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And pray for prosp'rous winds, our voyage to renew;
The Aeneid English 70 BC-19 BC Virgil
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But daily pray, that thro 'this young and prosp'rous land,
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Th 'sojers who haven't gone away cud come home an' get cured iv th 'measles an' th 'whoopin'-cough an' th 'cholera infantum befure th' public schools opens in th 'fall, an' ivrything wud be peaceful an 'quiet an' prosp'rous.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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Mitchigan an 'more bad money thin ye cud shake out iv th' coat-tail pockets iv a prosp'rous banker fr'm Injianny.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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In these hot days, I'd like to see a pa-aper with nawthin 'in it but affectionate wives an' loyal husbands an 'prosp'rous, smilin' people an 'money in th' bank an 'three a day.
Observations By Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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Neber in my bawn days hab I heerd on an active, prosp'rous baker starbin '.
The Earth Trembled Edward Payson Roe 1863
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We might ha 'ben now jest ez prosp'rous ez France,
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
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Thinkest thou thyself all prosperous, in days which prosp'rous be, viii.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Shall save thee, and shall send thee prosp'rous gales.
The Odyssey of Homer 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1765
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For prosp'rous Wars, and the soft Smiles of Beauty,
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