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But Harriet had no time for ceremony; her friends must have a warning; and whether the Doctor thought her "imperent" or not, she must sing him farewell.
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman. Sarah Hopkins 1869
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I licked him and bare him no mallis: but of corse I dismist the imperent scoundrill from my suvvis, apinting Adolphus, my page, to his post of confidenshle
Burlesques 2006
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I licked him and bare him no mallis: but of corse I dismist the imperent scoundrill from my suvvis, apinting Adolphus, my page, to his post of confidenshle
The diary of C. Jeames De La Pluche, Esq., with his letters 2006
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'Now you go off, Master Bobby, and don't you be asking imperent questions.'
'Me and Nobbles' Amy le Feuvre
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And then that young man of Captain Shadwell's ast me if we was 'county people,' which I thought uncommon imperent.
Molly Bawn Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
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_Ego adolescentulos existimo in scholis stultissimos fieri, quia nihil ex iis, quæ in usu habemus, aut audiunt aut vident; sed piratas cum catenis in littore stantes, et tyrannos edicta scribentes, quibus imperent filiis, ut patrum suorum capita præcidant; sed responsa in pestilentiâ data, ut virgines tres aut plures immolentur; sed mellitos verborum globos, et omnia dicta factaque quasi papavere et sesamo sparsa.
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Im not the man as ud offer t open my pack to you, mum; no, no; Im a imperent chap, as you say, these times makes folks imperent, but Im not up to the mark o that.
II. Aunt Glegg Learns the Breadth of Bobs Thumb. Book VWheat and Tares 1917
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"Behould ye now, as imperent as a goat!" said Cæsar, working his eyebrows vigorously.
The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892
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"Only an hour ago it was looking up as imperent as a tomtit."
The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892
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"Beg pardon, sir; I hesitate like 'cause I don't want to seem imperent."
Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop George Manville Fenn 1870
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