hen

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HEN Falstaff boasted that he was not only witty himself but the cause of wit in other men, he thought of himself more highly than he ought to have thought.

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord

HEN an Indian boy was eleven years old, he was sent into a forest far away from his home.

From Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children by Cooke, Flora J. (Flora Juliette)

When little Fred HEN little Fred Was called to bed, He always acted right; He kissed Mamma, And then Papa, And wished them all good-night.

From National Rhymes of the Nursery by Various

HEN I was in Boston about a year ago, I stopped one day at the corner of Washington Street and Franklin Street to witness a pretty sight.

From The Nursery, March 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People by Various

HEN he stopped and turned, angry beyond measure, vexation biting deep lines like aquafortis on his broad, good-natured face.

From Amaryllis at the Fair by Jefferies, Richard