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Sebright, Paul (1824)
Adventure; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Cheriton, Kent; Normandy;
Dialect Speakers
1.
1824:86:narrator
2.
narrator
Dialect Features:Metalanguage
Extract #1 dialect features: Metalanguage
This man, I say, had been useful for his tact of languages; he was master of the English, and had only so much of the foreign accent left, as denoted he was not English. Thus I shall be spared the disagreeable necessity of perverting the language, for the sake of noting particularities. His arrangement of words was monosyllabic and formal, such as distinguishes the conversation of foreigners in general.
(Vol. 3,p. 96)
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Sebright, Paul (1824)
Adventure; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Cheriton, Kent; Normandy;
Dialect Speakers
1.
1824:86:narrator
2.
interlocutor
4.
narrator
Dialect Features:Metalanguage
Extract #1 dialect features: Metalanguage
"Irish friends?" asked Claude.
"Yes, sir," answered a roguish fellow, with a strong Kentish teeth-closed accent -- "yes, sir, he means the early sort, young and fresh growing."
(Vol. 3,p. 270)"Yes, sir," answered a roguish fellow, with a strong Kentish teeth-closed accent -- "yes, sir, he means the early sort, young and fresh growing."
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Hurstone, J.P. (1808)
Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Satirical; Worcester; London; Egypt;
Dialect Speakers
2.
interlocutor
3.
narrator
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Vocabulary
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Vocabulary
" Ah! Mr. Henry," he exclaimed, " be that you? I never thought you great folks , at the Hill, were wont to rise much betimes ." [...]
" Why , my dear Mr. Henry, you look downish a bit! nothing do go cross, I hope, at the great house?"
Henry shook his head in silence.
-- " Nay ," continued the good man, "you know I'm free like with you, come tell me now what's the matter -- that bundle too --"
Our hero endeavoured now to assume a more cheerful air, and taking Stephen by the hand, he said "Nothing, my dear friend, has happened that can possibly be of any material consequence: -- conduct me to the cottage -- I am thirsty -- let me have some milk, and your curiosity shall be satisfied."
" O ," replied Stephen, "story, or no story, you shall have the milk in preference to e'er a lord in the land. But you look mortal faintish , and you've lost your fine colour and -- Ah! Mr. Henry, Mr. Henry, I did not send you in that state to Rose Hill.
The day that I worked in yon field, now nineteen years come next month , you had two cheeks more larger and redder than the big cabbage roses as you see yonder ."
Henry could not refrain from smiling at the preposterous simile of the loquacious Stephen , who now entered the cottage, informing his wife, Molly, of the visitor he had brought with him, and directing her to get some milk for him in a moment.
(Vol. 1,p. 99-102)" Why , my dear Mr. Henry, you look downish a bit! nothing do go cross, I hope, at the great house?"
Henry shook his head in silence.
-- " Nay ," continued the good man, "you know I'm free like with you, come tell me now what's the matter -- that bundle too --"
Our hero endeavoured now to assume a more cheerful air, and taking Stephen by the hand, he said "Nothing, my dear friend, has happened that can possibly be of any material consequence: -- conduct me to the cottage -- I am thirsty -- let me have some milk, and your curiosity shall be satisfied."
" O ," replied Stephen, "story, or no story, you shall have the milk in preference to e'er a lord in the land. But you look mortal faintish , and you've lost your fine colour and -- Ah! Mr. Henry, Mr. Henry, I did not send you in that state to Rose Hill.
The day that I worked in yon field, now nineteen years come next month , you had two cheeks more larger and redder than the big cabbage roses as you see yonder ."
Henry could not refrain from smiling at the preposterous simile of the loquacious Stephen , who now entered the cottage, informing his wife, Molly, of the visitor he had brought with him, and directing her to get some milk for him in a moment.
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Hurstone, J.P. (1808)
Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Satirical; Worcester; London; Egypt;
Dialect Speakers
2.
interlocutor
3.
narrator
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction
"My excellent friends!" exclaimed Henry, when his emotion subsiding, enabled him to speak -- "My good Stephen! my dear Molly! are you both well?"
"Tough as the old oaks," replied Stephen, "that stand by the door, and now that we see you once more, shall be as lively as lambkins. But I needn't ask you how you be , Mr. Henry; your colour is as fresh as ever, though your skin as used to be fair, is as sadly tinged as if you'd been hay-making for a month."
