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" How much wheat did you raise this year? " A little rising of five thousand bushels." Do you pay any tax on your mill ? " No." On your cattle ? " No." On your wheat ? " No." Go to the dā€” 1, thought I, for a grub-worm grumbler as thou art ; but I was... "
Letters from the South: Written During an Excursion in the Summer of 1816 - Page 121
by James Kirke Paulding - 1817
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Paulding's Works, Volume 3

James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 444 pages
...hundred acres." Does that fine grist-mill belong to you? " Yes." Are all the cattle I see, your's ? " Yes." How much wheat did you raise this year? " A...tell him so. While breakfast was getting ready by his two daughters, who were employed in this duty, while a younger one was tending a cardingmachine...
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Paulding's Works: Letters from the South, by a Northern man

James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 228 pages
...hundred acres." Does that fine grist-mill belong to you? " Yes." Are all the cattle I see, your's ? " Yes." How much wheat did you raise this year? " A...cattle ? " No." On your wheat ? " No." Go to the d ā€” l, thought I, for a grub-worm grumbler as tliou art ; but I was too polite to telL him so. While...
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Americanisms: The English of the New World

Maximilian Schele de Vere - Americanisms - 1872 - 1030 pages
...exceeding, is an Americanism derived from the general meaning of the Avord, but still considered " low." " How much wheat did you raise this year ? A little rising of five thousand bushels." (Letters from the South, II., p. 93.) Ris, an intense vulgarism for the preterite, and, as rw for the...
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Americanisms: The English of the New World

Maximilian Schele de Vere - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1872 - 714 pages
...exceeding, is an Americanism derived from the general meaning of the word, but still considered " low." " How much wheat did you raise this year ? A little rising of five thousand bushels." (Letters from the South, II., p. 93.) Ris, an intense vulgarism for the preterite, and, as riz for...
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Americanisms: The English of the New World

Maximilian Schele de Vere - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1872 - 700 pages
...exceeding, is an Americanism derived from the general meaning of the word, but still considered " low." " How much wheat did you raise this year ? ā€ž A little rising of five thousand bushels." (Letters from the South, II., p. 93.) Ris, an intense vulgarism for the preterite, and, as riz for...
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