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When dey see me come sailin 'up de ribber, why, dey will be so pleased dat Mr. Altman won't -- dat is, he won't obsist on my workin' so hard, and Mr.. Altman won't frow out so many digustin 'hints 'bout de bigness ob my appertite. "
The Phantom of the River Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
reesetee commented on the word obsist
(Obsolete) To oppose, resist, fight against.
August 27, 2008