... afforded a good opportunity of knowing the duke’s character. His lordship said anecdotes of Wellington were as plentiful as blackberries, and related large number, amongst which was the following:—After a celebrated victory the troops were complained of ...

... right there as they had. He did not wish to have them fined heavily. Major Mansel said it seemed a harmless thing to pick blackberries, which the defendants alleged they were but hundreds of pounds of damage was done in that way.—They were fined the damage ...

... noble picture gallery are fuller. Of coarse the crowd is very select and well dressed. Peers and peeresses are plentiful ss blackberries, and all the notabilities in literature, science, and art are there. But not the less it is crowd, and not the leas it ...

... brown soup, shoot it down, order chicken and ham, give the run of his teeth as it flew bite into his month, would snap up blackberry tart, pay bis money and be off.” One the moat notable instances of smartness given by Mr. Macrae is the story of young merchant ...

... whether we are likely soon to forget their aversion to compulsion,” even though the reasons of the League be as plentiful as blackberries.” Then again, the Leaguers say as it would be unfair to subject the honest workman to the mortification of feeling himself ...

... to bear the infliction in the pleasant anticipation of what is to follow. Readings” have become almost as plentiful as blackberries in this locality, and it not nnfreqnently happens that in the demand for amateur talent there are pressed into the service ...

... addition that as on the previous occasion the hilarity of the audience was fully sustained:—Toby Twehdleton, Mr. W. Thompson ; Blackberry Thistlelop, Mr. G. Desborough ; Mr. Barnaby Bracebutton, Mr. J. Burke; Mr. Pantechnicon Pantile, Mr. H. G. Hyde; Evelina ...