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“Go down to your guests,” said the imperious dame,
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Their general method is to accumulate hard words, without considering, that, although he was fond of introducing them occasionally, there is not a single sentence in all his writings where they are crowded together, as in the first verse of the following imaginary Ode by him to Mrs. Thrale, which appeared in the newspapers: — ‘Cervisial coctor’s viduate dame,
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If the Countess was overwhelmed with the garrulity of this good dame,
Kenilworth 2004
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“O wow! my winsome bairn, Cuddie,” continued the old dame,
Old Mortality 2004
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De Lorge's love o'erheard the King, a beauteous, lively dame,
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Ontario. Ministry of Education
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And shake hands with the dainty New Zealander dame,
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Your luve ne'er learnt to flee, bonnie dame, bonnie dame,
The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various
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"I am sure I can't tell what they do with such things," said the dame,
The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance John Turvill Adams
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De Lorge's love o'erheard the King, a beauteous, lively dame,
The Ontario High School Reader A.E. Marty
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De Lorge's love o'erheard the King, a beauteous, lively dame,
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Ontario. Ministry of Education
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