... conceded only as a boon, that master would be a poltroon if he gave reasons for his refusal, though reasons were plenty as blackberries. They know that neither Mr. John Rogers, nor Mr. John Rea, whom the Comber Thersites honours in his heart, never ex- ...

... ANOTHER JUBILEE. JUntLEES appear to be as plenty as blackberries in the Church of Rome, at least under the Pontificate of Pio Nono. We confess we cannot comprehend the cause of this excessive jubilation. His Holiness does not seem to be a bit better off ...