Devonshire

Examples

• On THAT head, therefore, it was not for her to oppose her mother's intention of removing into Devonshire. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• He was in fact unwell, and required Devonshire air. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The most noble, I ought to say the most gracious, the Duke of Devonshire once sent me two presents! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• To prevent the possibility of this I proposed retiring into some quiet village in Devonshire. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The one, in a parcel, wrapped up in fine paper and sealed with the Devonshire arMs. A parcel, madam! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Devonshire you know is a very hilly country, and the air is almost as pure as that in Italy. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Nay, she would, I believe, have made up to the Duke of Devonshire, blind, deaf, absent and all, had he fallen in her way. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Somebody wanted to recall the name of a place in Devonshire, and only Sophy knew it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Not that a man is to blame for being stupid, be he duke or tinker; but then Devonshire is so incorrigibly affected and stingy withal! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• No, he had been in Devonshire a fortnight. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I meet this dirty Devonshire lawyer after dark indeed! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• A minute later we were all seated in a comfortable landau, and were rattling through the quaint old Devonshire city. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• In the meantime, I must throw myself on your honour and kindness, as to your idea of intruding your society on me in Devonshire. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He journeyed into Devonshire and stayed at Powderham Castle, copying famous pictures there. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The Devonshire cream you sent us was quite a success. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.

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