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mud en I seed er long
dat Doctor Morris wuz in dat fightin, kass he hoss so spattered up wid mud, en I seed er long pistol barrel stickin out frum under he coat, en den sides dat I iz knowed de doctor eber since I wuz a chile when Marse Tom uster hab
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 by United States. Work Projects Administration

mountaineering expedition in Switzerland encounters Lady
[ Synopsis of Preceding Instalment :— Ralph Wonderson, the famous athlete, while on a mountaineering expedition in Switzerland, encounters Lady Margaret Tamerton, whom he has not seen since childhood.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 by Various

most enjoyable in standard English literature
An admirable guide for young people, to whatever is best and most enjoyable in standard English literature.
— from The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 by Various

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