10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINGY»
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mingy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mingy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The forgery: or best intentions
Now, take my word for it, Mingy, he won't let it come to that for the sake of a cool
hundred or two." " Do you recollect whose name it was that was forged?" asked
Mingy Bowes, fixing bis shrewd eyes upon the big man's face. " To be sure I do,"
...
George Payne Rainsford James, 1853
Then mimicking the woman's tone : “ Mingy, Mingy, Mingy ! ” The kitten wriggled
and mewed until he replaced it on his breast. Не swayed to and fro crooning to it
it like a father with a babe. The woman, who had dived underneath the shabby ...
And you won't be much better, my lad, if you let yourself drift with these people.
You'll go to pieces, you'll just go com-plete-ly to pieces. But humanity's rotten. It's
all rotten. It stinks. It's worm-eaten. Look at those mingy fellows prancing round ...
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Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire ... 1635-[1771]
JEFFREY MINGY 1658 HAMPTON June y~ 4*“ 58 Goodman Mingy sick gave
Eliakim wardell that peece of land w°" lyeth one the left hand of the bridg as wee
goe to Exeter It ten Ackers of upland in the great Lot one the other side of the way
...
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Provincial and State Papers
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files] JEFFREY MINGY 1658 HAMPTON June r 4'
“ 58 Goodman Mingy sick gave Eliakim wardell that peece of land wch lyeth one
the left hand of the bridg as wee goe to Exeter It ten Ackers of upland in the ...
New Hampshire, Nathaniel Bouton, Isaac Weare Hammond, 1907
Why what would you be if you were left to yourself, with your mingy, ungenerous
nature." He had sat and listened, having heard more or less the same several
times before. He knew that he himself was lately in a devastating general fury, ...
D. H. Lawrence, Bruce Steele, 2002
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Blood, Sweat and Tears: An Irish Soldier's Story of Love and ...
We pass by another collection of sheds bearing ahugesign which reads,
somewhat dubiously, 'Ilac Centre'. The'Mingy Shops' as they are known, supply
theIrish troopswith abewildering array ofgoods and services. From laundry
andironing ...
mingy /"mIn.dZi/ adjective informal 1 not generous and unwilling togive money: I
only gave five dollars towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy? 2
describes an amount that is smaller than you would like: I hate that restaurant ...
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The Skill and Art of Business Writing: An Everyday Guide and ...
The purchaser eventually settled, but he had already spread the word about that
mingy (italics added) vendor. This is an extreme example, but when you write a
collection letter, keep in mind the profits to be derived from goodwill. The editor ...
'I said, you're a mingy bugger. And you need to get your optics fixed. On the wall
or in your face.' A stubby finger struck him on the sternum and Troy watched as
the little bloke firmly pushed him back into his seat. 'Mingy? Now you listen to me,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINGY»
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mingy is used in the context of the following news items.
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Pluto, as seen by 'New Horizons'
What's the big deal about Pluto at the moment, and why all the fuss about a little black-and-white photograph? The picture may look a bit mingy, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Many vouch for Bev's scheme
She said she came up with the idea because she saw people getting “mingy” with their money. She said she noticed people were struggling ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
CHRIS MALETTE: Don't touch Bob's beard
... the usual suspects who get their marching and mouthing orders from whatever political or fiscally mingy economic corner that calls their tune. «Belleville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
Bloomsday: What would Molly Bloom make of Joyce and 'Ulysses'?
I was the man to save Ireland, never mind Joyce's mingy book. I could have written a better yarn but I was too busy having a good time and at ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Lucy Kellaway: Why estate agents aren't extinct
... assure buyers there is “a lot of interest” in some pokey basement, while at the same time telling sellers a mingy offer is the best they will get. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Irish weather was glorious for the filming of Saving Private Ryan and …
Don't blame the army personnel for the state of things, blame the corrupt mingy useless egotistical excuses for politicians who think it's cool to ... «thejournal.ie, Jun 15»
Every 3 years you get to beg the government for the right to treat …
... exceptions to this rule every three years, and then doles out a few mingy permissions to treat the things you own as if they were your property. «Boing Boing, Jun 15»
2nd drought to test Modi govt on many fronts
The experience so earned will be useful as the government braces itself for a mingy monsoon. For, apart from the risk of crop failure, increased ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
Maureen Dowd: Hooray for Hillarywood?
You hear plenty of complaints about the president's mingy care and feeding of donors. “It's not unheard-of to think that liking people is part of ... «Monterey County Herald, Jun 15»
Hooray for Hillarywood?
You hear plenty of complaints about the president's mingy care and feeding of donors. “It's not unheard-of to think that liking people is part of ... «New York Times, May 15»
