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That means other peoplepeople like meare going to have to pick up the slack.
Double Down Franklin W. Dixon 2009
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Sea, lake, or meare, (called Maeotis) by the citie of Azou.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Erle of Argyle, and Lord James foirsaidis, perceaving in the Quene nothing but meare tyrranny and falshode, myndfull of thair former promesses maid to thair bretherin, did secreidlie convey thame selfis and thair cumpanyeis of the town; and with thame departed the Lord
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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And yit, (said he,) the joy and rejosing of the warld is but meare sorrow, becaus the end of it tendith to suddane destructioun, as the ryatouse banquetting of Balthasar declaireth.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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County boundaries were also marked by crosses and meare stones.
Vanishing England 1892
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A few days after this, Pickle met, by meare accident, Goring going to Ld.Mrl. Gor was then upon his way to
Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Andrew Lang 1878
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Whereupon they build, that such as fell in the fire, or in the aire, are truer then they, who fell in the water or in the land, which is al but meare trattles, & forged by the author of al deceit.
Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595
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Robert "Williamson," for plowinge away of dike daille meare, iij iiij**.
Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity [microform] 1770
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Vor the vu'st that do meddle wi 'me or my meare. "
Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect William Barnes
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Vor the vu'st that do meddle wi 'me or my meare. "
Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect William Barnes
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