 | William Evans Burton - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1857 - 328 pages
...of Cloney, and pronounces a " High" for some other place. A scuffle ensues, and many hard blows are given and taken by those who know nothing of the cause...spite of the black-thorns — tender Irish epithets arc lavished— every man finds himself encircled with at least one pair of fair but powerful arms... | |
 | Wayne E. Burton - Wit and humor - 1867 - 674 pages
...of Cloney, and pronounces a " High" for some other place. A scuffle ensues, and many hard blows are given and taken by those who know nothing of the cause of the ro\v. But in this case the tight is soon over. Tlie women rush in, in spite of the black-thorns —... | |
 | 1847 - 606 pages
...living across the book, or in national politics, as mixed up (mirabile dictu) with horseflesh : — ' Painfully ludicrous to see a man rush from a tent,...know nothing of the cause of the row. But in this c.ise the fight is soon over. The women rush in, in spite of the blackthorns — tender Irish epithets... | |
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Painfully ludicrous to see a man rush from a tent, flourishing his stick, dancing about, and screaming " High for Cloney!" He is speedily accommodated with a man who objects to the exaltation of Cloney, and pronounces a "High' 