"No, Stephen," replied Henry; "mine has been a more painful employment. I have been gathering laurels, or rather purchasing them at the price of my feelings." " Anan ," said Stephen, who took what our hero said in a literal sense ; "strange work that too. And what might all those laurel leaves be used for, Mr. Henry?" -- "To decorate the brow of the victor, and the grave of the vanquished."
Another question from Stephen, indicative of surprise, that by such employment Henry had been enabled to appear like a gentleman, travel in a chaise and four, and so forth, brought about an explanation on the part of our hero, better suited to the understandings of the old couple, that his former tropes and metaphors.
" What , then," cried Stephen, while his eyes and those of Molly glistened, "you be a Captain! Well , if I didn't say all along you'd be somewhat great. Dickens now , why didn't you come in your regimentals, with your sword as killed so many French foreign fellows, your fierce hat, your big feather and all that, I should ha' been glad to see you rigged out."
(Vol. 1,p. 157-160)"Tough as the old oaks," replied Stephen, "that stand by the door, and now that we see you once more, shall be as lively as lambkins. But I needn't ask you how you be , Mr. Henry; your colour is as fresh as ever, though your skin as used to be fair, is as sadly tinged as if you'd been hay-making for a month."
"No, Stephen," replied Henry; "mine has been a more painful employment. I have been gathering laurels, or rather purchasing them at the price of my feelings." " Anan ," said Stephen, who took what our hero said in a literal sense ; "strange work that too. And what might all those laurel leaves be used for, Mr. Henry?" -- "To decorate the brow of the victor, and the grave of the vanquished."
Another question from Stephen, indicative of surprise, that by such employment Henry had been enabled to appear like a gentleman, travel in a chaise and four, and so forth, brought about an explanation on the part of our hero, better suited to the understandings of the old couple, that his former tropes and metaphors.
" What , then," cried Stephen, while his eyes and those of Molly glistened, "you be a Captain! Well , if I didn't say all along you'd be somewhat great. Dickens now , why didn't you come in your regimentals, with your sword as killed so many French foreign fellows, your fierce hat, your big feather and all that, I should ha' been glad to see you rigged out."
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Hurstone, J.P. (1808)
Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Satirical; Worcester; London; Egypt;
Dialect Speakers
2.
narrator
3.
interlocutor
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling
"As the Goddess of Wisdom," said a tall thin Minerva, with a scotch accent. â "I come hither to drive the fools out of this my temple."
"I am sorry we are likely then to lose the honour of your wisdomship's company," observed the Satirist.
" What mon , d' ye mean to cast reflections upon me?"
"A word in your ear, sapient Minerva," returned Sir William, adding in an audible whisper â "Do not bray too loudly, or it may be discovered that an ass is concealed beneath the lion's skin."
(Vol. 3,p. 93)"I am sorry we are likely then to lose the honour of your wisdomship's company," observed the Satirist.
" What mon , d' ye mean to cast reflections upon me?"
"A word in your ear, sapient Minerva," returned Sir William, adding in an audible whisper â "Do not bray too loudly, or it may be discovered that an ass is concealed beneath the lion's skin."
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Meeke, Mary (1800)
Biography; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Manners / Society; English country houses;
Dialect Speakers
2.
interlocutor
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction
"Why no, Sir; his Lordship has been very cross all the way from Chippenham, because we did not make more haste, though he may thank his stars we did not tip him over upon the Downs, for the roads are as bad as bad can be; we have been near five hours coming these twenty miles."
"Well, but do you think I shall run any serious risk if I attempt the Devizes road on horseback? "
"Why, faith , Sir, you would be froze to death if you have nothing worse to fear; I would not go back again this evening for a guinea; and we heard at Kennet that the Devizes road was much worse than our's: but there is a carriage behind us which comes from there, 'tis my belief; if they should stop here, you will be better able to decide. I know, if I was in your place, I should think it safest to stop till morning."
(Vol. 1,p. 14)"Well, but do you think I shall run any serious risk if I attempt the Devizes road on horseback? "
"Why, faith , Sir, you would be froze to death if you have nothing worse to fear; I would not go back again this evening for a guinea; and we heard at Kennet that the Devizes road was much worse than our's: but there is a carriage behind us which comes from there, 'tis my belief; if they should stop here, you will be better able to decide. I know, if I was in your place, I should think it safest to stop till morning."
