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... March , 1857 , and printed in its Journal . The first edition was translated into the Dutch language under the title of " Woordenboek van Americanismen , etc. Bewerkt door M. Keijzer . Gorinchem , 1854 , " leaving out the quotations ...
... March , 1857 , and printed in its Journal . The first edition was translated into the Dutch language under the title of " Woordenboek van Americanismen , etc. Bewerkt door M. Keijzer . Gorinchem , 1854 , " leaving out the quotations ...
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... Stevens ( chairman of the Com- mittee ) , said : " Then let the adulterer speak for himself . " - N . Y. Herald , 27 March , 1862 . Adventism . See Millerism . Adventist . See Millerite . Affinity . A man or a woman for whom one 4 ACT - ...
... Stevens ( chairman of the Com- mittee ) , said : " Then let the adulterer speak for himself . " - N . Y. Herald , 27 March , 1862 . Adventism . See Millerism . Adventist . See Millerite . Affinity . A man or a woman for whom one 4 ACT - ...
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... March , 1862 . Alder . Beside the true alders , various shrubs belonging to quite dif- ferent families are so called , generally on account of a resemblance in the leaves ; thus , Rhamnus alniflorus ( alder - leaved buckthorn ) is ...
... March , 1862 . Alder . Beside the true alders , various shrubs belonging to quite dif- ferent families are so called , generally on account of a resemblance in the leaves ; thus , Rhamnus alniflorus ( alder - leaved buckthorn ) is ...
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... March 13 , 1862 . Anti - Southern . Opposed to the alleged interests of Southern men . I was stigmatized as an Abolitionist or Black Republican , an anti - Southern man , & c . - N . Y. Tribune , Nov. 8 , 1861 , Letter of W. S. Speer ...
... March 13 , 1862 . Anti - Southern . Opposed to the alleged interests of Southern men . I was stigmatized as an Abolitionist or Black Republican , an anti - Southern man , & c . - N . Y. Tribune , Nov. 8 , 1861 , Letter of W. S. Speer ...
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... march to the capital , take it by storm , and annex the whole prov- ince to Connecticut . — Irving , Knickerbocker . Apple - Cart . " He upset his apple - cart , " i . e . he knocked him down . See Lobster Cart . Apple - Cut . A ...
... march to the capital , take it by storm , and annex the whole prov- ince to Connecticut . — Irving , Knickerbocker . Apple - Cart . " He upset his apple - cart , " i . e . he knocked him down . See Lobster Cart . Apple - Cut . A ...
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