'at stole de butter is ter b'il' a big bresh-heap en set her afier, en all han's try ter jump over, en de one w'at fall in, den he de chap w'at stole de butter.
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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My father was in the north of Scotland the son of a farmer, and was thrown by early misfortunes on the world at large, where, afier many years 'wanderings and sojournings, he picked up a pretty large quantity of observation and experience, to which I am indebted for most of my little pretensions to wisdom.
The Letters of Robert Burns Robert Burns 1777
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This Coutt shaii retain iurisdicti~n, even afier temlination of 'this lawsuit, enforce Protective Order a: ld to make m c h amendments znd modi5catltions ro the Pmtective Order as ma? be appri: vrialc.
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The said Elizabeth, afier hu decease, married to Sir Richard Page, of Beechwood» in Hertfordshire, Knight.
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical Arthur Collins , Egerton Brydges , Samuel Egerton Brydges 1812
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Mr. Hargrave met him with smiles un - usually gracious; and afier asking how the old girl was, more from habit than feeling,
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Draw us, thou loving Saviour, and we will run afier thee.
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