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Of course, it was not at all like the "barty" the celebrated Hans
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"Dat barty," suggests WOLFF; he was the "barty" of our party, in the merry days of old.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 4, 1891 Various
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And thus provided, the next evening he gave a "barty" up in the old castle, among the ruins by moonlight, where I "assisted," and the _lager_ was devoured, even to the last drop.
Memoirs Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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"Miss de Gervais is having a reception -- 'Hans Breitmann gif a barty,' you know --"
The Splendid Folly Margaret Pedler
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Breitman "giv'd" to his friends for the imbibition of "lager beer" ad libitum; but still, one may feel inclined to exclaim, in the exquisite broken words of that worthy, "Where am dat barty now?"
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Then by-and-by you get some friends to join you, and go with a strong barty; and then, when you've got much gold, you think: Iskender made me a nice bresent.
The Valley of the Kings Marmaduke William Pickthall 1905
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Mrs. Millington vants the picture finished in time for her first barty in the new ball-room, and if you rush the job she won't sdickle at an extra thousand.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899
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Ven, zoddenly -- he hear a zound, as eef zom barty knock,
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887 Various 1876
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"Hans Breitmann gif a barty, -- vhere is dot barty now?"
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 10: Before the Curfew Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"Hans Breitmann gif a barty, -- vhere is dot barty now?"
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Complete Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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