| 单词 | tenantry |
| 例句 | Residence in Ireland is attended with many drawbacks and discomforts, even when a landlord is on the best of terms with his tenantry. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z "They are a hundred of my own Protestant tenantry and citizens," replied the Count. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z And as the brides were each plentifully provided with sisters it seems likely that soon Don Joaquin will have quite a numerous tenantry. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z The tenantry were then assembled; who with satisfaction admitted the justice of his claim, and openly rejoiced at their young landlord's succession to the fortunes of his father. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z His son Gilbert was prominent during the Napoleonic wars for seeing that his tenantry kept a lookout for Bonaparte; and by putting down smuggling he performed a vicarious penance for the deeds of his ancestors. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, a baronet of ancient lineage, has invited the tenantry to his Elizabethan mansion to celebrate the betrothal of his son Alexis, a Grenadier Guardsman, to the lovely Aline. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z The tenantry of his two estates, now joined, all assembled at the station, and scarce a man from Carnesford was absent. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z He extinguishes the Ribbon lodge, fastens his tenantry by equitable leases to the glebe, and gradually finds in the management of his estate a career of easy, pleasant, and even prosperous power. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z This prize was offered every year to his tenantry by Sir Matthew Scone, who owned nearly all the surrounding country. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z He abolished tenantry and supplanted it with a system of small freeholds. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z He armed his tenantry, surrounded his seat of Johnson Hall with a stockade, and garrisoned it with a party of soldiers, which Sir Jeffrey Amherst had ordered thither for his protection. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Mr. Herries is the factor in charge of the estates, sir," she answered, "and some of her ladyship's tenantry have come up from the village with him to offer her welcome. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Surely not because of danger to us at the Hall, for we had our Mohawks, our militia, and yeoman tenantry at beck and call. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z There can be no doubt that the tenantry on the ancient demesne had even better reasons for appealing to immemorial usage, and certainly they knew how to urge their grievances. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Some for England--some for their family acres in the far west; impelled--some by fear--some by the promptings of the chancellor--a few only by a sense of duty to their tenantry. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z This tidings created the liveliest sensations of joy among Sir William's tenantry, as he was much beloved for his kindness and generosity of disposition. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z In the early decades of the nineteenth century the then Duchess of Leeds here set up for her tenantry one of the earliest rural elementary schools. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z They were millers, cloth-makers, brush- and broom-makers, shoemakers for themselves and their tenantry; knitting was done in the convents, and all the finer fancy work. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z And not only socmen have to bear such impositions: we find them constantly in all shapes and gradations in connection with free tenantry. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The Land Act of 1880 had begun to inspire the tenantry with hope, especially as the first decisions of the commissioners gave sweeping reductions off the rents hitherto paid. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z Her husband, with the ardour of a convert—or a pervert—raised a regiment of dragoons among his tenantry, and fought on the winning side at the Battle of the Boyne. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z These I found were the tenantry of Glen Eredine, assembled to cut down the landlord's corn; a service which they were bound to perform without hire. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z For the benefit of their tenantry others had done even more. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z The custom of Kent holds good only for the tenantry which would have been called gavelmen in other places. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It was the feeling that this old lady, not proud but having pride, a ridiculous distinction, this old lady, these tenantry, those traditions would resent her. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z It adds to all the dangers of the purely economic struggle which resulted from Chinese Competition, the additional danger of all the bad blood that a tenantry system inevitably develops. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z It was well-nigh a year since the tenantry had been asked to leave. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Their knowledge of simple farming must have been thorough, for the farms of the monasteries were always the most prosperous, and the tenantry were always the happiest. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z The freeholders231 alone have access to the courts, but in practice the entire body of the tenantry is equally concerned. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It was their intention to create hereditary landed estates, modelled on those existing in England and to be farmed by a numerous class of yeoman tenantry. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z The whites hold on to their lands more firmly than they did some years ago, and the tenantry class both of whites and blacks is becoming larger. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z It was a quiet wedding indoors, but out of doors—well, Harvey McGregor determined his tenantry should all go mad together if they chose. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z All of his own passion and purpose had been swept away, leaving his mind to the tenantry of the sweetest content he had ever known. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z In this way the intermediate class, though of servile origin, connects itself with the free tenantry. