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Foster, Mrs E. M. (1800)
Humour; Inheritance / Identity; Manners / Society; Political; Cornwall;
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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 , Mr Jones; Miss Davis; others
Sir, what men of learning have you here--what men of letters? Have you reading rooms, and clubs for litterhairy people?"
" Oh yes, Mem , we have plenty of them there circulating libraries."
"My good Sir, but they are composed of Novels I suppose?"
" No, Mem ,: I beg your pardon, Mem ,; but we gets the news there too, London as well as Exeter. I read 'em myself most days in the week, for I've a turn for reading myself."
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"Have you read the Puzzles of Litterhater ?" said Miss Davis, drawing up her head majestically.
"No, Miss, can't say I have."
The young gentleman looked at Henrietta. She smiled, and turned towards her protector, who, looking at Miriam, smiled also; and this little mistake of Miss Davis's had made four of the party more sociable in a single moment, than otherwise they might have been in a week.
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"Indeed, Miss," said Mr. Jones, "I should like to get the book for my wife and daughter to read; for when they set about their fiddle-faddles , and their gimcracks, card-paper hornaments , as they call 'em , and their fillagers , and the rest of their sticking works, they make a fine mess, and a deuced litter too, and there's nobody hates a litter more than I do."-- The young lady could no longer resist her propensity to laugh. -- "And I suppose, Miss, this book as you mentioned, a litter hater , has something to say about them there things."
(Vol. 1,p. 225-228)" Oh yes, Mem , we have plenty of them there circulating libraries."
"My good Sir, but they are composed of Novels I suppose?"
" No, Mem ,: I beg your pardon, Mem ,; but we gets the news there too, London as well as Exeter. I read 'em myself most days in the week, for I've a turn for reading myself."
[some text omitted]
"Have you read the Puzzles of Litterhater ?" said Miss Davis, drawing up her head majestically.
"No, Miss, can't say I have."
The young gentleman looked at Henrietta. She smiled, and turned towards her protector, who, looking at Miriam, smiled also; and this little mistake of Miss Davis's had made four of the party more sociable in a single moment, than otherwise they might have been in a week.
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"Indeed, Miss," said Mr. Jones, "I should like to get the book for my wife and daughter to read; for when they set about their fiddle-faddles , and their gimcracks, card-paper hornaments , as they call 'em , and their fillagers , and the rest of their sticking works, they make a fine mess, and a deuced litter too, and there's nobody hates a litter more than I do."-- The young lady could no longer resist her propensity to laugh. -- "And I suppose, Miss, this book as you mentioned, a litter hater , has something to say about them there things."
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Holloway, William (1800)
Courtship; Didactic / Moralising; Domestic; Gothic; Inheritance / Identity; Lauderbrooke Hall; Woodland Castle;
Dialect Speakers
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Idiom, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Idiom, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Speakers: All , Dorothy Elmford
"If your honour chuses to stay till my daughter returns from yon village, I shall then have it within my power to treat you with an egg and a rasher of bacon. I expect her any minute."
"Thanks for your kindness," replied the Baron; "I wish for nothing better: nor should I make a heartier repast from the delicacies of my own table. Then, Dame, I conceive you have a daughter?" "Your Honour will see her presently," answered his hostess. "And a husband likewise living?" said he. "Yes your Honour. He is now at work at the vicar's, in the village," said she; and I am sure he would be glad of your good company; for we do not often see strangers at our poor habitation. The times are main hard, Sir, but, thank God, Providence is very kind to us. O, your Honour, that same vicar is a dear good man! Aye, and, Madam, his wife, is as good a woman; and he is a great scholard . 'Tis said as how ne'er a man in the country can read better. He writes out all his own sarments , and repeats 'em almost without looking in the book. He would fain take our girl; but he has a large family, and can't afford to keep no sarvants . Howsever , he always teaches her the catichize ; and is always giving her good device and instruction, which is better than gold and silver; for
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When house and land is gone and spent,Then larning is most excellent.
"Thanks for your kindness," replied the Baron; "I wish for nothing better: nor should I make a heartier repast from the delicacies of my own table. Then, Dame, I conceive you have a daughter?" "Your Honour will see her presently," answered his hostess. "And a husband likewise living?" said he. "Yes your Honour. He is now at work at the vicar's, in the village," said she; and I am sure he would be glad of your good company; for we do not often see strangers at our poor habitation. The times are main hard, Sir, but, thank God, Providence is very kind to us. O, your Honour, that same vicar is a dear good man! Aye, and, Madam, his wife, is as good a woman; and he is a great scholard . 'Tis said as how ne'er a man in the country can read better. He writes out all his own sarments , and repeats 'em almost without looking in the book. He would fain take our girl; but he has a large family, and can't afford to keep no sarvants . Howsever , he always teaches her the catichize ; and is always giving her good device and instruction, which is better than gold and silver; for
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When house and land is gone and spent,Then larning is most excellent.
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Holloway, William (1800)
Courtship; Didactic / Moralising; Domestic; Gothic; Inheritance / Identity; Lauderbrooke Hall; Woodland Castle;
Dialect Speakers
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Idiom, Orthographical Contraction, Vocabulary
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Idiom, Orthographical Contraction, Vocabulary
Speakers: All , Dorothy Elmford
"In troth," cried the good woman, "your Honour is hugeous kind; but I must consult our Ambrose first; for he has set his heart on Alle; and is always mightily in the dumps at the thoughts of parting with her. But the times are so hard!-- Ah! one don't know -- (Pausing, doubtingly) --Nevertheless, Sir, he'll be at home presently. If you'll wait a little, likewise he'll put you in the right road in a trice."
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Holloway, William (1800)
Courtship; Didactic / Moralising; Domestic; Gothic; Inheritance / Identity; Lauderbrooke Hall; Woodland Castle;
Dialect Speakers
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Speakers: All , Ambrose Elmford
"Why, to be sure," answered Ambrose, in a lower tone, and with his eyes fixed, "he might be a gentleman, for cartain . I should like to have seen him. But there's a power of deceit in the world; and these young girls are never out of harm's way. However, if Alle and you can agree upon the matter, though I am loath to part with the girl, as 'tis for her good, I shan't have no objection."
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Holloway, William (1800)
Courtship; Didactic / Moralising; Domestic; Gothic; Inheritance / Identity; Lauderbrooke Hall; Woodland Castle;
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Dialect Features:Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Vocabulary
"Madam," answered he, "if your honour would be advised, I believe you would not go through that wood, but take your road on the left, which goes round it: it may be a mile farther, or so: but 'tis almost night; and I fear, by the working of the clouds, that we have a storm coming. Besides, they say there has been bloody work hereabouts: that some passengers were formerly killed near an old castle, which you will pass, by the road's side; and that the spirit has been seen to cross the road frequently, staring mortageously with eyes as large as saucers! For my part, I have never seen nothing myself; but I know those that have; and ha' been mainly frightened too!"
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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: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.