10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREEKS»
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breeks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The writings of Douglas Jerrold. Collected ed
"Why, in a twelvemonth, do you know what that'll come to? Eh ? " " You will
measure me without observation, Mr. Breeks," said Jericho, " or not measure me
at all." The faintest, briefest " Oh ! " rounded the mouth of Breeks, and with
tenderest ...
Douglas William Jerrold, 1851
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The writings of Douglas Jerrold
Eh ? " " You will measure me without observation, Mr. Breeks," said Jericho, " or
not measure me at all." The faintest, briefest " Oh ! " rounded the mouth of Breeks,
and with tenderest touch he proceeded in his task. It is at least one of the ...
Douglas William Jerrold, 1853
Eh 1 " " You will measure me without observation, Mr. Breeks," said Jericho, " or
not measure me at all." The faintest, briefest " Oh ! " rounded the mouth of Breeks,
and with tenderest touch he proceeded in his task. It is at least one of the ...
Douglas William Jerrold, 1853
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A man made of money and The chronicles of Clovernook
Eh ? " " You will measure me without observation, Mr. Breeks," said Jericho, " or
not measure me at all." The faintest, briefest " Oh ! " rounded the mouth of Breeks,
and with tenderest touch he proceeded in his task. It is at least one of the ...
Douglas William Jerrold, 1853
The faintest, briefest " Oh ! " rounded the mouth of Breeks, and with tenderest
touch he proceeded in his task. It is at least one of the humanising beauties of
credit that it begets familiarity. Debt despises the distance of ceremony. Now
Breeks ...
Douglas William Jerrold, 1849
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A Dictionary of North East Dialect
breeks. brass cont. distribution to 1900: general. [from similarity of brass to gold (
exploited by counterfeiters)? or from low-denomination copper coinage]. Plus "
she had ne tin" Allan's Tyneside Songs p. 520 1872. See also lowie, wedge brat
...
7
Bogie: Golf... As It Was
Name yer price." "Awright, Mulligan, if ye insist — sing a song to me workers, and
they're yers!" "Done!" cried Mulligan, and he cut loose: Dance the breeks, dance
the bucks Dance the breeks, black cat! Dance the breeks, dance the bucks Last ...
8
Other Landscapes: Colonialism and the Predicament of ...
settlement and survey: tHe TodapaTTa The first attempt to address the disparity
between the official land allocations and the landscape as the Todas lived within
it was made in 87 by District Commissioner J. W. Breeks, himself an amateur ...
9
The Philosophy of Witchcraft
Weel, gude whiles comes free a thing where ane wad least expeck it; I'll shune let
you see the breeks.” “ Ye needna bring the breeks to me; sit your wa's dune on
your seat, an' I'll tell you what ye're to do wi' them. Before ye gang to your bed ...
John MITCHELL (of Paisley, and DICKIE (John)), John DICKIE (Writer on Demonology.), 1839
10
Robert Fergusson and the Scottish Periodical Press
portrayal of the penniless poet, Fergusson's narrator asserts that he 'car'd' for his '
auld breeks' 'as lang's ye dow'd / Be lin'd wi' siller or wi' gowd' (ll. 23–4). Although
fortune has been variable, it has not, apparently, been absent. Having said ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREEKS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
breeks is used in the context of the following news items.
Panto review: The Pie-Eyed Piper of Hamilton, Oran Mor, Glasgow
Farcical politicking aside, the rude'n'ribald spirit of panto is allowed to run riot, with Chisholm (forever "in flagrante" with nae breeks, just ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Mind your pies and trews
It's been a bad week for ... tight breeks. Doctors have issued a health warning on skinny jeans, after a 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
Are you a promising young Gun? Want to win £950 worth of prizes …
Both champions will receive a tweed jacket and breeks from Cordings worth £750, a free subscription to The Field magazine and £200 in cash. «ShootingUK, Jun 15»
Time moves on for Charlie T
My main point of reference – apart from the calendar – is the length of Charlie's school breeks, which are currently showing a lot more sock than ... «Falkirk Herald, Jun 15»
Retiring James praises successor
Once the Flute Band fell out after a hot half-hour's ring o' the toun, James, dressed in his black and white wool tail coat, waistcoat, breeks and ... «Selkirk Weekend Advertiser, Jun 15»
10 Classic US Open outfits
She dashed downstairs and quickly fashioned a pair of breeks from the curtains in the ladies locker rooms. Crisis averted. John Daly ... «Golf Monthly, Jun 15»
A symbol of heritage
They were happy to find that the Breeks Memorial School had preserved its heritage features. Although the NMR has survived, many stops on ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
A surviving symbol of heritage
They were happy to find that the Breeks Memorial School had preserved its heritage features. Although the NMR has survived, many stops on ... «The Hindu, May 15»
Ashes Will Fly
Almost two decades later, hipsters everywhere continue to cream their breeks whenever that first chunky F-chord of “The King of Carrot Flowers ... «Eugene Weekly, May 15»
Caseload: Another bad call from the judiciary
Or maybe the rich person will give his errant son a kick in the breeks and make him face up to responsibility. * CaseLoaders will recall how, ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
