10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BADGERLY»
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Whimsical Tales of Douglas Jerrold
"Now, Caudle— yes, I shall sit up in the bed if I choose; I'm not going to sleep till I
have this properly explained; for Mrs. Badgerly shan't lay her separation at my
door. You won't deny that you were at the Club last night? No, bad as you are, ...
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Mrs. Caudle's curtain lectures, as suffered by the late Job ...
Now, Caudle — yes, I shall sit up in the bed if I choose ; I 'm not going to sleep till
I have this properly explained ; for Mrs. Badgerly shan't lay her separation at my
door. You won't deny that you were at the Club last night ? No, bad as you are, ...
Douglas William Jerrold,
1846
No : the little charm — it wasn't much — that remained about married life, is gone '
for ever. Yes ; the bloom 's quite wiped off the plum now. " Don't be such a
hypocrite, Caudle ; don't ask me what I mean ! Mrs. Badgerly has been here —
more ...
No : the little charm — it wasn't much — that remained about married life, is gone
for ever. Yes ; the bloom 's quite wiped off the plum now. " Don't be such a
hypocrite, CAUDLE ; don't ask me what I mean ! MBS. BADGERLY has been
here— ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor,
1845
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Mrs. Caudle's curtain lectures: The story of a feather, and ...
Ha ! people who break jokes never care about breaking hearts. Badgerly went
home like a demon ; called his wife a false woman : vowed he'd never enter a
bed again with her, and, to show he was in earnest, slept all night upon the sofa.
Douglas William Jerrold,
1852
At the tenth, another door swung back. At the twelfth, Lord Fitzmay and his best
man came forth, shoulder to shoulder, and wheeled with military precision into
position at the bishop's left hand. " Now!" J. Badgerly whispered over his shoulder
.
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A Draught of Lethe: The Romance of an Artist
room in which Mr. Badgerly was. In this respect he was consistent — if he forced
himself upon others, he made no attempt to keep visitors at a distance. He was
sitting in a dingy, dreary room, very meagrely furnished. The one window stood ...
Albert Eubule Evans,
1891
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Badgerly, adv. (old colloquial).— Elderly ; greyhaired : cf. ' Grey as abadger.' !
753Richardson, Grandison, v. xliii. Badgerly virginsfond of a parrot, a squirrel,a
monkey, ora lapdog. Badger State.104 Bag. Badger State, subs. phr. (American).
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Saved at last from among the Mormons
Mrs. Badgerly has been here — more like a fiend, I'm sure, than a quiet woman. I
haven't done trembling yet! You know the state of my nerves, too; you know —
yes, sir, I had nerves when you married me; and I haven't just found 'em out. Well
...
Mrs. A. G. Paddock, Douglas William Jerrold,
1894
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The library of wit and humor, prose and poetry
Now, Caudle — yes, I shall sit up in the bed if I choose ; I'm not going to sleep till I
have this properly explained ; for Mrs. Badgerly sha'n't lay her separation at my
door. You won't deny that you were at the club last night? No, bad as you are, ...
Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley,
1891
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BADGERLY»
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“I think there is a symbolic connection to make around the tenacity that she has shown, that badgerly spirit of digging in and not being deterred,” ... «Bay Nature, Feb 12»
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It seemed to Max a very badgerly thing to do. Suddenly all evidence of surprise and fear at such an unusual encounter vanished from Max's ... «io9, Sep 11»
Badgers: To cull or not to cull? Either way, they are not as nice as …
"Badgerly" isn't used much any more; but the word was once in vogue, meaning elderly and grey-haired. In reality, the creatures can reach ... «The Independent, Jul 11»