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An 'oor bairnies is a' daein 'fine: Jamie's a doctor i' Chicago; an 'oor Jeanie's mairrit on Allan Sutherland, him as will be the new Reeve o' the coonty; an 'Chairlie has a ranch i' Alberta like the Duke o 'Roxburgh's estate; an' Willie'll hae oor ain land here, when we sleep aneath it.
St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles
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(Marston St. Laurence). in the coonty of Norlh - ampton. — 'These notes I took from the last edition
Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical ... 1812
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Second, Lord George Cavendish, to whom his late Majesty was godfjitber, and who was elected, in 1751» for Weymooth; and in several parliaments was chosen for the coonty of Derby.
Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical 1812
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"To all people onto whom these presents shall come Joseph Dodle; of Rosbur; in the coonty of Suffolk and Proviace of the Massachuaetts Bay in New England, Esq. W".
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Hift. of the county of Waterford, 8vo. $i« v« 257 — - Hiftory of the city of Corky 2 vols. 8vo.los. « — v* 265 — • Hiftory of the coonty of Kerry, 8vo.
The Monthly Review 1786
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J An of - ficer to whom is entrufted in each coonty the execution of the taws.
A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the folio ed., by the author. To which is ... 1768
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I live in pike county IN. and it woke me up at 5 or so in the morning. and my bed rocked up and down from each side. but i was to lazy at that time to go to mmy door jam and get underit so i just covered up my head with a couple of pillows. it was pretty effective all over the coonty from wwhat i’ve heard from my friends.
An Earthquake Rattles the Midwest - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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'and mair remarkable anes, in oor ain coonty nor in ony ither in
Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864
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a 'the same, gien she had been rich, an' her father -- I'll no say the hangman, but him 'at he last hangt, there wad be fowth (PLENTY) o' coonty-fowk wad hae her til her denner wi 'them.
Warlock o' Glenwarlock George MacDonald 1864
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The place is foo 'o' men -- tae say naethin 'o' weemin; but it's little she hes tae dae wi 'them or them wi' her -- officers frae Edinburgh an 'writin' men frae London, as weel as half a dozen coonty birkies. "
Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers Ian Maclaren 1878
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