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'Wal, the' doan't; the 'luk wuss then thet; they'm bottled up thunder an' lightnin ', an' ef the 'cum down har, they'll chaw ye all ter hash.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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'But eighteen dollars is nawt much to t'mill,' said Adam, humbly; 'doan' be hard, an 'gev me a chance, a chance to help mysel'!
Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various
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"Yo 'doan't s'pose yo' kin fix dis yeah moah so's I kin use it, does yo ', Mistah Swift?" asked Eradicate, not bothering to go into the ethics of the matter.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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Wait tell he gits one his still spells, whenas he doan 'speak ter nobody an' doan 'do no work.
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Now yo 'git back where yo' belongs, giant man, an 'doan't let me heah no mo' ob dat foolishness talk.
Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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It's yo 'own fault, honey, an' doan't yo 'forgit dat!
Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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Gracie, an 'doan' ee walk over thikee graves, now!
Leonie of the Jungle Joan Conquest
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'Keep dark, ole' ooman, 'shouted Black Joe;' doan't you say nuffin '
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Then just tha mind thy own business, an 'doan't pass compliments behind folks' backs.
The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Eugene O'Neill 1920
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As we approached I could hear sounds of altercation and a voice that we placed immediately as that of our quarry arose in indignant warning: "If yo 'doan' leggo that mess-kit I'll lay a barrage down on yo '!"
War in the Garden of Eden Kermit Roosevelt 1916
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