Mettie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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My dear Mettie," I said, "I should certainly write to him—write often, write affectionately, send him your photograph, work him a housewife for his cabin, carve him a frame for your photograph.
From A Lame Dog's Diary by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
After death," said Mettie, "she might still be his good angel.
From A Lame Dog's Diary by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
“Though chill fall the night-dew thy scarlet dress o’er, I dare not, O Mettie, fling open my door.”
From Proud Signild and Other Ballads by George Henry Borrow
Palestrina is not perfectly just to me when Mettie comes to call.
From A Lame Dog's Diary by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
Sir Olaf a tune on his golden horn blew, To the house of fair Mettie the thrilling sounds flew.
From Proud Signild and Other Ballads by George Henry Borrow
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