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And each man gripp'd his trusty axe, and donn'd his coat of hide --
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 Various
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Though clamm'd (6) an 'hauf donn'd, (7) my lad, still
Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems Frederic William Moorman 1895
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One Setterdy aw donn'd misen up i 'mi Sundy clooas an went for a walk throo th' market, an when aw coom to th 'butter-cross aw saw a chap' at had a cock an two hens in a basket for sale, an he offered 'em to me for ten shillin '.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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But donn'd his armour, glitt'ring o'er with brass,
The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1834
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He took the field, and donn'd his glitt'ring arms.
The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1834
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They donn'd their arms, and for the fight prepar'd.
The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1834
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First, from the crowd apart, they donn'd their arms;
The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1834
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But now I have donn'd this harness to discover treachery, not to resist force.
The Betrothed Walter Scott 1801
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You know that yourself discovered me, and drew me into the house, whether I would or no; otherwise, I promise you, I would not have seen your daughter till I had donn'd the new jerkin which was made at Berwick after the latest cut; nor would I have appeared before her with these weapons, which she dislikes so much.
The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801
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I hastened my dinner, donn'd my great-coat (for the evening threatened rain,) and went to Mr. Fairscribe's house.
The Surgeon's Daughter Walter Scott 1801
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