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light enough for us lad
If it’s light enough for them, it will be light enough for us, lad.
— from Cutlass and Cudgel by George Manville Fenn

Large enough for us lads
"Large enough for us, lads," replied Mr Trematon with a hearty laugh.
— from The Scouts of Seal Island by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

Let em feed um little
325 “Let 'em feed um little while, baas,” suggested Swartboy.
— from Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid

Let em feed um little
“Let ’em feed um little while, baas,” suggested Swartboy.
— from The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family by Mayne Reid

lui entendais faire une louange
Il me disait cela mélancoliquement; et c’était la première fois que je lui entendais faire une louange adressée à la France. . . .
— from Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Robert Louis Stevenson

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