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Meeke, Mary (1800)
Biography; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Manners / Society; English country houses;
Dialect Speakers
2.
interlocutor
Dialect Features:Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Vocabulary
"I shall be in better spirits by and by, Mama," cried Betsey, "if you would but give me something to eat."
"What a gut do you grow!" politely observed the sister.
"I am sure I an't half so greedy as you are, Patty," was the retort courteous, while their mother asked the new comers if they chose any soup; adding, by way of tempting them to taste it, "We had a leg of mutton for dinner yesterday, and this is the liquor it was boiled in, stewed up with some split pease. I always endeavour to make the most of everything."
(Vol. 1,p. 177)"What a gut do you grow!" politely observed the sister.
"I am sure I an't half so greedy as you are, Patty," was the retort courteous, while their mother asked the new comers if they chose any soup; adding, by way of tempting them to taste it, "We had a leg of mutton for dinner yesterday, and this is the liquor it was boiled in, stewed up with some split pease. I always endeavour to make the most of everything."
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Meeke, Mary (1800)
Biography; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Manners / Society; English country houses;
Dialect Speakers
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Speakers: All , Mrs. Mackintosh
" Nae be surprised, gentlemen," she said, "to find, though we have got sic a large and gude hoose , that we prefer the back to the front of it. 'Tis my fancy, and my gude mon loves his Moggy sae weel , that he seldom contradicts her. I prefer comfort to shew , ye ken ; and though I live in my kitchen aw winter, I flatter mysel 'tis as clean as ony parlour in summer. I like the rooms next the street ; but here I can enjoy the morning sun, which delights me during my breakfast. We eat our dinner hot from the fire, and my tea is as gude again when my water is nae carried about frae the kitchen to the parlour; and this ye shall experience, my gude friends, for I wish ye to remember the comfortable dish of tea that ye met with at Sandy Mackintosh's that ye may be tempted to visit us again, though ye were received in a kitchen." [some narrative omitted]
(S)he declared, "if she had but had sic a bairn by her dear Sandy, she should be the happiest woman in aw Britain." [some narrative omitted]
She was pressing them to taste some cracknels , a sort of cake peculiar to the island , when a violent ringing at the street-door made her exclaim-- "Here comes my torment ; step and let the foolish fellow in, Mary," turning to her assistant rather than her servant, "for ten to one if ony of his men are at hame . 'Tis a pure silly body of a Baronet, an Officer in one of the regiments now here, wha , taking advantage of my gude temper, prevailed upon me to take him into my hoose ; but if I could once see the back of him, he should nae darken my doors again." [some narrative omitted] " Ye are parfectly reeght , my gude friend. I have heard this hopeful sprig of Nobility tauk about Winchester." [some narrative omitted]
" Yere fellows, Sir Peter, are nae in my keeping; I nae ken nor care what has got them; perhaps they are gone to the ball."
(Vol. 1,p. 226-229)(S)he declared, "if she had but had sic a bairn by her dear Sandy, she should be the happiest woman in aw Britain." [some narrative omitted]
She was pressing them to taste some cracknels , a sort of cake peculiar to the island , when a violent ringing at the street-door made her exclaim-- "Here comes my torment ; step and let the foolish fellow in, Mary," turning to her assistant rather than her servant, "for ten to one if ony of his men are at hame . 'Tis a pure silly body of a Baronet, an Officer in one of the regiments now here, wha , taking advantage of my gude temper, prevailed upon me to take him into my hoose ; but if I could once see the back of him, he should nae darken my doors again." [some narrative omitted] " Ye are parfectly reeght , my gude friend. I have heard this hopeful sprig of Nobility tauk about Winchester." [some narrative omitted]
" Yere fellows, Sir Peter, are nae in my keeping; I nae ken nor care what has got them; perhaps they are gone to the ball."
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Meeke, Mary (1800)
Biography; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Manners / Society; English country houses;
Dialect Speakers
Dialect Features:Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Extract #1 dialect features: Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Speakers: All , Mrs. Mackintosh
" Ye cartainly canna refuse to encourage sic a bonny lad, Sir Peter," said the diverted Mrs Mackintosh. "But perhaps, as ye are old schoolfellows, ye may think of providing for him in a more honourable way. 'Tis almost a pity, I tell him, to dirty sae handsome a hand in our filthy business."
