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Mrs Jersey or Eliza Stokes as
Did you see Mrs. Jersey, or Eliza Stokes as I still regard her?"
— from The Yellow Holly by Fergus Hume

man jack of em sir and
“Every man jack of ’em, sir, and they all walked over me.”
— from Cutlass and Cudgel by George Manville Fenn

madly jealous of every slight attention
Prior to our marriage, I had been madly jealous of every slight attention paid to her by one of my own sex, of whatever age, but now, recognising how marvellously fair she was, and that wherever she went she became the centre of attraction, I was no longer angry with any of our guests who paid court to her.
— from Whoso Findeth a Wife by William Le Queux

me jewels of every sort and
My father bought me jewels of every sort, and Abner did not spare of beautiful presents.
— from Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable

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