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... king put his'n on , and he told me to put mine on . I done it , of course . The king's duds was all black , and he did look real swell and starchy . I never knowed how clothes could change a body before . Why , before , he looked like ...
... king put his'n on , and he told me to put mine on . I done it , of course . The king's duds was all black , and he did look real swell and starchy . I never knowed how clothes could change a body before . Why , before , he looked like ...
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... king rips out and says : " What ! And not sell out the rest o ' the property ? March off like a passel o ' fools and leave eight or nine thous'n ' dollars ' worth o ' prop- erty layin ' around jest sufferin ' to be scooped in ? - and ...
... king rips out and says : " What ! And not sell out the rest o ' the property ? March off like a passel o ' fools and leave eight or nine thous'n ' dollars ' worth o ' prop- erty layin ' around jest sufferin ' to be scooped in ? - and ...
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... king some to see any . I reckoned they'd turn pale . But no , nary a pale did they turn . The duke he never let on he suspicioned what was up , but just went a goo - gooing around , happy and satisfied , like a jug that's googling out ...
... king some to see any . I reckoned they'd turn pale . But no , nary a pale did they turn . The duke he never let on he suspicioned what was up , but just went a goo - gooing around , happy and satisfied , like a jug that's googling out ...
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Pioneers of the Modern | 1855 |
Song of Myself | 1861 |
Children of Adam | 1908 |
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