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Sebright, Paul (1824)
Adventure; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Cheriton, Kent; Normandy;
Dialect Speakers
2. narrator
Speakers: All , Justine, narrator
Mademoiselle entered; and remembering her design of speaking English, she began immediately to reproach her mistress for her tears. -- " Mon Dieu madame!" exclaimed Justine, " vous allez gâter -- vous allez gâter vos beaux yeux ! -- dat is, you go to -- to -- spoil your most beautiful eyes with your crying always . If you cannot content yourself with rest here, why rest you here ? I would not do any such a ting as to me deplaire -- to make myself miserable."
Madame checked the eloquence of Justine, and would not hear any reference to her present situation, rights, or future hopes. But the talent of mademoiselle was captured in every sort of eloquence, and now she turned it to the descriptive. "It is not -- is not gay" said mademoiselle; "no, it is not gay enough at dis Cheriton: dere is noting of de vorld ; I vould have all I did desire far away, and I vould not fatigue myself to rest in dis part unpleasant . Dere is de sea! -- mon Dieu , dere is de sea! very fine! -- il y a -- dere are encore de trees, very, very, very mournful, and de shurch upon de little hill in our face -- vhat sadness!"
(Vol. 1,p. 100-101)
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Sebright, Paul (1824)
Adventure; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Cheriton, Kent; Normandy;
Dialect Speakers
2. interlocutor
3. narrator
This one too could restrain his voice no longer. -- " Faidth , madam, my lard ," cried this idler, "it would be a mighty great pleasure to me to have the hanour to guide your lardship, for I know very well that monsieur le capitaine manes me."
"Are you a sailor?" asked madame, in nearly the same language.
" Is it if I'm a sailor you ask , madam, my lard ?" inquired the same one. " Faidth I'm a sailor too, and that I have bane ever since I was barn . And a little more for your comfort, I am of you own dare country, and that cannot be any other than Ireland, I warrant."
This was a presumption, for none of us had seen a great deal of Ireland, though what we had seen we had much loved. -- "Well then," said madame, you shall be our pilot to -- what do you call the place?"
"Is it the place, my lard ?" inquired the sailor. " Troth , that is called Fecamp, and a most ilegant ville it is for a little out-of-the-way place. You will find there, your hanour , a wanderful abbey, with a swate little chapel to the Holy Virgin, that hardly ever suffers a poor soul to be lost in the sea. Ainsi, monsieur capitaine, je vais vous quitter. Je me chargerai du soin de madame . Madam, I am at your sarvice , and to Fecamp, and plase your hanour , my lard , I consave myself your pilot."
Thus this fresh pilot with the same facility looked, and spoke, and acted. Now English, now French, formed for action, but in love with idleness; [...]
(Vol. 1,p. 204-204)
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Sebright, Paul (1824)
Adventure; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Cheriton, Kent; Normandy;
Dialect Speakers
2. interlocutor
"Well, and your age; that cannot be much, I imagine?" observed madame d'Osterley.
" Exparience is by yares , madame, I am not very yang , for mighty ill-treated I have been."
"But now -- now," continued madame, curious to know the degree of Liffey's prosperity, "but now, after your great difficulties --"
The word did not suit Liffey; he fancied that the great came mockingly. -- "Your pardon, madame, my lard -- je ne voudrais pas -- I mane I would not that your hanour should misunderstand me. My trables were all sent me, and I found it my duty to bear them. They were grate enough for one; but he who is ignorant of all trable , would think very little of mine, were I to endeavour to count them."
"It is perfectly true, very just, Lif -- Liffey, I think you are called?" observed madame.
"Liffey O'Paole is my name, and plase your ladyship; it came down from my grandfather, who came down -- humph! -- from the flood, I belave . Liffey, your hanour , is taken from the ilegant river of Dublin, and Paole comes from -- faidth , I don't know, but from some paol or another, I fancy."
"That is very probable," said madame. "So then, Liffey O'Paole, you have entirely quitted your country, and are become a resident of France?" " Why , resident, if you plase , my lady," answered Liffey; "for it would be an indacent thing for a man not to reside with his wife, the poor cratur !"
[...]
"Married?" inquired madame, with astonishment.
"By the true church, and plase your ladyship, though you may think it a very hard matter," replied Liffey.
