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Fisher, he warn 'bu'nt so bad, an' he got out in a month to two; an 'arfter a long time, ole marster he got well, too; but he wuz always stone blind arfter that.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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Ham Fisher's th'oat he hed tuk off his own hat and mashed it all over Ham Fisher's face, an 'he hed kep' Ham Fisher from bein 'so much bu'nt; but HE wuz bu'nt dreadful!
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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Dey sez fo 'dat he usen ter hab meetin' on his place, an 'he wuz er Christyun man hisse'f; but he got mad 'long er de Lord caze de steamboat bu'nt up, an' eber sence dat he's been er mighty wicked man; an 'he won't let none er his folks sarve de Lord; an' he don't 'pyear ter cyar fur nuffin' 'cep'n hit's money.
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Ef ole Brer Rabbit hadn't er got kotch up wid, de nabers 'nd er tuck' im for a h'ant, en in dem times dey bu'nt witches 'fo' you could squinch yo 'eyeballs.
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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Ham Fisher, he warn 'bu'nt so bad, an' he got out in a month to two; an 'arfter a long time, ole marster he got well, too; but he wuz always stone blind arfter that.
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Ef ole Brer Rabbit hadn't er got kotch up wid, de nabers 'ud er took' im for a ha'nt, en in dem times dey bu'nt witches 'fo' you could squinch yo 'eyeballs.
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Dey sez fo 'dat he usen ter hab meetin' on his place, an 'he wuz er Christyun man hisse'f; but he got mad 'long er de Lord caze de steamboat bu'nt up, an' eber sence dat he's been er mighty wicked man; an 'he won't let none er his folks sarve de Lord; an' he don't 'pyear ter cyar fur nuffin' 'cep'n hit's money.
Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life Louise Clarke Pyrnelle 1878
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"Das so, massa, an 'what hasn't bin bu'nt up has bin blow'd up!" remarked the negro.
Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago 1859
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"Das so, massa, an 'what hasn't bin bu'nt up has bin blow'd up!" remarked the negro.
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"Eberyting bu'nt?" exclaimed Ebony, whose eyes and teeth showed so much white that his face seemed absolutely to sparkle.
The Madman and the Pirate Arthur Twidle 1859
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