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'Come on,' Enery, give us 'is dyin' speech, 'some one urged, and' Enery proceeded to recite an impromptu 'Dyin' Speech of the
Between the Lines Boyd Cable 1910
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The Boy that was Scaret o 'Dyin' Annie Trumbull Slosson 268
The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906. Various 1904
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Dyin' ain't much of a livin', so I better runaway before I die of some damned social disease - I need some bitter wine to flush that post down, or otherwise something to believe in to prevent me from paying blood money to manage a breakout - get ready, by the time I'm done I'll be wanted dead or alive!
Mmmm, Chest Hair. Jen 2008
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"Fixin 'to Die," which echoes the spirit and some of the words of "In My Time of Dyin '," was learned from an old recording by Bukka White.
Bob Dylan 1962
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Dylan had never sung "In My Time of Dyin '" prior to this recording session.
Bob Dylan 1962
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De preacher asked us to jine in some of de hymns, especially 'De Dyin' Thief 'and
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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I've seen the 'Aunted Miser, and the Man with the' Orrors, and a Execution, and a Dyin 'Child -- they do make you _larf_, yer know!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 20, 1891 Various
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Dyin 'for people is a heap easier'n livin' for 'em, anyhow.
Aunt Jane of Kentucky Eliza Calvert Hall
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Dyin 'is wan thing I cannot afford to do, although be the same token they tell me ould Ricks has a kind shpot in the heart av him for the widow an' the orphan -- particularly av thim that dies in his service!
Cappy Ricks Retires 1918
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"Dyin 'for one," said Skippy, who disliked the practice cordially.
Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World Owen Johnson 1915
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