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He did nawthin 'that was bad; an' yet he was no good at all, at all, -- just a slow, tired, aisy-goin ', shamblin' la-ad, -- th 'sort that'd wrench th' heart iv a father like Ahearn.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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And even old men shamblin 'round a-waltzin' with 'em there!
Songs of Friendship James Whitcomb Riley 1882
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"Dey start out, dey did, ole Brer Buzzud sailin '' roun 'in de elements, en ole Brer Tarrypin shufflin' en shamblin 'on de groun'.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"Dey start out, dey did, ole Brer Buzzud sailin '' roun 'in de elements, en ole Brer Tarrypin shufflin' en shamblin 'on de groun'.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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