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Even his own tenantry were but just arrived at the true estimation of his character. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z “I think it’s tremendous”—this at least she kept up; and on another occasion she asked him if he had any tenantry. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The tenantry system was also undergoing a change—the share system which developed in the years succeeding the Civil War being replaced by a system of cash rental. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Each, however, had a numerous tenantry, and wherever doors were opened the two men saw within, now Jews, now Greeks or Romans. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The influence of commutation makes itself felt in the growth of a number of social groups which arrange themselves between the free and the servile tenantry without fitting exactly into either class. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The fact is, dear Duke, that you should really do something to entertain your tenantry, and possibly a few neighbours also, before they begin to talk. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z Possibly it was a coachman or gardener, or one of the tenantry at some place she had been years agone. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z The chief employment of its inhabitants is fishing; and its coasting trade is considerable, affording to the tenantry of the adjoining country a ready market for farm produce of all kinds—grazing, pastoral, and agricultural. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z The higher class of tenantry were upon the lawn, and among them mixed with stately condescension a goodly number of the county aristocracy. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z An interesting attempt at an accurate classification of this and other kinds of tenantry is displayed by an inquisition of 19 Edward I preserved at the Record Office. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z That afternoon messengers went out from the castle, to bid to the festival the tenantry and all the friends of Mountjoy for ten miles ’round; and an ox was slain for the roasting. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z "Welcome to your ancestral estates and adoring tenantry!" Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z But the quiet experienced hand, with a shrewd knowledge of men as well as the technicalities of his profession, grows to be liked by the tenantry, and becomes a local authority on animal life. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The tenantry had assembled at the castle, and Dr. Reiser was there also. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z A new division became necessary, and it took place under circumstances of great solemnity, as a result of an agreement effected at a great meeting of the tenantry before both lords. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The tenantry made a decent show, for to many of them the deceased was a man after their own hearts—fond of sport, of racing, of good cheer, of fast living. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z Cleon replies that if his questioner could have been present on the earth before the advent of man, and seen all its tenantry, from worm to bird, he would have seen them perfect. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Dressed in the height of fashion, he would declare that the only really happy moments of his life were those when he was surrounded by his tenantry. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z In fact, he was galled perpetually by the manifest superiority of his brother, by his success in all he undertook, by his popularity with the tenantry, by Cicely's preference for him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The demesne land of the priory is also situated not in compact areas, but in strips intermixed with those of the tenantry, in the 'communal fields' according to the phraseology of our documents. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z According to all accounts, Mr. Gladstone is on the most friendly terms with his tenantry. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Marquis and Marchioness Townshend, whose marriage had taken place a few weeks previously, were welcomed with great enthusiasm on their return to Rainham, and were presented by the tenantry with a handsome silver epergne. 9.—Mr. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The news of the restoration of Randolph to his ancestral towers had already diffused joy through the homes of his tenantry; and the fulfilment of Dame Miniver's prediction respecting his marriage completed the exultation. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The late owner of the castle, it has already been said, was extremely unpopular with his tenantry, for some time both before and after his marriage. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z The point cannot be overlooked, that the lord of the manor appears subjected to certain rules set up by custom and common decision in the meetings of his tenantry. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Jocyln and his daughter; and there were bonfires and illuminations, and feasting of tenantry, and ringing of bells, and general jubilation, that the heir of Thetford Towers had come to reign at last. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z A dinner to the tenantry was given in the school-room, at which his lordship presided, and the festivities ended with a display of fireworks. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z During the thirty-four years that he owned and controlled the vast family estates in Wales and Scotland, he devoted his whole energies to their improvement, and to promoting the welfare of his tenantry and dependents. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z The lapse of time only increased the numbers and the exasperation of the tenantry. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z The medieval system, in so far as it rested on the distribution of holdings, was in many respects more301 advantageous to the tenantry than to the lord. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It was then moved by Mr. Howat, that the Honorable Joseph Howe, of Nova Scotia, should be the commissioner for the tenantry, which was unanimously agreed to. History of Prince Edward Island 2011-04-16T02:00:17.027Z Walsingham was presented by his Merton tenantry with an address of welcome upon his return after a prolonged visit to America. