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I jist jumped an 'grabbed the throttle an' I fa'rly held my breath,
Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two Various
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The old negro said, however, "he couldn't see de seben stars nor de pinters, but he fa'rly 'no'd it was dun past midnite and we bettur be gittin' to'rds home."
The old plantation : how we lived in great house and cabin before the war, 1901
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"So I will, Jane," said Pershal; "but the fact is, it 's sech a true, sech a solemn an 'myster'ous thing, that I fa'rly dread to tackle it!"
Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895
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This old mare, with nothin 'but her character an' that bell to encumber her, goes fa'rly flyin 'light.
Wolfville Nights Alfred Henry Lewis 1885
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De little Rabbits wuz so fat dat dey fa'rly make his mouf water, but he 'member 'bout Brer Wolf, en he skeered fer ter gobble um up ceppin' he got some skuse.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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Brer Fox fa'rly to 'up de groun', he did, en he jump so
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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'Long 'bout den de wedder wuz fetchin 'de nat'al sperrits er turkentime outen de pine-trees an' de groun 'wuz fa'rly smokin' wid de hotness.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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She done had de side-bode move in dar, en I wish I may drap ef twuzn't fa'rly blazin 'wid silver -- silver cups en silver sassers, silver plates en silver dishes, silver mugs en silver pitchers.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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Den Mr. Dog, he sail inter Brer Coon, en right dar's whar he drap his munnypus, kaze Brer Coon wuz cut out fer dat kinder bizness, en he fa'rly wipe up de face er de earf wid 'im.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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Bob's bin wukkin 'fer; an' der ain't no man ner woman, black ner white, can say he hain't wukked honestly and fa'rly, -- honestly an 'fa'rly, ebbery day sence he's bin his own master.
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