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"Well, he shall have his dinner; and if he likes to talk about yarb-dishes, I'm with him So Septimius followed the doctor into his study, where he found him with the sword in his hand, which he had taken from over the mantel-piece, and was holding it drawn, examining the hilt and blade with great minuteness; the hilt being wrought in openwork, with certain heraldic devices, doubtless belonging to the family of its former wearer I have seen this weapon before," said the doctor It may well be," said Septimius.— Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life
A sort of yarb-doctors in their way, poets have it that for sore hearts, as for sore lungs, nature is the grand cure.— The Confidence-Man
The Lord sartinly had women in mind when He made the yarb, and a kindly feelin 'fur their infarmities, and, I dare say, they be grateful accordin' to their knowledge. "— Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks
Bill, ye have sartinly got the right idee techin 'the makin' of tea and coffee, fur the yarb should be steeped, and the berry, too, -- leastwise, arter it's biled up once or twice, -- and therefore it be only reasonable that the nozzles should be closed moderately tight; but a man wants considerable experience in the business, or he's likely to overdo it jest a leetle, and ef ye don't cut some slots in them wooden corks ye've driven into them nozzles, Bill, there'll be a good deal of tea and coffee floatin 'round in yer corner of the fireplace afore many minits, and I conceit there'll be a man about yer size lookin' fur a couple of corks and pieces of jugs out there in the clearin ', too. "— Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks
Ye've wasted a gill of the yarb, and a quarter of a pound of the berry; and ye must hurry up with another outfit of bottles, or we'll have nothin 'but water to drink at the dinner. "— Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks
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