... the u silly sooth of the olden time; and as to jokers and wit-crackers, Benedict calls them, they are as plentiful aa blackberries, ana nearly as insipid. These gentry must get up a new stock in trade; the Don Stuttolando style is worn threadbare, and ...

... budding and wealthy its treasures ; the violet, of paler hue and lessened sweets than its kindred of European climes; the blackberry, strawberry, and geranium, were thickly strewn. The atmosphere was light, the sun's power was tempered to coolness, and ...

... not say the staple rif Blackburn is not cotton without 'instant contradiction. Had he said the staple of Blackburn. was blackberries, Lord Grey should ■have had too much respect for the Peerage to gainsay it. What is the boasted independence of the House ...

... budding and wealthy in its treasures ; the violet, of paler hue and lessened sweets than its kindred of European climes ; the blackberry, strawberry, and geranium, were thickly strewn.' The atmos- phere was Hght, the sun's power was tempered to coolness, and ...

... none more difficult. And, first, a word or two as to the difficulty. Tbe time was, when candidates were as plentiful as blackberries. And why ? Because the office of a Member was then one of profit. The Electors of Leicester had seen a successful candidate ...