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Examples
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Sir Walter Scott, who at that time resided quite near, frequented the house, which in his day was called the "Yett," and we were shown the room he sat in.
From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor
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Yett for all this she liketh hym still, so grete is ye love of woman and so enduring hir constancye.
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But how the dog followed him is a mystery, and why he waited for him at the "Crooked Yett."
Stories of the Border Marches Jeanie Lang
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Yett yatte [10] to menne, who thyncke and have a spryte [11],
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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This day I went home upon furlow, [178] yesterday Sergent Yett went home.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes Abraham Tomlinson
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Yett his memory must not be so flattered, that his virtues and good inclinations may be believed without some allay of vice, and without beinge clowded with greate infirmityes, which he had in to exorbitant
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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Yett efte [34], I feare, thie chefes [35] toe grete a parte,
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Yett, as the Sunn grew warme, throughout the Londe,
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Yett notte a speere of hemm [24] hath grete mie syghte.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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The doorway and dial formerly belonged to a house called the "Muckle Yett," which was taken down some years ago.
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