 Another character, now worn out and gone, was the country squire; I mean the little independent gentleman of three hundred pounds per annum, who commonly appeared in a plain drab or plush coat, large silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots.  The Quarterly Review - Page 312edited by - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Francis Grose - 1792 - 358 pages
...is, like that of her pug dog and the black Wt, totally extind. character, now worn out and gone, was the country 'Squire ; I mean the little independent...per annum, who commonly appeared in a plain drab -or plum coat, large filver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded... | |
 | 1873 - 612 pages
...Days ': — ' Another character, now worn out and gone, was the little independent gentleman of 300/. per annum, who commonly appeared in a plain drab or...silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the country town, and that- only at assize and session time,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1811 - 504 pages
...that of her pug dog and the black rat, totally extinct. Another character, now worn out and gone, was the country squire, I mean the little independent...silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town, and that only at assize and session time,... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 pages
...portrait of the Country 'Squire of Queen Anne's days : " I mean," says he, " the little independant Gentleman of three hundred pounds per annum, who commonly...a plain drab or plush coat, large silver buttons, & jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town,... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...another sketch of his general contemporary. It is from Grose's Olio." A SQUIRE OF QUEEN ANNE'S TIME. " The little independent gentleman of three hundred...silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town, and that only at assize and session time,... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 468 pages
...another sketch of his general contemporary. It is from Grose's Olio." A SQUIRE OF QUEEN ANNE'S TIME. " The little independent gentleman of three hundred...silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town, and that only at assize and session time,... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1824 - 424 pages
...portrait of the Country 'Squire of Queen Anne's days : " I mean," says he, " the little independant Gentleman of three hundred pounds per annum, who commonly...silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town, and that only at assize and session time,... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...squire of the early part of the last century. " I mean," says he, " the little independent gentleman, who commonly appeared in a plain drab or plush coat,...silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town, and that only at Assize and Session time,... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...squire of the early part of the last century. " I mean," says he, '• the littteindependent gentleman, who commonly appeared in a plain drab or plush coat,...silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of the county town, and 'that only at Assize and Session time,... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...Country Squire. Another character, now worn out ana gone, was the little independent gentleman, of £300 jocky cap, and rarely without boots. His travels never exceeded- the distance of the county town, and... | |
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