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... phrases are so fully exhibited ; though all the works which aim to illustrate Western life contain more or less of ... phrase peculiarly American , or one which was employed in a sense differing from the use of the same in England , it ...
... phrases are so fully exhibited ; though all the works which aim to illustrate Western life contain more or less of ... phrase peculiarly American , or one which was employed in a sense differing from the use of the same in England , it ...
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... phrases , etc. They were afterwards published in his collected works , in 4 vols . 8vo . , Philadelphia , * 1801 , and may be found in the fourth volume . The most important work of the kind is that of the late Hon . John Pick- ering ...
... phrases , etc. They were afterwards published in his collected works , in 4 vols . 8vo . , Philadelphia , * 1801 , and may be found in the fourth volume . The most important work of the kind is that of the late Hon . John Pick- ering ...
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A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. ACKNOWLEDGE ... phrase : -- Some years ago , a raw customer , from the upper country , determined to try his fortune at New Orleans ...
A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. ACKNOWLEDGE ... phrase : -- Some years ago , a raw customer , from the upper country , determined to try his fortune at New Orleans ...
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A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. ARY OF AIRY . A ... phrase , I'd as good's go to New York , instead of " I might as well go to New York . " Only heard among the ...
A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. ARY OF AIRY . A ... phrase , I'd as good's go to New York , instead of " I might as well go to New York . " Only heard among the ...
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A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. AT , for by ... phrase , which has recently become popular . It is used to define more nearly or intensify something already said ...
A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. AT , for by ... phrase , which has recently become popular . It is used to define more nearly or intensify something already said ...
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