(Vol. 1,p. 210)
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Ward, Catherine George (1824)
Courtship; Domestic; Inheritance / Identity; Cromer, Norfolk;
Dialect Speakers
Dialect Features:Codeswitch, Discourse Marker

Extract #1 dialect features: Codeswitch, Discourse Marker
Speakers: All , Peter Blust
"Curse me, if I know what you mean-- you have made a good story of it--perhaps Alfred can help you out, for, shiver my topsails, if I know head or tail of what you are saying."
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Ward, Catherine George (1824)
Courtship; Domestic; Inheritance / Identity; Cromer, Norfolk;
Dialect Speakers
Extract #1 dialect features: Codeswitch, Discourse Marker, Grammar, Idiom, Vocabulary
Speakers: All , Peter Blust
" For look ye , my boys," uttered he one evening as, they sat at supper; "while time is gathering snow fast round my temples, summer buds are only beginning to weave a chaplet round yours. In one word, lads, I am getting old and mayhap I shall be a sheer hulk before your cock-boats are ready for sailing. I have got a few shiners left, and I want to make them of service to you before I drop off the hooks . Now there is Jessy provided for. I gave her something to keep the pot a boiling , though Sam did not want it, yet as I do suspect, by the look of Jessy's waist, that there is a little cock-boat on the stocks , so it will do for a christening. Then there is Olive, poor wench , she is provided for--" [The fisher here made an affecting pause; and brushed off a hasty and involuntary tear which had started to his eyes, as quick as he possibly could, though not without having recourse to a pipe of tobacco as the most expedient way of driving away so painful retrospections. And he slowly pronounced] "and there is no doubt but the villain who provided her with the cold bed she now lies in, has met with a provision too." Another pause ensued, when his countenance assumed a brighter aspect; and he addressed Alfred with, " Well , lad, and now I must think of providing for thee and thy brother Wolf. You must have a small matter to make hay while the sun shines,--so lad, tell us what course thee would like to follow? and thee , Wolf, what wouldst like to be?"
(Vol. 1,p. 21-22)
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Wilson, James (1824)
Historical; Inheritance / Identity; Military; Holland; France; Scotland.;
Dialect Speakers
2. interlocutor
"Am I to understand, sirrah, that you and your master are not implicated in any treasonable discourse with the enemy?"
"My lord," said John, "I am too humble and insignificant to mak it of ony consequence whether I am guilty or not. I would not be believed whatever I said of mysell ; but, for my master, I do vouch his innocence; -- and wi' my last breath will I denounce the charge to be false -- ay, false and unnatural. There was naething in my master's heart akin to treachery. His kindly feelings were in a manner seared, and whiles he wad try to choke the rising emotions whilk mak mankind brethren; but wha is it that will impute disloyalty to Ducholly?"
"I do," exclaimed Donatus. "I do -- and I request, my lord, that you note that I do so on behalf of their high mightenesses --"
"My lord, my lord," interrupted John, stepping a few paces forward, "if it is permitted by military law or respect to your honours -- or in this particular case where the person maist interested is not at hand to redress his ain injuries and vindicate his ain fame, I would humbly solicit permission to have five minutes' private conversation wi' that fause craven -- five minutes' allernally . I'll no occupy anither instant of his time."
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Wilson, James (1824)
Historical; Inheritance / Identity; Military; Holland; France; Scotland.;
Dialect Speakers
2. interlocutor
Duplessis, as he retired, threw among the crowd some handfuls of silver, but no person stooped to gather it up. "We are no greedy after the white money," said the honest fishermen, flocking round, as the boat's prow beat against the beach. " It's yoursells that we are wanting. It has lang been night -- what way do ye come and pass like the gloamin' shot, and leave us no sure gin we are wakin' or vexed wi' a dream? We are now without head -- we can only seek for friends amang them that were our our chieftain's enemies. The auld wa's were yours by right of blood, my lady. Say but the word, and they shall be yours yet."
"Another time, my kind people," muttered Miriam, scarcely able to articulate. "Think you that I would willingly leave the followers of my father?"
" Aweel , then, soon may the hour come, and lang may it last. And mind , my lady, gin , in foreign pairts , ye hae need of friends, here ye rule in every breast, and have a hame in every bigging ."
