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I knowed then thet Sonny wasn't never comin 'down while the rector was there, an' rector, he seemed sort o 'fretted for a minute when he see how things was, an' he did try to do a little settin 'fo'th of opinions.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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We rented de lan 'for a fo'th of what we made, den after while we bought a farm.
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"De wohd has gone fo'th among de faiful an 'de puah in heaht," he says, "dat er man has come accredited wi 'signs an' wi 'mahvels an' de poweh o 'de sperrit fo' to lay his han 'on de sons o' Ham an 'ter make 'em des de same in colluh as de yuther sons of ea'th."
Danny's Own Story 1912
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He say he saw fo 'anguls standin' on de fo 'corners uv de earth, holdin' de fo 'win's uv de earth, an' so fo'th.
John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908
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Bring out your armies an 'furl fo'th your bann'rs of vict'ry.
John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908
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Page 113 will kum anudder kingdum dat shall not be lik yourn, but still it shal be big an 'dar shall kum anudder kingdum and dar shall be a fo'th kingdom strong as irun, an' dis kingdum shall brooz an 'smash all de udder kingdums.'
John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908
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He done come down to Jefferson County courtin ', an' bein 'as I done buried my fo'th jes' las 'year I up'n says yes as quick as a flash.
The Comings of Cousin Ann Emma Speed Sampson 1907
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Page 173 four with the cover on; though of co'se the fo'th one is only for the benefit o 'the occupant.
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Page 94 holdin 'fo'th, en jes' a-spasticerlatin 'ter de sinners en denunciat'n' ob de Scriptures.
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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Hisse'f, He do, 'Who is dese yer folks, anyhows, whar gittin' so airish, walkin 'up an' down an 'back an' fo'th on my yearf an 'spurnin' hit so's't dey spread kyarpets 'twix' hit an 'der footses, treatin' my yearf, w'at I done mek, lak 'twuz de dirt un'need der footses, an'
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887
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