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‘We must find the jineral public afore we can demand that,’ said his lieutenant.
Wessex Tales 2006
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“You must be a cleverer feller, then, than mankind in jineral,” said the tranter.
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I was orderly after the jineral & our men all to work a drawing in Canon into the fort & our quorter guard was not releaved til after noon & after that orders com out that we should strike our tents by 8 oclock and be ready to march by 9 -- one Cimbals got his discharge from the regular service to day.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes Abraham Tomlinson
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Jineral Abbacromba arived at Fort Edward near night and all our rigiment there were of duty were ordered to be out upon the perrade with their side arms on but the jineral for Bid it -- Col. l
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes Abraham Tomlinson
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All our men turned out by the Revallies [93] Beating to go after Battoes & jineral Provorce [94] was out amongst our tents to help turn us out & he said it was the last work we should do that was flung up to day -- I went upon the Quarter guard at noon and they got down all the Battoes.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes Abraham Tomlinson
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Standing yesterdays promise -- our men had but poor incouragements to work & laid but Little weight to what the jineral promised them for he said the first man that disobeyed his orders again should be shot to death whatsoever soldier or officer.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes Abraham Tomlinson
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And I the trusty jineral man -- 'tis more than my place is worth to lose her!
Two on a Tower Thomas Hardy 1884
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'We must find the jineral public afore we can demand that,' said his lieutenant.
Wessex Tales Thomas Hardy 1884
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"You must be a cleverer feller, then, than mankind in jineral," said the tranter.
Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school Thomas Hardy 1884
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'No doubt she will,' said the miller; 'for I have never known thee wanting in sense in a jineral way.'
The Trumpet-Major Thomas Hardy 1884
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