 | Maria Edgeworth - 1842 - 408 pages
...people of—' " Lucy put her finger over the place, ' " ' Call by no other name than a tree-goose , which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjoining,...of the best is bought for threepence.' '' " I never neard sncn nonsense in my life," said Harry. " ' For the truth whereof, if any doubt,' " continued... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1844 - 600 pages
...spotted in such manner as our Magpie, called in some places a Pie Annot, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a Tree Goose ; which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjacent, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best may be bought for threepence. For the truth... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1844 - 608 pages
...spotted in such manner as our Magpie, called in some places a Pie Aunet, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a Tree Goose ; which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjacent, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best may be bought for threepence. For the truth... | |
 | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - 1854 - 508 pages
...in some places a Pie-annet, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a tree-goose ; which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjoining, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best is bought for three pence. For the truth hereof, if any doubt, may... | |
 | Francis Orpen Morris - 1856 - 460 pages
...and growcth to a fowl bigger than a Mallard, and lesser than a Goose, which the people in Lancashire call by no other name than a Tree Goose; which place...aforesaid, and all those parts adjoining, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best is bought for threepence." So fully convinced was the sage Gerard,... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1857 - 608 pages
...spotted in such manner as our Magpie, called in some places a Pie Annet, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a Tree Goose ; which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjacent, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best may be bought for threepence. For the truth... | |
 | Thomas Rymer Jones - 1858 - 588 pages
...in such a manner as our mag-pie, called in some places a Pie-Annet, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a tree goose, which place...aforesaid, and all those parts adjoining, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best is bought for threepence. For the truth hereof, if any doubt, may it... | |
 | Home tutor - 1862 - 532 pages
...spotted in such manner as our magpie, called in some places a pie annet, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a tree goose ; which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjacent, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best may be bought for threepence. For the truth... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 848 pages
...mallard, and lesser than a goose, which the people in Lancashire call by no other name than a tree-goose ; which place aforesaid and all those parts adjoining, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best is bought for three pence," The popular error that the molluscous animal... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 582 pages
...in some places a pie-annet, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a tree-gooac ; which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjoining, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best is bought for three-pence. For "the truth hereof, if any doubt, may... | |
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Pie-Annet, which the people of Lancashire call by no other name than a tree goose, which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjoining, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best is bought for threepence. For the truth hereof, if any doubt, may... 