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Banim, John (1828)
Courtship; Political; Satirical; Travel; London: Ireland;
Dialect Speakers
"Are those people peasants or fishers of the district?" asked Gerald of his present companion, coachee, as he turned his regards away?
"Neither one nor the other, Sir," answered coachee, after a short glance, which, for a moment, betokened a lively interest: " but stop, one of 'em may be; the other, the elder of the two, is a stranger, come one or two countries off ; I know it by the colour of his wrap-rascal, waist-coat, and stockings -- and more of his kind, I'm afeard , is near him, this morning -- divvle's luck to their visit to this quiet part of the world! -- Go home, daddy !" continued coachee, good-humouredly, as he flourishingly whipped by the men, addressing himself to the individual of whom he had last spoken -- "go home, and mind your ould thrade among your own nate hills and bogs, an' lave honest people here, on the say-side , to fry their own fish without you lighting the fire for 'em ," "Whoo!" shouted both the men, prancing upward, where they stood, in full return of humour to coachee's remonstrance, and without a trait of their late ferocity of expression towards Gerald. "And," continued the person particularly concerned in the address, "just whip your lane cattle , for the pinny the mile , my chap, from Dublin town, and make your scrape to the genteels for the same, when you get it."
"Come here," requested coachee, half pulling up, "come here, I tell you; now that I think of it, I want you."
The man ran, laughingly, inside the road fence, until he again came abreast with the coach.
" An' well," he resumed, " what's the thrick you think you can put on a poor countryman, now?"
"Are you a judge of a swellin' ?" demanded coachee, stuffing out his cheek with his tongue.
"No; but you are, maybe," replied the man, puffing out both his cheeks; and immediately there was a shout of gleeish triumph for him from the friend he had left behind, as well as from other who had just joined that person.
(Vol. 2,p. 90-91)
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Banim, John (1828)
Courtship; Political; Satirical; Travel; London: Ireland;
Dialect Speakers
Extract #1 dialect features: Codeswitch, Orthographical Respelling
Speakers: All , Loupe
"I will go amonsht dem , and I will preash amonsht dem , and I vill thereby shee conversions amonsht dem , and the vorld vill shee conversions," promised Mr. Loupe, taking up Mr. O'Hanlon, "and de vord shall be theirs, and dwell amonsht dem : I vill tell dem of my sojourning in de holiest chitty , and round about by de dead vaters of de Dead Shea , and round about de holy mountain, and on de top of de same, and in de holy valleys and holy places, and of de hopes dat vere born of my preashing and teashing , in every place, to de poor followers of de superstition of Rome; and den , dey also shall believe; for de people of Ireland are people ve have reashon to hope vell of, and many coming out from dem , over de vaters , to dis land, are good in de sight of good men."
(Vol. 1,p. 255-256)
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Banim, John (1828)
Courtship; Political; Satirical; Travel; London: Ireland;
Dialect Speakers
2. narrator
"Who is your honour?" he questioned, in continued agitation. Gerald remained silent.
" Does your honour want to have any thing to say to me , Sir?"
Still Gerald gave no answer.
" Murther !" cried the conscience-smitten young brigand, rising, with difficulty, on his unhurt elbow. " Paudge ! -- Father! where are ye ? to be going and laving me here, when it's your company I want more than the victuals! an' a sthrange magistrate come here upon me, and going to whip me off with him! -- Father! -- Paudge !"
Gerald's blood absolutely curdled at the certainty which the peculiar tone and cadence of the speaker brought to his mind. He was able, however, to say , "Hush, man, hush! -- I am no magistrate and mean you no harm. But, tell me, where am I? -- this is not Wales?"
"Wales? what Wales? to the devil with Wales, taffies, and innions and all! what do you mean by that sort of talk? -- Keep off!" as Gerald unconsciously stepped closer. " It's wanting to coax youself on me you'd be . Keep off, I say! or, maybe, the bould boy you fear most is nearer than you think -- Arragh , Daddy! Gossip ! where are ye , I say?"
" So, thought Gerald -- "so; I am in the Emerald Isle, after all; and, if I rightly translate the elegant turn, 'bould boy,' one of my first chamber-mates may turn out to be no other than Captain Rock himself. "
(Vol. 2,p. 86-87)
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