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He then mentioned his early recollection of Burns, whom he considered his father's house to have been honoured by receiving within its walls; and playfully alluded to what the chairman had stated of his sister being the 'Phemy' of the poet,
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 532, February 4, 1832 Various
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My cousins Iphy and Phemy there would of course be members.
Can You Forgive Her? 1993
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Only a few nights before had Phemy been taken to the room where they found her.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
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"Laird, laird! they've ta'en awa 'Phemy, an' we dinna ken whaur to luik for her," cried the poor father aloud.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
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Mrs. Courthope took Phemy in her arms and carried her to her own room, where she opened the window and let the snowy wind blow full upon her.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
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"It's Phemy, my lord -- Blue Peter's lassie, 'at was tint," said
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
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Toff Leclerc, the best fiddler in three counties, was enthroned on the kitchen table and from the glossy brown violin, which his grandfather brought from Grand Pré, was conjuring music which made even stiff old Aunt Phemy want to show her steps.
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My cousins Iphy and Phemy there would of course be members.
Can you forgive her? 1864
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Some of my readers may care to know that Phemy and Davy were married, and made the quaintest, oldest fashioned little couple, with hearts which king or beggar might equally have trusted.
The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864
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Peter's cottage sat his little Phemy, trying to polish a bit of serpentine marble upon the doorstep, with the help of water, which stood by her side in a broken tea cup.
The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864
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