Musha

Oh, then musha, bad luck to your cawings; its impedence, and nothing but it, to be shouting out in defiance of us, you dirty bastes. ❋ Various (N/A)

"Och musha, the poor foolish cratures," he says and sighs. ❋ Various (N/A)

"Well, sor," Terence Reardon replied philosophically, "I suppose there's small use cryin 'over spilt milk -- musha, what are they up to now?" ❋ Unknown (1918)

"All dressed in green he was -- musha! musha! but it's only pretindin 'I am." ❋ Unknown (1907)

Musha! musha! which way will I steer -- north, south, aist, or west? ❋ Unknown (1907)

Musha! musha! but there's been black doin's here in days gone by. ❋ Unknown (1907)

As she approached her room, hoping to find a good fire, she heard a flapping noise, which was suddenly interrupted by the rattle of a falling poker, followed by the exclamation, in a woman's voice, "Och, musha, I wouldnt doubt you." ❋ George Bernard Shaw (1903)

Arra musha he's good enough for parliament what is there to do there but gas a bit, an chivy the Goverment, an vote wi dh ❋ George Bernard Shaw (1903)

Musha, musha, 'tis not the likes o 'that comes to Biddy Joyce ivery day, no, nor to no one else neither in these parts! ❋ Various (1899)

Och! musha bedad, man alive, but it's a fine counthry over here, and it bangs all the jewel of a view we do be havin 'from the windys, begorra! ❋ Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1889)

'Here's out of it,' sez I. 'Onnathural,' sez he, musha cock him up, and himself shoein 'ould garrons all the days of his life. ❋ Jane Barlow (1887)

But musha good gracious, he needn't ha 'throubled himself to be gettin' them that sizable. ❋ Jane Barlow (1887)

"O musha, mother," says Jack, "why do you ax me that question? sure you know I wouldn't have your curse and Damer's estate along with it." ❋ Joseph Jacobs (1885)

Arrah musha, were the man as sensible as his fowl I'd know. ❋ Evelyn Raymond (1876)

Arrah musha, 'twas a smart decent day when Miss Amy fetched you home to Fairacres! ❋ Evelyn Raymond (1876)

"Oh! musha, Mistress O'Brien, what have ye there?" he exclaimed, in well-feigned surprise. ❋ William Pittenger (1872)

For mighty few o 'thim's rael Quality, musha, they're mostly a pack ❋ Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle (1864)

"Ay, pancakes they is, made of flour an 'wather fried in grease, an' the best of aitin ', as ye'll find; -- but, musha! they've all stuck together from some raison I han't yet diskivered: but they'll be none the worse for that, and there's plenty of good thick molasses to wash 'em down wid." ❋ Unknown (1859)

"Och! musha!" sighed Bryan, as he laid down his knife and fork with a look of consternation. ❋ Unknown (1859)

"Shure ye'll make a beautiful fagure in the kittle this night. An 'musha! there's wan o' yer relations to kape ye company," he added, as, exerting an enormous degree of unnecessary force, he drew another trout violently from the water. ❋ Unknown (1859)