10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIVEPENCE»
Discover the use of
fivepence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fivepence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reports of Cases in Criminal Law: Argued and Determined in ...
Rko. servant to William Nichols, did, by virtue of his said employment, and whilst
he was so employed, receive into his possession certain ooixey. money.s
specified in the indictment, to the amount of six shillings Embetriemmt and
fivepence, ...
2
A Dictionary of the Art of Printing
Am. works in the English language, common matter, including English and
Brevier, to be cast up, as settled in December 1800, at fivepence farthing per
thousand; if in Minion (being a type not very prevalent), to be cast up at fivepence
...
3
The George V
Fivepence, 1915-1936
Postwertzeichen, Briefmarke, Frankomarke ; Australien.
Gordon Ward, Australia, 1936
4
Parliamentary Abstracts: Containing the Substance of All ...
... Diminished Diminished Fivepence Sixpence Fivepence Sixpence One shilling
and fourpence Sixpence One shilling and twopence Sixpence Eightpence
Sixpence One shilling Sixpence Sixpence Sixpence Sixpence Sixpence
Sixpence ...
5
The compositor's and pressman's guide to the art of ...
That all works printed in any foreign language, though common type, be
advanced to fivepence three-farthings per thousand, including English and long-
primer. — In bourgeois or brevier to sixpence per thousand. 3. That all
dictionaries of two ...
6
Parliamentary abstracts, containing the substance of all ...
Seven shillings and sixpence Ten shillings and fourpence Ten shillings and
threepence Eleven shillings and eightpence Twelve shillings and fivepence
Seven shillings and sixpence Nine shillings and fourpence Seven shillings and ...
7
The Edinburgh Annual Register
Neither Fivepence Eight shillings and sevenpence Berks .... Diminished
Sixpence Eight shillings and ninepence Bucks. . . . Diminished Fivepence Eight
shillings and threepence Cambridgeshire . Increased Sixpence Nine shillings
Cheshire .
I had fivepence in my pocket, and that was fivepence too much, because I had
aimed at having nothing at all. And I was wondering whether to have a last go at
spending the fivepence (there isn't much one can do with fivepence) or to cheat, ...
9
Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel
The hostess immediatelytook him home withher,and showed him the bed,and
having praised itfor allits good qualifications, said that she thought as times went
she was not out of the wayin asking fivepence for it. Friar John then gave herthe ...
10
Typographia, Or The Printers' Instructor:: Including an ...
Th;Hall works judge i □ion tvpe, be ad' including English ks printed in any
foreign language, meed to fivepence three farthings pi and Long Primer. — In
Bourgeois or a. That all dictionaries of two or more languages, in Brevier c '
octavo, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIVEPENCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fivepence is used in the context of the following news items.
When the Dong Won went down
The price was fivepence halfpenny a pair in summer and sevenpence in winter. The business lasted little over a year; the uncertainty of both ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
'Nightmare scenario' as cuts could devastate Exmoor National Park
He added: “Ultimately, we believe that we provide good value for the public investment that, for Exmoor, amounts to around fivepence a year ... «Somerset County Gazette, Apr 15»
TALES FROM THE FIELDS: A strong union branch in good farming …
“In 1908 and for several years afterwards I sold milk at fourpence or fivepence a gallon and eggs at sixpence a dozen. In 1928 pork was 38s ... «Farming Life, Apr 15»
Why an Imperfect Version of Proust is a Classic in English
... the agate marbles which seemed precious to me because they were as fair and smiling as little girls, and because they cost fivepence each. «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
Today in Media History: Novelist and journalist Charles Dickens …
The Times had a circulation of 25,000 copies and sold for sevenpence, whereas The Daily News, provided eight pages for fivepence. At first it ... «Poynter.org, Jan 15»
Fiddleford farmer to sell some of his Aberdeen Angus herd
... connected to penny – there's been a Threepence, Fivepence, Fourpence, Sixpence, Halfpence, Thruppence Ha'penny, Farthing and so on. «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jan 15»
Paperback reviews: Report From the Interior, Testament of Youth …
... the man who ate a cap and a newspaper for fivepence; the Gloucestershire women who punished a wife-beater by spanking his bottom and ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
Rare signed gig ticket from Rolling Stones gig in Reading set to …
... the average house cost £3,160, a gallon of petrol cost four shillings and ninepence (24p), and a pint of bitter cost one shilling and fivepence ... «Reading Chronicle, Jun 14»
How Greeks Made Milkshakes a National Drink in Australia
... makers to provide speed, efficiency and multiplicity in the production, and then undercut by fivepence the price of milkshakes to customers. «Greek Reporter, May 14»
How Pauline overcame the doubters and proved to them she could …
A Saturday treat was a trip to the Evington Cinema – fivepence to go in, twopence for an ice cream and on a really good day, a pennyworth of ... «Leicester Mercury, Dec 13»
