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“Set him up, indeed,” said Mrs. Howden, “to tell us that the poor lassie behoved to die, when Mr. John Kirk, as civil a gentleman as is within the ports of the town, took the pains to prigg for her himsell.”
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That did the prigg good that bingd in the kisome, [10]
Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] John S. Farmer
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` ` Set him up, indeed, '' said Mrs. Howden, ` ` to tell us that the poor lassie behoved to die, when Mr. John Kirk, as civil a gentleman as is within the ports of the town, took the pains to prigg for her himsell. ''
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"Set him up, indeed," said Mr.. Howden, "to tell us that the poor lassie behoved to die, when Mr. John Kirk, as civil a gentleman as is within the ports of the town, took the pains to prigg for her himsell."
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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"Set him up, indeed," said Mr.. Howden, "to tell us that the poor lassie behoved to die, when Mr. John Kirk, as civil a gentleman as is within the ports of the town, took the pains to prigg for her himsell."
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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