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... phrases , & c . 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 Pickering . He ...
... phrases , & c . 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 Pickering . He ...
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A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. Account ... 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. Account ... 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. Around . About ... 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. Around . About ... 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. " Young ... phrase the whole ( or more commonly hull ) kit and bilin ' means the whole lot , applied to persons or things . The ...
A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. " Young ... phrase the whole ( or more commonly hull ) kit and bilin ' means the whole lot , applied to persons or things . The ...
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A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. to large houses ... phrase , and means a large number of shares in a railroad or other stock company massed to- gether and sold in a ...
A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States John Russell Bartlett. to large houses ... phrase , and means a large number of shares in a railroad or other stock company massed to- gether and sold in a ...
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