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A thotfull CheezePeep gibbed hims a playtefull ov greenes, karrots, lehtuss, kabbidge, adn cehlaree; hims wuz veree happee adn haddez a veree guud tiem!
bwavo - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Hampshire kersies, that is 400. watchets, 43. blewes, 53. reds, 15. greenes, 5. ginger colours, and 2. yelowes which cost the first penny 4. li.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The greenes they Call Wissums and on these wissums the Deer Brouse in ye winter and on holly of which there is great quantetys.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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Out of this (which is ffenced by a breast wall wth jron pallasadoes painted blew wth Gilt topp) you ascend severall stepps through an jronwork'd gate to a ground divided into Long grass walks, severall of wch ascends ye hill and between the Ground improv'd wth Dwarfe trees of ffruite and flowers and greenes in all shapes, intermixt wth beds of strawberyes for ornament and use.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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I do not know if a time out would work for Ms. Greene anymore than it does for a rebellious 3 year old, but at least the parents of the 3 year old, and in Ms. greenes case the readers get a brake.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local bellle 2010
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Guiana aledged that the cuntrie was rich, fruitfull, & blessed with a perpetuall spring, and a florishing greenes; where vigorous nature brought forth all things in abundance & plentie without any great labour or art of man.
Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts William Bradford 1623
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548: In warlike march, these greenes before your Towne,
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To those fayre greenes where thou didst English me. "
Introduction 1857
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Mediterranean coasts, full of vineyards and olive-yards, orange-trees, myrtils, pomegranads, and the like sweete plantations, to which belong pleasantly-situated villas ...... as if they were so many heapes of snow dropp’d out of the clouds amongst these perennial greenes.’
Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees John Evelyn 1663
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