10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TONNISH»
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tonnish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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I do not wish to be Marquis. You must be mad to think it.” “I am not mad.” Her
voice rose, becoming shrill. “It is not mad to wish your son to take his rightful
place as head of the family. It is not mad to wish to see him cut a dash at tonnish
parties.
that the gentle boy, who left me three years since, has been transformed into a
boisterous sea ralf ! Enter Tonnish, yawning, l. h. Ton. Good news, Lady S. your
nephew has arrived — a faithful picture of his element in motion. Lady S. Ah, Mr.
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Camilla: A Picture of Youth
And, in the next saunter of the tonnish triumvirs, Lord Newford, suddenly seeing
with whom she was associated, stopt, and looking at her with an air of surprise,
exclaimed, 'God bless me! Mrs. Arlbery! I hope you are perfectly well?' 'Infinitely ...
Here, she was joined by Lord O'Lerney andthe honourable Mr. Ormsby. And, in
the next saunter of the tonnish triumvirs, Lord Newford, suddenly seeing with
whom she was associated, stopt, andlooking at herwith anair of surprise,
exclaimed, ...
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Camilla: Picture of Youth
And, in the next saunter of the tonnish triumvirs, Lord Newford, suddenly seeing
with whom she was associated, stopt, and looking at her with an air of surprise,
exclaimed, 'God bless me! Mrs. Arlbery! I hope you are perfectly well?' 'Infinitely ...
Fanny Burney, Edward A. Bloom, Lillian D. Bloom, 1999
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Woman; or, Minor maxims, a sketch [by M.E. Budden].
This may be all very " tonnish," but this we contend is not good-breeding ; for
whilst tonnish manners change with every hour, and suit only certain stations and
certain circumstances, good-breeding is always one and the same thing, adapted
...
Maria Elizabeth Budden, 1818
7
The Viscount's Valentine:
... atthe Lockworth Ballroom, though the grandiose titlewas overwhelming for the
humble space occupied by three fiddlers and a piano player. “Not exactly a
tonnish gathering,” Nell said, her pert nose held high. “It does fine for us,” Honey
said, ...
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The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, second ...
She is a tonnish gib,1 The devil and she be sib.° siblings 10 But to make up my
tale, She breweth nappy° ale, strong And maketh thereof pot-sale2 To travellers,
to tinkers, To sweaters, to swinkers,° laborers 15 And all good ale-drinkers, That ...
Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Kate Flint, 2010
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Lady Hartley's Inheritance
When I realised how much interest you had in the orphanage, how much
Mulligan likes you and how envious other tonnish women were ofyou, I realised
that I had, at long last,met someone truly special.I'd met thelady I'vebeen
seekingfor my ...
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The microcosm, by the author of 'Vicissitudes in genteel life'.
... and is their clothes are made in a tonnish style; put on with a tonnisti air, and
they themselves dignisied with being deemed tonnish people, their summum
bomtm is attained; and they laugh at the folly and stupidity of thofe tasteless
creatures ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TONNISH»
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tonnish is used in the context of the following news items.
Kieran Kramer loves the mean-girl smackdown
The prince gave her the cut direct, and no wonder. She was known in tonnish circles as a jealous shrew who wielded a poison pen. Her latest shameful act? «USA TODAY, Feb 13»
Is Yu Darvish The New Dice-K?
... Dice-K from Ages 20 through 24, but that's actually a positive marker for Darish; he's thrown a ton of innings, but not as tonnish as Dice from 18 through 20. «Baseball Nation, Dec 11»