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z They are keen fellows, given to money-getting,—millers some of them, bleachers most, with a tenantry of weavers, and estates like the grass-plot of a laundry. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z He drew a frightful picture of a suffering and poverty-enslaved tenantry, sinking fast into barbarism from hopelessness,—unhappily, no Irishman need depend upon his imagination for the sketch. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z The meadow in Shifford is divided into twelve strips, and these are distributed among the lord and the tenantry, but they are not apportioned to any one for constant ownership. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Nearly three-fourths of the farms, in 1900, were cultivated by their owners, but the cash tenantry system showed an increase of 100% since 1890, being most extensively used in the cotton counties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The squire was presented by the tenantry with an illuminated address. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Hence, the well known insurmountable evils of agricultural tenantry. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Ye are just a good standing sample o' the young tenantry o' Scotland at this time. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z Not only the free, but also the servile tenantry are ruled in accordance with the views and customs of a congregation of the tenants in their divers classes. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z She has taken a new turn, and fancies, God forgive her! that we have an elegant estate, and a fine, thriving, solvent tenantry. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z “In Norfolk his relationship to the landowners whom he represented gave him a status and influence with the tenantry altogether above and beyond that of the ordinary estate agent.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The Proletariat of France, the nomadic pauper banditti of England, the starving tenantry of Ireland, the Lazzaroni of Italy, and the half-savages of Hayti, are the admitted results of practical abolition. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z I 'm a small country gentleman, with an embarrassed estate and a rascally tenantry. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z It must be remembered that a baron of 1450 was not strong merely by reason of the spears and bows of his household and his tenantry, like a baron of the 13th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z In the early part of the last century the landlords, for political as well as commercial reasons, encouraged the increase of the tenantry. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z In the dark days of agricultural depression the tenantry on the estate experienced the practical sympathy of Mr. Hamond, who was a most kind and generous landlord. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The burden of every song is arrears of rent; and now I am told that the tenantry are so prosperous that they can afford to defy their landlord. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z I know that the unhappy tenantry are ground to powder by relentless landlords. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z The larger tenantry, who were supposed to be able to look after their own interests, were entirely debarred, and tenants enjoying leases were excluded from claiming compensation, except for tillages, buildings and reclamation of lands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z If the land be treated as money, and tenantry as borrowers, people may be sure that the landlord will be an usurer. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Hay Gurney, and by a large body of mounted tenantry. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z That night the tenantry of Jerusalem Knob divided itself silently and sullenly into groups which ignored each other. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The new proprietors had nothing in common with their tenantry. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z He proposed also that, in cases of eviction, the smaller tenantry Irish land. should receive compensation for disturbance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z There had, also, been a species of pretension about the family, which brought them more before us, than most of the families of the tenantry. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z New evictions on an enormous scale followed the famine, the clearance of what was then called in the phrase of current English economics "the surplus population," "the overstock tenantry." Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z In one way the conditions are similar to those prevailing in Ireland; great landlords and a poor tenantry or peasantry, the tenants here being very largely black. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z In spite of the efforts of the wisest of their leaders, the Irish tenantry are rushing into bargains under the Wyndham Act that may eventuate in dire consequences for themselves and for the country. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z It so happened that some bad harvests had temporarily increased the difficulties of the tenantry, and there was no doubt that large numbers of evictions were taking place in Ireland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z We had ridden round the estate, and conversed with the tenantry, and had let my intentions be known previously, so that little remained to be discussed. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z This trait of his character soon came home to his tenantry in diverse ways. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z Sometimes he will offer more wages, sometimes he will give the tenants better houses to live in, and sometimes he succeeds by that sheer force of a masterful personality which easily controls an ignorant tenantry. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z The tyrannical one, regardless of the sufferings of his victims, sought to extract impossible rents from an unfortunate tenantry who had scarcely the means of subsistence. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z But parliament in 1870 was not solely occupied with the wrongs of Irish tenantry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z He was to be followed to the grave by his tenantry, and such of the gentry, his neighbours, as might please to attend. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z In former days, he said, the zemindar was compensated for the gifts he made by the many customary presents he received from his tenantry. