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1  Some folks don't believe there is pious niggers Shelby," said Haley, with a candid flourish of his hand, "but I do.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER I
2  But the action of the woman had been seen by the driver, across the field; and, flourishing his whip, he came up to her.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
3  In front it had a neat garden-patch, where, every summer, strawberries, raspberries, and a variety of fruits and vegetables, flourished under careful tending.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IV
4  Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XV
5  "Now for the cake," said Mas'r George, when the activity of the griddle department had somewhat subsided; and, with that, the youngster flourished a large knife over the article in question.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IV
6  The rest of this letter gave a list of George's school studies, each one headed by a flourishing capital; and also told the names of four new colts that appeared on the premises since Tom left; and stated, in the same connection, that father and mother were well.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXII
7  Well, seeing I'm in the hands of a Yankee, there is nothing for it but to concede; and St. Clare rapidly wrote off a deed of gift, which, as he was well versed in the forms of law, he could easily do, and signed his name to it in sprawling capitals, concluding by a tremendous flourish.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
8  So, with great vehemence, he overturned Sam, and, giving two or three contemptuous snorts, flourished his heels vigorously in the air, and was soon prancing away towards the lower end of the lawn, followed by Bill and Jerry, whom Andy had not failed to let loose, according to contract, speeding them off with various direful ejaculations.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VI