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jole it being sweeter and more
We began to eat the tough, dry chickens with alternating mouthfuls of the jole, when Lincoln came to the repast with the query, 'Eating chicken, boys?' 'Not much, sir,' I responded, for we had operated principally on the jole, it being sweeter and more palatable than the chickens.
— from The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete by Abraham Lincoln

Jamestown Island bring surgeons and medical
Not only did the ships that brought the settlers to Jamestown Island bring surgeons and medical supplies but also medical problems frequently more serious than the men and supplies could cope with.
— from Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 by Thomas Proctor Hughes

Jamie ill be speirin a mornin
Jamie 'ill be speirin' a' mornin' gin ye 'ill answer him, but a'm thinkin' ye'ill be warmer in the kirk."
— from Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Ian Maclaren

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