10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEVENPENCE»
Discover the use of
sevenpence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sevenpence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Punch Or The London Charivari
THE QUEEN'S " SEVENPENCE." Great events produce great moral examples.
This truth is as trite as that twenty shillings make a pound. Her Majesty, howeve^
under the benign advice of Sir Robert Peel, has afforded the last striking ...
2
Library of useful knowledge: Natural philosophy...
Three of the most widely circulated Weekly Newspapers published in London, at
Sevenpence each. Sold by all Newspaper Agents in Town and Country. THE
OBSERVER. PRICE SEVENPENCE. A Monday Edition of the Observer is
regularly ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain),
1829
Three of the most widely circulated Weekly Newspapers published in* Loudon, at
Secenpeiice each. Sold by all Newspaper Agents in Town and Country. THE
OBSERVER. PRICE SEVENPENCE. A Monday Edition of the Observer is
regularly ...
4
Journals of the House of Lords
... thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven Pounds Twelve Shillings and
Sevenpence, and the said accruing Interest on the said Sum of Twenty-eight
thousand one hundred and seventy-three Pounds Sixteen Shillings and
Sixpence : And it ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords,
1852
the same, as far as supply and demand go, for on that concession the whole
argument rests) that a diminution in the price of corn enables the manufacturing
labourer to purchase as much with sevenpence in March, 1827, as he purchased
...
6
A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most ...
... of nineteen pounds ten shillings and sevenpence of lawful money Jna
gavepiam- of Great Britain, and no more; for which s<id sum of nineteen tiff a
negotiable pounds ten shillings and sevenpence he the said William then and
promissory ...
the same, as far as supply and demand go, for on that concession the whole
argument rests) that a diminution in the price of corn enables the manufacturing
labourer to purchase as much with sevenpence in March, 1827, as he purchased
...
William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart,
1827
... of sevenpence-halfpenny per small head per week. Sevenpence-halfpenny's
worth per week is a good round diet for a child; a great deal may be got for
sevenpence-halfpenny, quite enough to overload its stomach, and make 6
Chapter 2.
9
The Adventures of Oliver Twist~ Paperbound
Sevenpence- halfpenny's worth per week is a good round diet for a child; a great
deal may be got for sevenpence-halfpenny, quite enough to overload its stomach
, and make it uncomfortable. The elderly female was a woman of wisdom and ...
10
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of ...
(being during the sitting of the present parliament,) demanded, charged, and
received of and from Lord Petre the sum of sevenpence for the postage of a
single letter, sent and conveyed by the post from Bristol to London, being a
distance ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Sir John Bernard Bosanquet, Sir Christopher Puller,
1814
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEVENPENCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sevenpence 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 supply and demand ... «The Southland Times, Jul 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 sold 10,000 ... «Poynter.org, Jan 15»
Way We Were: Arthur Berry and the Duke William pub in Burslem
Near the end of his book, A Three and Sevenpence Halfpenny Man, Arthur bemoans changing times – the demolition of old Burslem pubs and the ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jun 14»