LITERATURE

... is an interesting study to those who take an interest in statistics of longevity. Octogenarians are there us plenty as blackberries, while there are two names on the list whose age is over 90-those of Lord Stratford de Redeliffe and the Rlight Hon. Thomas ...

THEBERTRAM BARONETCY:

... a rainy season. On the morning of one of those days Dale's second daughter, Maggie, a little girl of fourteen went out blackberrying in the neighbourhood of Hawdon. There was not much of the delicious wild fruit to get, for the season was getting rather ...

THE AMATEUR POACHER

... greengrocers and retailed at a high price. Later the blackberries ripen and form his third great crop; the quantity he brings in to the towns is astonishing, and still there is always a customer. The blackberry harvest lasts for several weeks, as the berries ...

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... as well as Raphael Mendoza himself could have done it. There once was a time when heroes of this sort were as common as blackberries, but of late years they have all but disappeared, possibly in consequence of the disuse of wet towels. At any rate it is ...

IF

... lift from tho bull there. ' is delightful to range the woods when they chauge, AtiLd the nuts get ripur and riper, And blackberries sweet invito you to eat, -If you don't get a bite from a viper. It's clarming to float with tho tide, in your boat, When ...

JONATHAN HARTOP, ESQ., OR, THE YORKSHIRE NESTOR

... have taken leave of your senses. Let me tell you, mistress, that such suitors es Master Clifton are not as plentiful as blackberries. Be bath had recently, as you know, a fine estate left him in Yorkshire, and a good rent-roll is of more worth, as you'll ...

P UOVINCIAL THEATRIC

... Grace Crete is seen to minch advantacge. AMISS Bicrsford is natiumal ats Eleaisor DesborougLs, cud Altos H. El.Its as I etty Blackberry is iii great favour, anid aets the part admirably. 'The short comedy TAtc LHeart of' a Soeldiesr precedes Cthe dramtsa each ...

Published: Sunday 03 August 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 10916 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

POETRY

... a lift from the bull there. 'Tis delightful to range the woods when they change, And the nuts get riper and riper, And blackberries sweet invite you to eat, -If you don't get a bite from a viper. It's charming to float with the tide, in your boat, When ...

JONATHAN HARTOP, ESQ., OR, THE YORKSHIRE NESTOR

... determined to tell him all to-day. him Mighty fine, truly, growled the Alderman; but husbands are not so plentiful as blackberries on a hedge, I Mistress, though you seem to be of that mind.' I ?? pay me no more compliments now, sir, sajd Joan, I with ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... r as I ?? of coure is ertainly annoying, and we may doubt if ?? orTAI unknown Forbeseswill ,be found as plentiful.jas, blackberries among,. egimental officers, we' are by no ,means sure 'thast thes Indfin' Goreniernmt'is riot righ in-~ eputtiagngiits ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... fruit went on on ab large scale, and fruit trees and bushes were everywhere. No one objects to boys pickring their fill of blackberries, and we should have something like tire same feeling concerning fruit of other kinds if tire country side wiere full oh ...

LITERARY SELECTIONS

... stream of life as has been flowing to him through the eyes. There are eyes which give no more admission into them than blackberries; others are liquid and deep wells that men might fall into ; and others are oppressive and devouring, and take too much ...