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Wee brav'd them once, and wee'l brave them better --
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Abraham de la Pryme notes in his diary for the year 1694 that when it was rumoured in May of that year that a certain house opposite one of the colleges was haunted, strange noises being heard in it, several scholars of the college said, "Come, fetch us a good pitcher of ale, and tobacco and pipes, and wee'l sit up and see this spirit."
The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897
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"'Tim Neal,' says I to the groom, who was rubbing down the garrone's heels, 'mind your hits to-day, and _wee'l_ wet the plate to-night."
Tales and Novels — Volume 06 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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All. Oh, noble Captain, we recant — 1 Pr. We recant, dear Captain, wee'l dy, one and all.
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Vnder this thicke growne brake, wee'l shrowd our selues:
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[Exit Gent.] 2626: Come Gertrude, wee'l call vp our wisest friends,
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Follow him Friends: wee'l heare a play to mor-row.
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[Exit Gent] 2626: Come Gertrude, wee'l call vp our wisest friends,
The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke (1623 First Folio) 1603
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Oh wee'l away, now say the poore, our Benefactors going.
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2240: And all wee'l daunce an Antique fore the Duke,
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