The ʻshaggy Dogʼ Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (with a Few Seemly Examples) |
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... appeared first in the anonymous booklet , The History of Sixteen Wonderful Old Women , 1821 , an example being : 1 Based upon a tale in Lowell Thomas's Tall Stories . There was an Old Woman of Norwich , Who liv'd 19 Development.
... appeared first in the anonymous booklet , The History of Sixteen Wonderful Old Women , 1821 , an example being : 1 Based upon a tale in Lowell Thomas's Tall Stories . There was an Old Woman of Norwich , Who liv'd 19 Development.
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... appeared , with the same insouciant bonhomie but with a radish.1 Unable to contain himself any longer , the regular diner went across to the oddity and said , ' Excuse me , sir , but why this momentous departure from the 1 In another ...
... appeared , with the same insouciant bonhomie but with a radish.1 Unable to contain himself any longer , the regular diner went across to the oddity and said , ' Excuse me , sir , but why this momentous departure from the 1 In another ...
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... appeared to be very contented and even a little drowsy . Finally one of them raised his snout and said dreamily , ' Somehow , you know , I can't help thinking that this is Thursday . ' C. FISH ' Shaggy dogs ' concerning fish do not ...
... appeared to be very contented and even a little drowsy . Finally one of them raised his snout and said dreamily , ' Somehow , you know , I can't help thinking that this is Thursday . ' C. FISH ' Shaggy dogs ' concerning fish do not ...
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