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  1. When winds are raging o'er the upper ocean And billows wild contend with angry roar, 'T is said, far down beneath the wild commotion That p…
  2. 'Lor bless ye, yes! These critters ain't like white folks, you know; they gets over things, only manage right. Now, they say,' said Haley, …
  3. When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you could n't hold on a minute longer, never give up t…
  4. 'It don't look well, now, for a feller to be praisin' himself; but I say it jest because it's the truth. I believe I'm reckoned to bring in…
  5. People have wondered where the seat of original sin is; I think it 's in the stomach. A man eats too much and neglects exercise, and the De…
  6. 'Now, I've been laughed at for my notions, sir, and I've been talked to. They an't pop'lar, and they an't common; but I stuck to 'em, sir; …
  7. 'Well, mother, people have different names for different things. I hear a great deal about Ellery Davenport's tact and knowledge of the wor…
  8. Whoever visits some estates there, and witnesses the good-humored indulgence of some masters and mistresses, and the affectionate loyalty o…

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