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Came to the hotel, with Gov'ner Wise, an 'the other people?
THE NUMBERS 2010
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Came to the hotel, with Gov'ner Wise, an 'the other people?
Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995
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Came to the hotel, with Gov'ner Wise, an 'the other people?
Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995
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Gov'ner an 'the Low Taxers!' an 'a p'liceman fetched him out by the collar, an' when he got out the cop sez ter him, sez he, 'Now whatcher got ter say?'
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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An 'then the Gov'ner stood up gran' like, an 'sez he,' Hit's right; an 'that's enough.'
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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Gov'ner speak ther 'though -- an' when the ban 'played, an' the folks all clapped their hands,
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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Page 25 said the little gal come up ter see the Gov'ner, an 'he wouldn't see her at first.
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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Page 19 a-cryin 'becase the ward'n war' bleeged ter lock her out, the Gov'ner his se'f walked in.
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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He give the word ez I hed to make the race fur Gov'ner o 'Tennessee ef the whole fam'ly kem out ez candidates.
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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He was a large gray one of the Tom specie, an 'he had more hard, natchral sense than any man in this camp --' n 'a power of dignity -- he wouldn't let the Gov'ner of Californy be familiar with him.
Roughing It 1871
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