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  • And Sister Henzy brung four dollars and a half, her husband had gin her for another purpose, but she took it for this, and thought there wuzn't no harm in it, as she laid out to go without the four dollars and a halt's worth.

    Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 7 Marietta Holley 1881

  • And Sister Henzy brung four dollars and a half, her husband had gin her for another purpose, but she took it for this, and thought there wuzn't no harm in it, as she laid out to go without the four dollars and a halt's worth.

    Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete Marietta Holley 1881

  • Moreover, one of the party, whose motto should have been halt's maul, had remarked that the camels appeared fewer than before -- another reason for stopping to count them.

    The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855

  • ` ` Weel, neibor Deans, ye ken best; but I maun say that, I am sure you are glad to see my bairn again --- the halt's gane now, unless he has to walk ower mony miles at a stretch; and he has a wee bit colour in his cheek, that glads my auld een to see it; and he has as decent a black coat as the minister; and '' ------

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

  • "Weel, neibor Deans, ye ken best; but I maun say that, I am sure you are glad to see my bairn again -- the halt's gane now, unless he has to walk ower mony miles at a stretch; and he has a wee bit colour in his cheek, that glads my auld een to see it; and he has as decent a black coat as the minister; and --"

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • "Weel, neibor Deans, ye ken best; but I maun say that, I am sure you are glad to see my bairn again -- the halt's gane now, unless he has to walk ower mony miles at a stretch; and he has a wee bit colour in his cheek, that glads my auld een to see it; and he has as decent a black coat as the minister; and"

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801

  • Ich halt's da eher mit einem der Kommentatoren: I [...]

    Scobleizer 2008

  • Ich halt's da eher mit einem der Kommentatoren: I [...]

    Scobleizer 2008

  • The halt's rolling and picking up speed and can't be stopped now. "

    So Hard To Forget Crowe, Evelyn A 1997

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