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James Russell Lowell. (1819–1891) (continued)

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    Laborin’ man an’ laborin’ woman
  Hev one glory an’ one shame;
Ev’y thin’ thet ’s done inhuman
  Injers all on ’em the same.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. i.

7319

This goin’ ware glory waits ye haint one agreeable feetur. 1

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. ii.

7320

    Gineral C. is a dreffle smart man;
  He’s ben on all sides thet give places or pelf;
But consistency still wuz a part of his plan,—
  He’s ben true to one party, an’ thet is himself.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. ii.

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We kind o’ thought Christ went agin war an’ pillage.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. iii.

7322

But John P.
Robinson, he
Sez they did n’t know everythin’ down in Judee.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. iii.

7323

A marciful Providence fashioned us holler
O’ purpose that we might our principles swaller.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. iv.

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    It ain’t by princerples nor men
  My preudent course is steadied;
I scent which pays the best, an’ then
  Go into it baldheaded.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. vi.

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I don’t believe in princerple,
But oh I du in interest.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. vi.

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        Of my merit
  On thet pint you yourself may jedge;
All is, I never drink no sperit,
  Nor I haint never signed no pledge.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. vii.

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Ez to my princerples, I glory
In hevin’ nothin’ o’ the sort.

The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. vii.

Note 1.
See Moore, page 519: Go where glory wait thee! [back]

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