"The auld wife sat at her ivied door,……" — Charles Stuart Calverley
"The auld wife sat at her ivied door, (Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese) A thing she had frequently done before; And her spectacles lay on her apron'd knees..."
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13 Quotes by Charles Stuart Calverley
Charles Stuart Calverley has 13 quotes on this site.
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The heart which grief hath cankered, Hath one unfailing remedy - the Tankard.
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Meaning, however, is no great matter.
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Oh Beer! Oh Hodgson, Guinness, Allsop, Bass! Names that should be on every infant's tongue! Shall days and months and…
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Precious to me—it is the Dinner Bell. Oh blessed Bell! Thou bringest beef and beer...
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But what is coffee, but a noxious berry, Born to keep used-up Londoners awake?
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But ah! disasters have their use; And life might e'en be too sunshiny...
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The farmer's daughter hath soft brown hair And I met with a ballad, I can't say where, That wholly consisted…
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I've read in many a novel, that unless they've souls that grovel-- Folks prefer in fact a hovel to your…
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I can not sing the old songs now! It is not that I deem them low, 'Tis that I can't…
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Should ever anything be missed - milk, coals, umbrellas, brandy - the cat's pitched into with a boot or anything…
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Read not Milton, for he is dry; nor Shakespeare, for he wrote of common life.
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I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That is marvellous. It must be very inexpensive.
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More Aprons Quotes
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What do we look for as reward? Some little sounds, and scents, and scenes A small hand darting strawberry-ward A…
— Ruth Pitter
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I was a daughterless mother. I had nowhere to put the things a mother places on her daughter. The nail…
— Ann Hood
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I'm a man. Men cook outside. That outdoor grilling is a manly pursuit has long been beyond question. If this…
— Bill Geist
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Nine out of ten English chefs have their names on their chests. Who do they think they are? They're dreamers.…
— Marco Pierre White
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One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.
— Marilyn vos Savant
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I had no occasion for an apron on that morning.
— Lizzie Borden
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IF YOU APPROACH THE WORLD WITH THE APRON OF A SERVANT,THEN YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GO PLACES THAT YOU CAN'T…
— Jon Foreman
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Usually I wear my grandma's old aprons, or others I have collected in my travels. When I was young, I…
— Debi Mazar
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I remember my oldest son, Steve, saying to me once, 'I don't ever remember seeing you with an apron on.'…
— Lauren Bacall
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Nothing wise was ever printed upon an apron.
— Demetri Martin
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The crowd, still shouting, gives way before us. We plough our way through. Women hold their aprons over their faces…
— Erich Maria Remarque
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Bakers get excited over aprons. I love the soft cotton ones with pockets like my gramma and mom wore. They…
— Regina Brett
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