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A small well-gotten stock, and country seat I have, yet my content makes both seem great.

From Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. by Stanley, Thomas

We were strolling down Shawnee street when we both saw a pretty much lighted up place into which a lot of well-gotten up men were going.

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.