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z Harold, in spite of his exile, made an incursion into Somersetshire, levied mail on his former tenantry, and eased the church of its treasures. Cathedral Cities of England While the greater lords rode with him on all his expeditions, the bulk of his army consisted of professional soldiers, paid by the levy of scutage imposed upon the feudal tenantry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Indeed, all the duke's tenantry are in a very thriving condition; for this simple reason—that they are not rack-rented. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 Sadly, with faces of grief, unlike the expression of hired sorrow, passed the solitary mutes; and, in the countenance of each, I recognised one of our tenantry. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Moreover this estate, however tempting, with its fertile, well-watered meadows, its vineyards and woods, is burdened by an insolvent tenantry, who, through faulty management, have been allowed to fall into arrear. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius All the elite of the county were there, all the tenantry from Audleigh Royal, all the friends who had known Sir Oswald and respected him. Love Works Wonders A Novel Old Mrs. Maxwell has suddenly discovered that her birthday will fall on next Friday, and she insists upon going back to Tilney Park to entertain the tenantry, and give a ball to the servants. Tony Butler "And here were all the people, the tenantry on the estate, calling him the young lord, and the poor fellow growing up with the proud consciousness that the title was his due." The Fortunes Of Glencore In the reign of Edward II. parliament had little share in resisting the government; much more was effected by the barons through risings of their feudal tenantry. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Mr. Kennyfeck continues for some time to transact business with the tenantry, and leaves Drumcoologan, at last, just as night was closing in. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) You 'll hear enough of landlords' calamities,—wrecking tenantry, people in barbarism, irreclaimably bad, sunk in crime, black in ingratitude. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) His frank and unsuspecting nature makes him adored by all his tenantry, none of whom would wrong their king. Maria Edgeworth See now, Nick," said he, "it isn't like a friend to bring up all these red-coats here upon me, before my tenantry, disgracing me in the face of my people. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Devolving his authority on an emancipated sergeant of hussars, the purveyor of his libertine pleasures, he dispatched him to St. Michael to wring money from the tenantry, and prepare for his reception. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Somewhat more than you possess, Mr. Kennyfeck; for I know his tenantry. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The people were very jealous at the alienation of the family estates, which had so much divided the tenantry. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. But Maria's entire time was not occupied with the tenantry. Maria Edgeworth This being of course readily acquiesced in, the earl and his beauteous young wife were seen, arm and arm, on the lawn, going towards the tables at which his tenantry were enjoying his hospitality. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative I am certain that they are anxious to come over, and that their relations with their tenantry and those around them should be in every respect good. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 What were the ties, what the relations, between the original owner and the tenantry who held under him? Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Sir Marmaduke they had always heard spoken of, as a stern-tempered man, whose severity towards his tenantry was, happily, tempered by the personal kindness of the agent. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago It was in 1040 that Leofric, Earl of Mercia, was besought by his wife, who was remarkable for her beauty and piety, to relieve his tenantry of Coventry of a heavy toll. Women of England At the end of that time sublimate powder was needed to kill off the tenantry which had multiplied within. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Did he inquire how far his own desertion of his tenantry—his ignorance of their state—his indifference to their condition—had fostered these growing evils? St. Patrick's Eve Mr. Dalton being an Irish gentleman of a kind disposition and facile temper, suffers his tenantry to run most grievously into arrear. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Then, in God's name, give them plenty to eat; it doesn't signify much, I suppose, whose tenantry they are, when they're hungry." The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago She was a model mistress to her household and her tenantry. Women of England He settled that land with his relations and tenantry—a farming community. Nationality and Race from an Anthropologist's Point of View Being the Robert Boyle lecture delivered before the Oxford university junior scientific club on November 17, 1919 There was no explanatory note to state the actual condition of that tenantry, or the amount of that rent from which the deduction was made. St. Patrick's Eve A pauper and rebellious tenantry holding their tenures on nominal rents, and either living in open defiance of all law, or scheming to evade it by a hundred subterfuges. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life If the tenantry regarded the landlord as a simple-hearted, crotchety old gentleman with no harm in him, the landlord believed them to be almost incurably sunk in barbarism and superstition. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago At any rate, the Loucheux have the appearance of being an encroaching tenantry; indeed, few Indians have had their physical appearance described in terms equally favourable. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The Wynns kept up a sort of correspondence with the old tenantry, who loved them much. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Mr. Muldrennin was then free to run his career of active puffery throughout the kingdom, and his tenantry to starve on as before. St. Patrick's Eve He disliked unpopularity, and dreaded the "bad word" of the people; and hence he suffered his tenantry to fall into arrears and his estate into ruin. