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Love say'd she to Mr. Adams, tell him he has my good wishes for his Safty.
Letter from Abigail Smith to John Adams, 12 - 13 April 1764 1963
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Saffron-coloured Tincture, adhering to the sides of the Crucible, and say'd, To-morrow at nine of the Clock, I will return, and shew you; how your Medicine must be used to transmute Lead into Gold.
The Golden Calf, Which the World Adores, and Desires John Frederick Helvetius
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I say'd: My Master, although I am so unknown to you, as you are unknown to me; nevertheless, since he was unknown to you who shewed you the way of finding out the Operation of this Arcanum, perhaps you may also, if you be willing, notifie to me somewhat, touching this Secret, that the most difficult Rudiments being overcome,
The Golden Calf, Which the World Adores, and Desires John Frederick Helvetius
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Aunt Hannah told me I had better not go any further for she could tell me all about him, so I say'd as it is so cold I believe aunt won't be angry so I will stay, I therefore took off my things, aunt gave me leave to call at Unkle Joshua's & was very glad I went no further.
Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 Anna Green Winslow 1881
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Evidence went out to consider thereof and returned with their verdicts and upon their oath's say'd that the said Phillis is Guilty, and that the said Mark is Guilty, upon which the prisoners were remanded, and being again brot and set to the Bar, the Kings Attorney moved the
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January went out, though Sall say'd it was no use, for she knew the noise of the geese, they always kept close to the house at night, for fear of the varmin.
The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
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January went out, tho 'Sall say'd it was no use, for she knew the noise of the geese, they always kept close to the house at night, for fear of the varmin.
The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
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One of the Company, whisperingly say'd is not this curious to see
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 January 1794 1794
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The learn'd and ingenious Dr. Dr.ke [22] has say'd me the labour of inquiring into the esteem and reverence which the priests have had of old, and I would rather extend than diminish any part of it: yet
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Edmund Spenser 1730
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I's say'd my Crag fro stretching twa Inches longer than 'twas borne: will ya buy a Jack-line to roast the Rump, a new Jack Lambert Line?
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I Aphra Behn 1664
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