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I remember wondering how cleaning chimneys even those long factory ones could be so profitable in the north of England, until it turned out that a sweep was some kind of horse-race." "The Derby, as it is called," said Mrs Polsue, imparting information in her turn, "is the most famous of horse-races, and the most popular, though not the most fashionable. It is called the Blue Ribbon of the Turf."
Indeed, he is young, and hath not seen much of the world; for I believe he hath been at very few horse-races." "Oho! he is one of your order, is he?" replies the landlady: "he must be a gentleman to be sure, if he is a horse-racer. The devil fetch such gentry! I am sure I wish I had never seen any of them. I have reason to love horse-racers truly!"
Numbers of men failed to report; and those who came were likely to give most of their time to horse-races, wrestling-matches, shooting contests not to mention drinking and brawling which turned the occasion into mere merrymaking or disorder.
The time passed quickly in excursions, receptions, dinners, balls, horse-races, and all sorts of festivities. It was, therefore, not without some regret that the French guests bade adieu to a place where they had been received with so much kindness both by their old compatriots and by those who had so lately been their bitter enemies.
It is not then too much to say, with these qualifications, that they will be as successful in trade as others. Hence their incomes will be as great, in proportion to their capitals, as those of others, from the same source. But let us look for a moment at their outgoings. They neither spend nor lose their money at cards, or at horse-races, or by any other species of gaming.
For the last few days I am staying in the Kerry cottage I have spoken of already the people have been talking of horse-races that were to be held on the sand, not far off and this morning I set out to see them with the man and woman of the house and two of their neighbours.
The little town is in commotion; for the working men of Foligno and its neighbourhood have resolved to spend their earnings on a splendid festa horse-races, and two nights of fireworks. The acacias and paulownias on the ramparts are in full bloom of creamy white and lilac.
The shortcomings of men are no excuse for you to be unwomanly," said aunt Helen. The 9th of November 1896 The Prince of Wales's birthday up the country was celebrated as usual thereaway by the annual horse-races on the Wyambeet course, about fourteen miles from Caddagat.
"I can get all the roar and rush of wind I want in front of an electric fan, and no danger." He stood by, looking out over the oval track while I took three cinders from Tish's eye. "Great track!" he said. "It's a horse-track, of course, but it's in bully shape the county fair is held there and these fellows make a big feature of their horse-races.
Sottish drinking, indiscriminate gluttony, driving coaches, rustic sports, such as fox-chases, horse-races, etc., are in my opinion infinitely below the honest and industrious profession of a tailor and a shoemaker, which are said to 'deroger'. If you love music, hear it; go to operas, concerts, and pay fiddlers to play to you; but I insist upon your neither piping nor fiddling yourself.
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