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In what Court of justice did'st thou learn that equity?
Letter from Abigail Smith to John Adams, 19 - 20 April 1764 1963
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[387-96] This clause means _did'st not, savage, know the meaning of thine own words_.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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It was thee, O Lord! who drew they servant from his convent on that auspicious morning; thou did'st gather the crowd around him, and inspire him with the words and theme of his moving discourse!
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That gifted with such strength thou did'st refrain
Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars 39-65 Lucan
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_ Thou told'st me thou did'st hold him in thy hate.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 30, 1892 Various
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"Oh, thou false one," she moaned, "why did'st thou promise then, when never did'st thou mean to keep it?"
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Alas, alas! how admirable were the qualities thou did'st possess in those days!
Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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Yet did'st thou never raise thy heart in thanksgiving unto God, but suffered it to be depressed and fretted at the nameless trifles that came vexingly.
Hubert's Wife A Story for You Minnie Mary Lee
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_ I loved, _or_ did love; thou loved'st, _or_ did'st love; he loved, _or_ did love.
A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759) Henry Bate
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Did'st thou notice how that young imp of a page flouted thee, when thou did'st civilly inquire the hour of the day?
Cromwell Alfred B. Richards
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