burd

• WASHINGTON — Facing opposition even within his own party, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to press hard for approval of a $3.6 trillion budget that Republicans argue would burd ... —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
• "Aw wish aw wor a burd," shoo sang Aw nivver could tell why For it wod be a waste o' wings Becoss shoo couldn't fly I'd choose to be a Daisy Aw didn't wonder at, For it must ha made her crazy To hug that looad o' fat. —  Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect
• "Zeems to me tha's zummat like the burd what cozies a new mate ivery zummer Tom o' the Gleam laughed, his strong even white teeth shining like a row of pearls between his black moustaches and short-cropped beard You're a steady-going man, Feathery," he said, "and I'm a wastrel. —  The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches
• Th' owd chap pools his watch aat an mak's sure o'th' time when they start, an' away they goa like a burd. —  Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series To which is added The Cream of Wit and Humour from his Popular Writings
• She's a lithe burd, it's true; that, I suppose, Is why you think her made of spirit,--unless You've seen her angry: she has a blazing temper But what's a girl's beauty meant for, but to rouse Lust in a man? —  Emblems Of Love

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