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Wherefore 'twas observable yt ye quene waxed uncontent; and in time labor'd grandiose speeche out of ye mouth of Lady Alice, who manifestly did mightily pride herself thereon, did quite exhauste ye quene's endurance, who listened till ye gaudy speeche was done, then lifted up her brows, and with vaste irony, mincing saith
1601 Mark Twain 1872
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Christian knowledge he labor'd t though life to promote
Lucile Owen Meredith 1861
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Both sexes labor'd with their own hands -- the men on the farm -- the women in the house and around it.
Specimen Days; from Complete Poetry and Collected Prose 1855
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That he labor'd well and wisely for the States in the trying period of their parturition, and in the seeds of their character, there seems to me no question.
Specimen Days; from Complete Poetry and Collected Prose 1855
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That he labor'd well and wisely for the States in the trying period of their parturition, and in the seeds of their character, there seems to me no question.
Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Walt Whitman 1855
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Both sexes labor'd with their own hands-the men on the farm -- the women in the house and around it.
Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Walt Whitman 1855
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