The Works of Mary Russell Mitford: Prose and Verse, Viz Our Village, Belford Regis, Country Stories, Finden's Tableaux, Foscari, Julian, Rienzi, Charles the FirstCrissy & Markley, 1850 - 672 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 7
... parish of Selborne , and form a friendship with birds , mice , and squirrels , who inhabit them ; or to sail with Robinson Crusoe to his island , and live there with him and his goats and his man Friday ; -how much we dread any new ...
... parish of Selborne , and form a friendship with birds , mice , and squirrels , who inhabit them ; or to sail with Robinson Crusoe to his island , and live there with him and his goats and his man Friday ; -how much we dread any new ...
Page 8
... parish . I have seen a great many wasps in our garden to - day , and shall enchant him with the intelligence . He even assists his wife in her sweepings and dustings . Poor man ! he is a very respectable person , and would be a very ...
... parish . I have seen a great many wasps in our garden to - day , and shall enchant him with the intelligence . He even assists his wife in her sweepings and dustings . Poor man ! he is a very respectable person , and would be a very ...
Page 11
... parish ; and his death , which happened about ten years ago , in consequence of standing in the water , drawing a pond for one neighbour , at a time when he was over - heated by loading hay for another , made quite a gap in our village ...
... parish ; and his death , which happened about ten years ago , in consequence of standing in the water , drawing a pond for one neighbour , at a time when he was over - heated by loading hay for another , made quite a gap in our village ...
Page 12
... parish in matri- monial news . We ( the privileged ) see on a work - day the names which the sabbath an- nounces to the generality . Many a blushing awkward pair hath our little lame clerk ( a sorry Cupid ) ushered in between dark and ...
... parish in matri- monial news . We ( the privileged ) see on a work - day the names which the sabbath an- nounces to the generality . Many a blushing awkward pair hath our little lame clerk ( a sorry Cupid ) ushered in between dark and ...
Page 19
... parish to which it was attached ; and one of the gentlemen , whose estates he ma- naged , being the independent member for an independent borough , he had every now and then a contested election on his shoulders . Even that did not ...
... parish to which it was attached ; and one of the gentlemen , whose estates he ma- naged , being the independent member for an independent borough , he had every now and then a contested election on his shoulders . Even that did not ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration Allonby amongst amusement archery beautiful Belford biped bright called Charles Lane charm Clewer colour comfort coppice cottage cricket damsel daugh daughter dear delicate delight door eyes fair fancy farmer father favourite feeling flowers garden gentle gentleman geraniums girl good-humour grace green Guercino habit half hand happy Hatherden heard heart Hester Holy Brook honour Jack Hatch Jacob Jones John Hallett kind Lane laughing lived look maid marriage married Mary master Miss mistress morning mother neighbour neighbourhood ness never nosegay parish party passed perhaps person play pleasant poor poor Jack pretty racter rich rose round Saladin seemed Shaw common side sister smile sort spirit Stephen sure sweet talk tall taste thing thought tion town trees turned village voice walk whilst whole wife woman word