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come courtin me an I low
He’th on’y a fool,’ says she, ‘but not even a fool ever come courtin’ me, an’ I ’low nobody but a fool would.
— from The Cruise of the Shining Light by Norman Duncan

cried Camillo much as I love
“And so the time is come, excellent young man,” cried Camillo; “much as I love taste, I love integrity more.
— from The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth

containing colouring matter and is lifted
F. The marking hammer L is situated immediately above a vessel containing colouring matter, and is lifted by a cam, P, driven from the tin roller, and dropped suddenly on the warp, marking it to the required lengths.
— from Cotton Weaving and Designing 6th Edition by John T. Taylor

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