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But de po 'boy's in a bad fix, w'ateber he is, an' I 'spec's we bettah do w'at we kin fer' im, an 'w'en he comes to he' ll tell us w'at he is -- er w'at he calls hisse'f.
The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays 1895
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"Ef I make no mistakes in my 'membunce, dat wuz de time w'en he call hisse'f de Wull-er-de-Wust."
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"Ef I make no mistakes in my 'membunce, dat wuz de time w'en he call hisse'f de Wull-er-de-Wust."
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Well, it woz right back thar at the fireplace while Ab wuz warmin 'hisse'f to start home that he' lowed that he hadn't a word to say
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Nen he smi 'hisse'f, an' tole horse-carry-chair-man run wif him quick to fine his de-ah wife.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897
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Ef you want de chil 'hisse'f ter grow an' ter walk soon you mus 'bresh his feet wid de broom.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887
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He rub an 'he rub Tarr'pin wid one han', an 'all de time he wuz rubbin' hisse'f wid de urr.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) Various 1887
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On de 'pinted day dey met toge'rr, an' each wuz raidy ter defen 'hisse'f.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) Various 1887
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Las ', one day w'iles ole Brer Tarrypin was settin' on a log sunnin 'hisse'f, yer come Brer Fox playin' dat same old chune on de quills, but Brer
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Las ', one day w'iles ole Brer Tarrypin was settin' on a log sunnin 'hisse'f, yer come Brer Fox playin' dat same old chune on de quills, but Brer
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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