(Vol. 1,p. 231)
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Meeke, Mary (1800)
Biography; Courtship; Inheritance / Identity; Manners / Society; English country houses;
Dialect Speakers
2.
interlocutor
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Vocabulary
"God bless that handsome face!"
Instantly recognizing her voice, he checked his horse, saying, "How are you, Martha? How is Madam Merton?"
"Why, did you not meet her, your Honour?" with a look that denoted triumph; "I told you I would be a match for her--she is off, she is off! I made the place too hot for her withered carcase;--you know I said I would, and Martha was never worse than her word."
By this time she was surrounded by the horsemen, who having bets depending, were all anxious to know if she was gone never to return.
"Truly is she," cried Martha; "she popped off quite slily, bag and baggage, while all the folks here were in the midst of the bustle this morning;--I suppose you, gentlemen, be all comed to the wedding."
"No, indeed," replied Montague; "we did not even know there had been any such great doings in your village."
"Why, the Lord have mercy upon me! your Honour quite surprises me! Not heard of our grand wedding? Why ban't you Madam Balfour's kinsmen?"
"To be sure we are, Martha," cried Henry, "so pray tell us all about this wedding?"
"Well, I did not think as she would have gone to have kept the matter a secret from you neither ; but mayhap she thought the bridegroom might have been jealous of such handsome young gentlemen, for God knows , he is none so tempting, and his bride might have repented, you know, before the day was over; for though he can sing psalms with the best on 'em , and lift up his eyes like a duck in thunder, as a body may say , when he is at a meeting, he can be charming and crusty sometimes when he sees fit, and will make her heart ache, or I am mistaken. He was a fine young tyrant when I had him at nurse , and what is bred in the blood is never out of the flesh; and God knows he has been a sad dog since he grew up:--but, as Madam Balfour says, and she knows what's what if any body does he is grown a new man; but she is a dear good soul, and may be taken in, for there, Mrs Merton made her, I verily think, believe she was akin to the Queen, and that she was one of the greatest ladies in all England;--if she had said greatest something else, you take me , she would have been nearer the mark: however, nobody chose to see her after I had let out upon her calling me a drunkard; so she was forced to pack up, and trudge, and I warrant me she will keep out of my reach in future.
(Vol. 2,p. 27-30)Instantly recognizing her voice, he checked his horse, saying, "How are you, Martha? How is Madam Merton?"
"Why, did you not meet her, your Honour?" with a look that denoted triumph; "I told you I would be a match for her--she is off, she is off! I made the place too hot for her withered carcase;--you know I said I would, and Martha was never worse than her word."
By this time she was surrounded by the horsemen, who having bets depending, were all anxious to know if she was gone never to return.
"Truly is she," cried Martha; "she popped off quite slily, bag and baggage, while all the folks here were in the midst of the bustle this morning;--I suppose you, gentlemen, be all comed to the wedding."
"No, indeed," replied Montague; "we did not even know there had been any such great doings in your village."
"Why, the Lord have mercy upon me! your Honour quite surprises me! Not heard of our grand wedding? Why ban't you Madam Balfour's kinsmen?"
"To be sure we are, Martha," cried Henry, "so pray tell us all about this wedding?"
"Well, I did not think as she would have gone to have kept the matter a secret from you neither ; but mayhap she thought the bridegroom might have been jealous of such handsome young gentlemen, for God knows , he is none so tempting, and his bride might have repented, you know, before the day was over; for though he can sing psalms with the best on 'em , and lift up his eyes like a duck in thunder, as a body may say , when he is at a meeting, he can be charming and crusty sometimes when he sees fit, and will make her heart ache, or I am mistaken. He was a fine young tyrant when I had him at nurse , and what is bred in the blood is never out of the flesh; and God knows he has been a sad dog since he grew up:--but, as Madam Balfour says, and she knows what's what if any body does he is grown a new man; but she is a dear good soul, and may be taken in, for there, Mrs Merton made her, I verily think, believe she was akin to the Queen, and that she was one of the greatest ladies in all England;--if she had said greatest something else, you take me , she would have been nearer the mark: however, nobody chose to see her after I had let out upon her calling me a drunkard; so she was forced to pack up, and trudge, and I warrant me she will keep out of my reach in future.