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round ere cadging on me because

"If you want money, go and earn it, same as I have to; don't come round 'ere cadging on me, because it's no good."
— from The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various

restored England could once more boast

The British governor being restored, England could once more boast of a royal province among the colonies.
— from A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele

remove every cause of misunderstanding between

The business, therefore, of the English governors at this congress, was to ascertain the limits of the lands in dispute, reconcile the Six Nations with their nephews the Delawares, remove every cause of misunderstanding between the English and the Indians, detach these savages entirely from the French interest, establish a firm peace, and induce them to exert their influence in persuading the Twightwees to accede to this treaty.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II. by T. (Tobias) Smollett

remove every cause of misunderstanding between

The business of the British agents at this meeting was to ascertain the limits of the several lands about the possession of which disputes had occurred with the natives, to reconcile the bitter hostilities of different tribes against each other, to remove every cause of misunderstanding between the Indians and ourselves, and effectually to detach them from the interests of the French.
— from The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 2 by George Warburton

rare exceptions constructed of mud blocks

Its chiefly two-story buildings are, with rare exceptions, constructed of mud blocks on frames of chaguarquero , the light, pithy stalk of the giant cactus, with roofs of the familiar dull-red tiles.
— from Vagabonding down the Andes Being the Narrative of a Journey, Chiefly Afoot, from Panama to Buenos Aires by Harry Alverson Franck

round ere cadging on me because

"If you want money, go and earn it, same as I have to; don't come round 'ere cadging on me, because it's no good.
— from Dialstone Lane, Part 3. by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs

rough enough class of men but

I used to think my husband dealt with a rough enough class of men, but those in the interior—in the turpentine camps, and cypress swamps—oh, they are the most lawless element you can imagine.
— from The Outdoor Girls in Florida; Or, Wintering in the Sunny South by Laura Lee Hope

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