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For forty years he has trod the narrer path, stumpin 'his toe now an' then, but allers gettin 'up agin, for forty years he has he'ped others all he cu'd, been charitable an' forgivin ', as hones' as the temptation would permit, an 'only a natural lie now an' then as to the weather or the size of a fish, trustin 'in God to make it all right.
The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore
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Yu can't go on forgivin '' ere, an 'forgivin' there.
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy John Galsworthy 1900
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Yu can't go on forgivin '' ere, an 'forgivin' there.
A Bit O' Love John Galsworthy 1900
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Yu can't go on forgivin '' ere, an 'forgivin' there.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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"Spoke kind," retorted the indignant boy; "I tell 'ee wot, Hetty, you're far too soft an' forgivin '.
Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure 1859
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The ONLY reason Obama has forgivin Reid is because whether he likes it or not he needs him to pass his liberal agenda!
Democrats dismiss Republican call for Reid to step down 2010
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"Oh, I will praise the lord instead and be forgivin."
Oh for fuck’s sake ... LuLu 2009
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I find that hard to believe being a forgivin 'and forgettin' good christian man so comfortable in his own skin.
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Oh I hear the call to prayer wallace better point to mecca and pray all your worth that the traitor you are is forgivin by your god if you have one.
Think Progress » Lynne Cheney Unhinged: Insists Her Husband Never Connected Saddam to 9/11 2005
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I actually wouldn't mind, but Kristen has that annoying tweeky sophmore thing about her that seems so ridicuous that you wouldn't want to treat her a certain way otherwise you'd never be forgivin by everyone else.
eratoasis Diary Entry eratoasis 2002
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