longin

Missis had a lot ob cradles en dey kep two 'omen in dat room takin' keer ob de babies en lettle chillens 'longin' ter dere slaves.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

'Yas, sar, Ise free' longin 'ter de Cunnel, an' four or five -- I doan't

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

She may be still on the earth prayin 'for you an' longin 'for you, same as I prayed an' longed for my Danny for so many years.

The Alchemist's Secret Isabel Cecilia Williams

"If that had come from Mrs. McCabe," says she, eyin 'Sadie kind of longin', "I reckon I could."

Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907

He even got him a Sam Browne belt, which was contrary to orders, and once I caught him gazin 'longin' in a show window at some overseas service chevrons and wound stripes.

Torchy and Vee Sewell Ford 1907

One day they'd be sendin 'her flowers, and followin' her around to teas and lunches and dances, gazin 'longin' at her every chance they got, and displayin 'the usual mush symptoms, and the next they wouldn't show up at all.

Shorty McCabe on the Job Sewell Ford 1907

Louis Bachelor as "That fellow budgery marmi b'longin 'to me," which, in civilised language, means "my good master."

Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 03 Gilbert Parker 1897

Louis Bachelor as "That fellow budgery marmi b'longin 'to me," which, in civilised language, means "my good master."

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

Louis Bachelor as "That fellow budgery marmi b'longin 'to me," which, in civilised language, means "my good master."

Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

I had a sort o 'longin' to see the soldiers, the love of the Service is in me blood, so now and then I was drawn to Rangoon to get a sight of the khaki and to hear the barrack yarns.

The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma 1884