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  • The mistress sent a servant of her oune to be present at this action, which she knew concerned her.

    A Legend of Montrose 2008

  • This week they discuss "Les mots en «oune»"—a category peculiar to Québec.

    languagehat.com: LES AMOUREUX DU FRANÇAIS. 2005

  • There first at the foot-ball he equalled any one that played; but in handleing his piece, in chargeing and dischargeing, he was so ready, and shott so near the marke, that he farre surpassed all his fellow schollars, and became a teacher of that art to them before the thretteenth year of his oune age.

    Old Mortality 2004

  • And shee belyveth in ye warre with alle hir braue little hearte and soule, for shee is Uncle Samuel hys oune daughter, if there ever was one, having greate loue for ye Union, alwaies hoping firstly for ye Union politicall, and secondlie for ye wedding union of hertes and ye union of handes, whych is nedeful, that ye countrie shall not perishe for lacke of sturdie urchins to growe upp into soldieres.

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

  • The inhabitants of Londonderry sent a deeply sympathetic and affectionate letter to their "deare mother citty," and forwarded a sum of £250 to assist those "who buylt or howses now their oune are in ashes."

    London and the Kingdom - Volume II

  • Morrice, and that company to Justify theire oune act at

    Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

  • "For admission of ffreemen, wee humbly conceive it is our liberty, by charter, to chuse whom wee will admitt into our oune company, which yet hath not binn restrayned to Congregational men, but others haue been admitted, who were also provided for according to his majestjes direction."

    The Emancipation of Massachusetts Brooks Adams 1887

  • The mistress sent a servant of her oune to be present at this action, which she knew concernd her.

    A Legend of Montrose 1871

  • There first at the foot-ball he equalled any one that played; but in handleing his piece, in chargeing and dischargeing, he was so ready, and shott so near the marke, that he farre surpassed all his fellow schollars, and became a teacher of that art to them before the thretteenth year of his oune age.

    Old Mortality, Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • There first at the foot-ball he equalled any one that played; but in handleing his piece, in chargeing and dischargeing, he was so ready, and shott so near the marke, that he farre surpassed all his fellow schollars, and became a teacher of that art to them before the thretteenth year of his oune age.

    Old Mortality, Volume 1. Walter Scott 1801

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