10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWOPENNY»
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twopenny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
twopenny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In 1863 the authorities send Irish orphans Ismay and Mara to Australia against their will.
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Intercepted Letters; Or, the
Twopenny Post-Bag: To Which Is ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
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The Works of Thomas Moore: Intercepted letters; or, The ...
... ns — tt — t told The R — g — t) are as good as Gold! So, pr'ythee, come— our
Fete will be But half a Fete, if wanting thee ! J. T. VOL. HI. 3 V-- N APPENDIX TO
THE TWOPENNY POST-BAG. ^ APPENDIX. Letter THE TWOPENNY POST-BAG.
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Lalla Rookh. The
Twopenny post-bag
Thomas Moore. At present, no more—in reply to this Letter, a Line will oblige very
much - Your's, et cetera. Temple of the Muses. LETTER VIII FROM COLONEL TH
—M—S TO —---"~-- I , ESQ. Come to our Féte, * and bring with thee Thy newest ...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore: Corruption and ...
... second of these Letters. — How Abdallah's epistle to Ispahan found its way into
the Twopenny Post- Bag is more than I can pretend to account for. I saunter on,
the admiration Of this short-coated population — 122 INTERCEPTED LETTERS.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
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The Quaver; or, Songster's pocket companion
Says he, "I don't know you ;" says she, " Good lack, I lives next door in the two-
pair back, — My husband's a cobbler, 'tis all in your track" — " It's all right," says
the twopenny postman. Next morning, I can't tell you what she was at, She felt her
...
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The Quaver; Or, Songster's Pocket Companion, Etc
Bays he, “I don't know you ;" says she, “ Good luck, I live: next door in the two-pair
back,— My husband's a cobbler, 'tis all in your track"— “ It's all right,” says the
twopenny postman. N ext morning, I can't tell you what she was at, She felt her ...
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The British minstrel; A choice collection of modern songs. 2 ...
Next morning — I can't tell you what she was at — She felt her heart suddenly
beat pit-a-pit, When she heard at the street-door a double rat-ta{ And in came the
twopenny postman. •'Here's a letter," says he — the cunning elf! " The postage is
...
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REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON POSTAGE;
Report, 1 843 — continued. Trieste. See India Mails. Twopenny Rate. Great
inconvenience which would be suffered by the public by adopting an uniform
Twopenny rate, Hill 214-218 Probable addition a Twopenny rate would make to
the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWOPENNY»
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twopenny is used in the context of the following news items.
Replica Penny Black goes on sale to mark 175th anniversary of first …
... and businesses together for a uniform price, wherever they are in the UK.” The set, also including an image of the Twopenny Blue, goes on sale from May 6. «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
Richard Flanagan's Way With Intimacy
What emerges, through the murky depths, is the love story of Gould's affair with Twopenny Sal, an indigenous woman who is held as the mistress of the ... «The New Yorker, Oct 14»
London Underground: A Cultural Geography, by David Ashford
By the end of the 19th century, a network of lines, some of them deep-bored, like the Central London Railway, the “Twopenny Tube”, had transformed London's ... «Times Higher Education, Aug 13»
Wealthy Collectors Invest In British Postage Stamps
A block of a dozen Twopenny Blues was sold to an Australian for £950,000. The highest price paid for a single stamp was £550,000 for a Plate 77 Penny Red in ... «iExpats.com, Jun 13»
It's all in the names
Twopenny Loaf refers to the small hill at the end of Coffins Beach. It is believed to have gotten its name because it is shaped like a loaf that at the time cost two ... «Boston Globe, Jun 13»
150 facts for 150 years of the London Tube
The “Tube” became a proper name for the first time in the early 1900s, after the Central London Railway (now the Central Line) was nicknamed the “Twopenny ... «The Independent, Jan 13»
Once upon an all-run nine
Sporting long hair and a slinging action, Twopenny was the Lasith Malinga of the 1868 Australian cricket team. But that year it had been just four since the ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Aug 12»
Investors warned off stamp collector's promise of rich returns
Three years ago it sold a block of four 1840 twopenny blue British stamps in mint condition for £70,000. Two years later, valuer David Flint pointed out that if this ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 11»
Unique British cover sells for £30000 at Spink's rare stamp auction
Comprising nearly 300 lots, the sale naturally centred on the classic Penny Black and Twopenny Blue stamps, with the best lots easily matching or bettering their ... «Paul Fraser Collectibles, Sep 10»
Rare Twopenny Blue and Penny Black multiples lead British rare …
First of the two covers has an HG-HL strip of six Twopenny Blues in a pale blue shade, all of which have margins all round. These are close in places at the foot ... «Paul Fraser Collectibles, Aug 10»