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… tea were given well into the nineteenth century. William Cobbett, writing in 1821, used similar language, when he … cases, and in all cases, to shake and weaken the nerves' [Cobbett (1821, pb 1978)]. Ingenious retailers exploited these … (1992), Bean (1914-33, revised ed. 1976), Brown (1995), Cobbett (1821, 1978 ed.), Instructions (1778), Jamieson …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Besides the Ethereges there were Tomsonn Gregorie, Thomas Cobbett, Marion Arnold, Thomas Keene, Eleanor Parsloe, the …
A History of the County of Leicester
… in 1836. 92 A new county gaol, which provoked William Cobbett to make some strongly worded comments when he visited … of Crescent Cottages, see above, plate facing p. 190. W. Cobbett, Rural Rides, ed. G. D. H. Cole, ii. 663; L.R.O., …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… the neatest towns in England, and his opinion is echoed by Cobbett, who adds, 'All that I have seen of Huntingdon I like … 27). Archdeacon Vesey changed the spelling of his name. Cobbett, Rural Rides, 1822. There was a house called the Swan …
A History of the County of Warwick
… their seats in a riotous election in 1820 against William Cobbett who had just returned from America with Tom Paine's … difficulty found a candidate but he had little support. Cobbett later alleged that employers threatened to discharge …
A History of the County of Warwick
… weaving trade 7 and bound to its fortunes and misfortunes. Cobbett, in 1818, a bad time for trade, compared rich farming …
A History of the County of Leicester
… had remained stationary for the whole of the period, and Cobbett in 1821 refused to believe that the level of wages …
A History of the County of Leicester
… candidate, whereupon the town clerk in derision proposed 'Cobbett and Hunt . . . for the fun of the thing'. The mayor …
A History of the County of Leicester
… about which contemporary observers were divided. William Cobbett, who visited Leicester in 1830, described the town … 573. Above, pp. 193, 195. V.C.H. Leics. iii. 11014. Wm. Cobbett, Rural Rides, ed. G.D.H. and Margaret Cole (1930), …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… day out of town to Edmonton, to bury Lieutenant-Colonel Cobbett, who was Lieutenant-Colonel to Major-General Lambert, …