10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAGUESOME»
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plaguesome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
plaguesome . Troublesome, teasing, annoying: C.19–20: S.E. > coll ca 1860; ob.
plaguily . Exceedingly: coll: C.18–20. Swift; Landor, 1828, 'Ronsard is so plaguily
stiff and stately.' Ob. by 1850. plaguy . 'Pestilent'; CONFOUNDED; excessive ...
"Are you being plaguesome again?" "Plaguesome, pestiferous, and penitent-less
!" Hazel exclaimed. "Tell them to go see to that bread!" Roger recoiled. "Me tell a
woman what to do in the kitchen?" "It is my kitchen." "You heard the Queen, girls.
Twenty-five pair of fowls — now how plaguesome it is That I can't reckon up as
much money as this ! Well, there 's no use in trying ; so let 's give a guess ; I will
say twenty pounds, and it can't be much less. " Twenty pounds, I am certain, will ...
Lewis Baxter Monroe, 1871
Happy was a couple of lengths faster than Plaguesome, and bad the early work,
but was completely outstayed by the white. Caroline was well away from slips,
and led to the gate, but then Wild Thoughts raced clean away, and picked up
puss ...
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The Greyhound Stud Book
Petronius Phaedra Phantasy Pharmaces Philip Philomel Philomena Picnic
Pimlico Pinafore Pine Apple Pioneer Pioneer Pious Fraud Pirate Plague
Plaguesome Plaguesome's Ba1y Planchette Planet Playfellow Playsome
Plough1oy Plutarch ...
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Hat and feathers. Caprice [pt.1
Plaguesome, is it not ?” said sir Tho-J mas, with,a half-serious, half-jesting air-' “
this is tlielast walk we shallhave, toges' ther of'some'time, for I assure, your, lady'
ship, my». uncle]. comes 'to_ theilLod'ge. to? morrow, and Ivhave to be his ...
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After O'Connor: Stories from Contemporary Georgia
... Hetty Bestwick, had slain that option a week ago. Peeved, Flora Marie tried to
resign herself to a long, dusty car ride in the bludgeoning July heat. It was
plaguesome. If her mother and her aunt had had a nit's worth of sense, they
would have ...
Lady Anna – who could think but little of her birth – to whom it had been
throughout her life a thing plaguesome rather than profitable – could remember
only what she had been in Cumberland, and her binding obligation to the tailor's
son.
“I sent you for the hourglass, you plaguesome creature.” “Pretty for the pretty,
pigeon brain,” the crow squawked back, flapping its wings in Ardeth's face. No
one was chasing the bird crying “thief', no initials could lead to the ring's rightful
owner.
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Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
"As if I had not got my hands too full already, now I am in for another plaguesome
business, which will cost a lot of money, instead of bringing money in. How many
people have I now to look after? In the first place, two vile wretches—Rickon ...
