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THE BARRISTER

... comes back forcibly to my min It was in the earlior days of my Bar career, and briefs were far from being so plentifui as blackberries in antuma,—in fact [ had begun seriunsiy to contemplate pawning my wig and gown, and emigrating with the proceeds to British ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1869
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4205 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THEATRE ROYAL

... Ruffian, Boldero Bludgeon hithard. The First Ruffian then decamps, leaving the babes” to amuse themselves by gathering blackberries. Scene 8 finds Brilliantina in the wood, in search of Robin Bood. Having succeeded, she informs Robin of the cruelty of ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1869
Newspaper: Aris's Birmingham Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2820 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS

... evening.—We shall also have an attr tive , concert on Wednesday, and as for private parties, they | are a3 plentiful as blackberries, and a thousand times j; More attractive——An irate huntsman declares that he Must give up hunting, in consequence of being ...

Published: Saturday 09 January 1869
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8404 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SPORTING NOTES,

... that is the want of better staying aged animals from five upwards—fours with light weights in handicaps are plentiful as blackberries, but we do not find more than five above four years that have won the Chester Cup since the days of Coranna and St. Lawrence ...

Published: Monday 11 January 1869
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2086 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DISTRICT NEWS

... Croctises are in bloom in this neigsbourbood, and violets (not grown in thc open, however) are nearly 'as plentiful as blackberries. Last night the members of the VolunteerArtillery Corps supped together at the Crown Hotel. There was a large gathering ...

Published: Tuesday 12 January 1869
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2040 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Varieties

... thurrowly mar rid, and intend to retnane so/ Dinner at Long Branch 4iz served at o'clock ; opens with soup, and shots up with ; blackberries.' The amusements are crabbing and bathing. Of the first Mr. Killings observes: Yes- • went out krahbing, and ketchcd peck ...

Published: Friday 22 January 1869
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1007 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ART

... may give an illustration of this remark. There is among the chalk-shaded drawings a marvel of painstaking skill-a study of blackberry leaves-by a student about fifteen yearsof age: time occu- pied in its production, sixteen months of the school attend- ance ...

THE BURIAL FEES AT THE NEW CEMETERY

... the happy retort: What. a reason by com- pulsion. That reminds me of what Sir John said: “If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason on compulsion.” (Great laughter). Some time ago, when this new cemetery was being agitated ...

Published: Saturday 20 March 1869
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3687 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Ezine jcdoes

... : The nonconformist ministers may . say, with Falstaff, what reason on compulsion; . no, though reasons bo plentiful as blackberries (laughter).—Then they are to have nothing for inconvenience,—Mr. Sovtbosh ; Number ...

London, Thursday night. The few people left in town during the recess have been, as far as we can gather,

... g on coming events.” We do not mean to say they have been in any way eupporting the betting houses, which are thick as blackberries in the metropolis, but which seem destined, under the firm regime of Colonel Henderson, to follow the prize ring, and become ...

Published: Saturday 22 May 1869
Newspaper: Aris's Birmingham Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
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Miscellaneous

... supper for ten harvest hands, did a two weeks' washing and the milking, made a calico drew, practised her music lesson, went blackberry, ing, gathered a gallon, walked to town in the evening to attend a concert, and walked home again before bed-time. A curious ...

Published: Friday 28 May 1869
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4258 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A HOUSE WITH

... held Arraneements are now being made for the election twenty-seventh week, 1869, eotnfmlsion !if reasons were plentifala« blackberry! .. S would give man on eompuU.on. >5O We wisely reprove the east wind, the frost, a &treM been fixed to take place ...

Published: Thursday 15 July 1869
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
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