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Many's en many's de time, "continued the old man, reflectively," dat I hatter take'n bresh dat boy on accounter his 'buzin' en beatin 'dem yuther boys.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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Page 73 lazy, en he keep on totin 'off trash en pilin' up bresh, twel bimeby he holler out dat he gotter brier in his han ', en den he take'n slip off, en hunt fer cool place fer ter res'.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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"No, I'll not take'n," he said, for he was angry because he had done an evil thing and he would have no one, man or dog, to help him.
A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs 1881
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Time wuz w'en you 'ud set down yer by dish yer h'a'th, en you'd take'n holler en laugh en clap yo' han's w'en ole Brer Rabbit 'ud kick outen all er he tanglements; but deze times you sets dar wid yo' eyes wide open, en you don't crack a smile.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Brer Coon, he foller de tu'ns er de branch, en little Wattle Weasel he take'n take nigh cuts, en 't wa'n't no time 'fo' he done run Brer Coon plum down.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Many's en many's de time, "continued the old man, reflectively," dat I hatter take'n bresh dat boy on a counter his 'buzin' en beatin 'dem yuther boys.
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Meadows's fokes want 'im ter go down ter der house in' tennunce on a weddin ', en he' low w'ich he couldn't, en dey 'low how he could, en den bimeby dey take'n tie' im dar w'iles dey go atter de preacher, so he be dar 'w'en dey come back.
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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You took'n took de beef, en now I'm a-gwine ter take'n take you. '
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Brer Rabbit he got tired; but he didn't let on, kaze he fear'd de balance un um'd call 'im lazy, en he keep on totin' off trash en pilin 'up bresh, twel bimeby he holler out dat he gotter brier in his han', en den he take'n slip off, en hunt fer cool place fer ter res '.
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Brer Buzzud crope in de bumbly-bee nes 'dan Brer Tarrypin take'n roll a great big rock front er de hole.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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