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life These were the refuse of the tenantry; for we have seen that the independent feeling of the better class held them aloof from all the schemes of "improvement," which the others, by participating in, contaminated. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago With the great landed estates came tenantry, wage slavery and chattel slavery, the one condition the natural generator of the others. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times He had chosen this hour so early, that he was actually before the Milk, which was always agreeable to serve the Court when the tenantry could do—taken collectively—with eightpennyworth. When Ghost Meets Ghost Both were hereditary and absolutely unquestioning Catholics; and, strange to say, a large part of their tenantry were hereditary Catholics also. Memoirs of Life and Literature If this be so, might not the Cauldwell charter chest contain some references to their Stevenson tenantry? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) The earl was very popular among his tenantry and in the neighbourhood of his residence, Dilston Hall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" They stubbornly insisted upon a tenantry, and as obstinately contested any forfeiture of what they deemed their property rights. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times In New England where in the past ten years tenantry has been diminished ten per cent, the country churches are weakened as elsewhere. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology On this day the Fieldhead tenantry dine together; the Hollow's Mill workpeople will be assembled for a like festal purpose; the schools have a grand treat. Shirley Amongst them was one statement furnished by Mr Fitzgerald, the agent of Mr Vandeleur, of the condition of the tenantry on a large farm of that gentleman's estate which had lately fallen out of lease. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 It was a vast place, used as a rule for hearing suitors to the Lord Privy Seal and for the audit dinners of his tenantry in London. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Behind the evicted tenantry were the sheep-walks; before them was the open sea. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba Some sections of Ireland are said to have a new kind of small tenantry and a new sort of small landlord. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The Constable's Tower, remaining mostly in its ancient condition, has in an upper apartment arms for fifteen hundred men, the Percy tenantry, while in the rooms beneath is deposited the ancient armor. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel They are compelled, by the dishonesty of the tenantry, to sell the "homes of their fathers," and emigrate to foreign lands. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 But the tenantry demanded that they should be released entirely from the landlords' yoke. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The solitary symptom of a tenantry in evidence here was a perfectly good American citizen in shirt-sleeves and overalls, pipe in mouth, toleration in his mien, calmly steering a wheelbarrow down the drive. Nobody The assumption on which all our ideals are built has been that we would be a land-owning people, but we are confronted with a tenantry problem as difficult as any in the world. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology "I expect they will be from among his own tenantry; there's plenty of them, and they'll all have to do his bidding." The O'Ruddy A Romance Does not the condition of Mr O'Connell's own tenantry bear out our assertions, that indolence, inattention, and want of industry, are the real blights of Irish prosperity? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 The tenantry are mostly Nationalist, if they can be said to be anything at all. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Long Island," she learned, "is a poem itself to-day, even if it is suffering from cheap developments, the encroachment of tenantry, and the swarming of the commuters. Nobody No plans have been made in the American rural economy for a tenantry. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology We question, however, whether there be any illustration among them more striking than that indirect consequence of the Reform Bill on the tenantry of England to which we refer. Leading Articles on Various Subjects It is further proved, and every man who has any knowledge of Ireland knows the fact, that the most comfortable and improving tenantry hold at will. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Mr. O'Doherty, of County Donegal, a Catholic Home Ruler, said the landlords were all right now under compulsion, but what the tenantry demanded was to be released entirely from the landlords' yoke. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule In a grant of Edward V the complaint is made that "this body falleth daily to decay by closures and emparking, by driving away of tenants and letting down of tenantries." The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction "The American system of farm tenantry is the worst of which I have knowledge in any country." The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology Now we would ill like to see any portion of our Scotch tenantry at the mercy of wild, unreasoning destitution in the proprietor. Leading Articles on Various Subjects We should be glad to know if this gentleman did afterwards "get it," or if Mr Collis thought it necessary to communicate his own charitable suggestion, or the benevolent intentions of his tenantry. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 The tenantry of this sweet district are keeping up their rifle practice, and competent judges say that the Bodyke men possess not less than fifty rifles, none of which can be found by the police. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The present laird is greatly beloved by his tenantry. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland He was occupied in agriculture and gardening—tenacious of his seignorial rights, but indulgent to the last degree to his tenantry, by whom he was adored. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 In most of the Carthusian establishments they had schools in which education was given gratuitously to the children of their tenantry, and to those of the poor of the neighbouring towns. Roman Catholicism in Spain You would have thought them lords of the soil, come to collect rent of tardy tenantry. The Cabin on the Prairie The tenant begged that the colonel, who had ever been most kind to his tenantry, would not trouble himself at all about such a trifle, as he, the tenant, had forgotten it long ago. