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Examples
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She warn't never strong, an 'work an' grievin 'made her an easy mark fur sufferin' an 'so she let me take care of her!
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Whose ca-ards did th 'grievin' widow, th 'blushin' bridegroom, or th 'happy father find in th' hack?
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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What's the use o 'grievin', when the mother that bore you
Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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What's the use o 'grievin', when the mother that bore you
Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900
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What's the use o 'grievin', when the mother that bore you
The Seven Seas Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Whose ca-ards did th 'grievin' widow, th 'blushin' bridegroom, or th 'happy father find in th' hack?
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) Various 1887
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While yourself, my dear Judy (tho 'grievin's a folly),
The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Thomas Moore 1815
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o 'grievin', I wanted to praise de Lord for His mercy.
Aunt Sally: or, The Cross the Way of Freedom. A Narrative of the Slave-life and Purchase of the Mother of Rev. Isaac Williams, of Detroit, Michigan Isaac Williams 1858
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Train of love's a leavin ', leavin' my heart grievin 'but early and late I sit and wait because I'm still believin'.
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Train of love's a leavin ', leavin' my heart grievin 'but early and late I sit and wait because I'm still believin'.
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