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... me nothing bit my &.&z*hs anci Ihinkete, ivhich they had no Right lo ?? frem me*. ■ , , la the Days of my Prolptruy I htid a Maid Servant, oe whom i was extremely fond ; and to whom, upon her Marriage with r^ re- putable Tradefman, I gave a little Portion ...

Published: Tuesday 08 January 1754
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1930 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Trom ihe CON NO IS SEU R

... among the low- eft of the Vulgar. The Sex confifts almoft: entirely of La- dies. Every Joan is lifted into a Lady ; and the Maid and the Miftrefs are equally dignified with this polite Title. The Stage- coaches are conftantly filled with Ladies. At Ba ...

Published: Thursday 09 January 1755
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1553 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The GONNOISSEU R

... from the foul Mouths of the Hawk- ers, though at prefent it is known to no Creature living bur her Gallant and her Waiting-maid. As the Talent of Secrecy is oC fo great Importance to Society, and the ncceflary Commerce between Individuals cannot be fecurely ...

Published: Saturday 15 May 1756
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1634 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON

... Candle in one Hand, and a loaded Piftol in the other, (not chufing to cry out for Afliftance, left Ihe fliould frighten her Maids.) She ftood fronting her Chamber Door, the Lock of which they loon picked ; on opening the Door, they were furprized to fee ...

Published: Tuesday 17 January 1758
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1659 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The IDLER

... tbat no body would now accept a lower Title than that of a waiting Maid, or fomething that might qua- lify her to wear laced Shoes and long Ruffles, and to fit at work in the Parlour Window. But fhe was refolved, for her Parr, to fpoil no more Girls ; ...

Published: Tuesday 24 October 1758
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1227 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LONDON

... having fent Mrs. King's maid of a meffage, and her miftrefs not being up, he agreed to wait on the front parlour till the fervant's return, in order to anfwer the ftrcet-door; that Mrs. King lodged upon the fame floor, and in the maid's abfence was getting ...

Published: Monday 09 March 1761
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3054 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Us Conclufion of the celebrated Lecture on.*v Heads

... fteward s parlour ; and where, according to the no- tion fome people have of wit, they defired he would be comical. One of them fiiid, ifhe was a wit, to be furc he could run round the room with a red hot piker between his teeth. The cook maid faid, to ...

Published: Monday 16 September 1765
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3095 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

«v FOOL af QUALITY : Or, The Hiftory of.' HENRY, Earl of MORELAND

... ved v«y fadly fome lime ago at the great houfc. r* 'hen made a recital of all our young hero's ad- '^lutes in the manfkm-parlour : whereat the old chuckled, and for the firll time Tome years, permitted his features to relax into '™«lcof chearfulnefs. ...

Published: Monday 02 June 1766
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1716 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The Life and Opinion- oj TRIST RA M SHANDY, Gentleman. Vol. IX. tuft puhlHbed. T TJ IS volume, which contains

... us ; raid the poftiltion it is but three years ago, that the fun did not imr.e upon fo fair, lb quick-witted and amiable a maid ; a better fate did Maria de- ferve, than to have her banns forbid, by the in- trigues of the curate of the pariih who publifbed ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1767
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 7667 | Page: 4 | Tags: Classifieds 

ladvertisements i*ERT__ PRINTING FIELD GEORGE SWAN and Co. will begin imme- diately BLEACHING and PRINTING all ..

... for maid fervan s, catacombs which will hold fix hogfheads of wine in bottles, two vaulted cellars below the fare court, with a back area on which there is a larder, two fm-H . houf-S, and another water pipe Firft floor up ft irs, 3 large parlour.* bed ...

Published: Saturday 21 February 1767
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 6337 | Page: 4 | Tags: Classifieds 

ADVERTISEMENTS To be SOLD, A Parcel of HULL OAK BARK, nj ?? WHITE ROCK STUCCO, exceeding sA of their kinds

... for maid fervants, catacombs which will hold fix hogfheads of wine in bottles, two vaulted cellar-. below the fore-court, with a back area on whicr there is a larder, two fmal! houfts, and another water pipe. — Firft floor up fbirs, a large parlour, bed ...

Published: Monday 23 February 1767
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 4826 | Page: 4 | Tags: Classifieds 

TO be SOLD, by publi

... for maid fervants, catacombs which will hold fix hogfbeads of wine in bottles, two vaulted cellars below the fore-court, with a back area on which there is a larder, two Imall houfes, and another water pipe. * Firft floor up ft.irs, a large parlour, ' ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1767
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 4657 | Page: 4 | Tags: Classifieds