wo

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Nonsense!--Who does not remember that, at such a time as this, the eye, like a shattered mirror, multiplies the images of its sorrow, and sees in innumerable far-off places, the wo which is close at hand Many steps above the Marchesa, and within the arch of the water-gate, stood, in full dress, the Satyr-like figure of Mentoni himself.

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  • Proputty, proputty--woä then, woä--let ma 'ear mysén speäk Me an' thy muther, Sammy, 'as beän a-talkin' o' thee; Thou's been talkin' to muther, an' she beän a-tellin' it me. —  The Book of Humorous Verse
  • But--wo!--wo!" cried he to his horse, coming across its side with his whip--"We maun be canny; for this brig has a sharp turn (it was the Cow Brig, ye know), and many a one, both horse and man, have got their necks broken, by not being wary enough of that corner This made me a thought timorous, having the bit laddie Benjie fast asleep in my arms; and as I saw that Tammie's horse was a wee fidgety, and glad, I dare say, poor thing, to find itself so near home. —  The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith
  • But wo to the poor mothers who have to mend the garments in which the onslaught has been made!--wo to the little boy or girl whose mother has not the good sense to discern, in her child's rosy cheeks and bright eyes, a compensation for the rags in the frock or trousers, which is sure to be the consequence of a day spent in harrying the shrubs and briers! —  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456 Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852
  • Come along to the house I wo--" Peggy began, then suddenly softened, and glanced apologetically into his face. —  About Peggy Saville
  • Some readers may remember the old song, beginning I've often thought if I were asked Whose lot I envied most What one I thought most lightly tasked Of man's unnumbered host I'd say I'd be a mountain boy And drive a noble team--wo hoy Wo hoy! —  Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money
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