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services The husband and wife were united in their efforts to improve the morals and general condition of their tenantry. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History When the present proprietor first came among his tenantry he found them living miserably and ignorantly. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot So, while Conservative policy is to establish a peasant proprietary which would reinforce the voting strength of property, the Liberal policy is to establish a State tenantry from whose prosperity the whole community would profit. Liberalism Agents are always more unfeeling than owners, whether placed over West Indian or American slaves, or Irish tenantry. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject A bad landlord can never succeed in convincing his tenantry that he is a good man. The Buccaneer A Tale First, he did not have to be for ever scouring the highways and hedges for a new tenantry; Gramarye was always at hand. Anthony Lyveden Fiction might add that they adored her, worshipped her very footprints!—echoes all of ancient legends of a grateful tenantry that the New World believes in but never saw. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories To his utterly English mind, the straw of the sty, and its tenantry, were abiding truth;—the cloud of Olympus, and its tenantry, a child's dream. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving And the "loyal and loving tenantry" gave good heed to their patroon's orders. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times I believe that man half thinks, sometimes, that I am one of his tenantry? The Old Helmet, Volume I No half-measured Acts which left the landlords with any say to the tenantry of these portions of Ireland will be of any use. The Life of Gordon, Volume II The tenantry stood down in the court-yard, a mass of motionless russet and yellow, every face watching the Baron. The Dragon of Wantley His Tale There was to be a ball for the tenantry in the evening of the wedding-day, in a marquee on the lawn. Vixen, Volume III. He had set up at once as the model landlord, eager for his tenantry's welfare, full of advanced ideas, a violent politician, liberal to the verge of radicalism. Vixen, Volume II. An idea struck me: Why not ride up on the cog-wheel train, and then walk down, going around by some of the valleys and taking all the time needed for observations on the avi-faunal tenantry? Birds of the Rockies These lands were allotted to private individuals in sections of one thousand, fifteen hundred, and two thousand acres, each being required to support an adequate number of English or Scottish tenantry. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America This monster devoured the substance of the tenantry and yeomen. The Dragon of Wantley His Tale She attended Her Majesty's Drawing-room on St. Patrick's Day, with a sprig of real shamrock—sent her by one of her husband's tenantry—among the diamonds that sparkled on her bosom. Vixen, Volume III. Oh, how I look forward across that rolling water to home and its small tenantry! The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 The tenantry of the flatlands might be excused for believing that a special Providence intended it to survive, despite poverty, malnutrition, bad housing and wasting disease forever and ever. Blue Ridge Country The large owners of land employed Scotch stewards to instruct their tenantry in the most improved system of husbandry; and their neighbours profited by the example. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 He had raised a regiment from among his own tenantry, with the parson of Great Hampden for their chaplain. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 What the state needs to encourage, therefore, is farm ownership by the many rather than by the few, and farm ownership rather than farm tenantry. The Stewardship of the Soil Baccalaureate Address The tenantry of the Texford property followed on horseback or foot. Won from the Waves Proceeding to the tenantry, the first in order happened to be Farmer Toft. Rookwood If the tenantry were removed, even to better their own condition, the dues of the priest, and the physical force at the command of the agitator, would be lessened—and this would never answer. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Such are known as jargirdars, and enjoy almost sovereign state in their little domains, receiving absolutely feudal devotion from their tenantry and dependants. Adventures in Many Lands Some of the tenantry had refused to either pay or depart, and a move was on foot to use the English soldiery to evict the malcontents in a wholesale way. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers A number of the surrounding tenantry had assembled near the park-gates to bid farewell to the young sailor who was going off to fight King George’s enemies on the high seas. Won from the Waves A group of the tenantry, many of whom were in a state of intoxication, had, in the meantime, formed themselves round the prisoner. Rookwood They have nothing whatever to do with it; it is a mode of dealing between one class of tenantry and another. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Among the Baronet's tenantry was a Mr. Pointer, a thoroughly well-bred individual, who lived at a farm close by the park, and who generally accompanied Sir Vane on his shooting-excursions. Comical People The Knight had done his best to put his Castle in a state of defence, and his own tenantry promised to come in and fight to the last gasp should it be attacked. Count Ulrich of Lindburg A Tale of the Reformation in Germany Her great wish, in the meantime, would be to remain at Texford, and endeavour to benefit the tenantry and surrounding cottagers. Won from the Waves The oration concluded, biscuits and confectionery were, according to old observance, handed to such of the tenantry as chose to partake of them. Rookwood On the best managed estates in Ireland, and those where green-cropping has been most generally brought into operation, there are no leases; yet on those properties the tenantry are invariably the most independent and contented. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 He gladly accepted invitations from his tenantry, and would remain on long visits, because he thus saved board. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Mr. Gibson urged upon the company the importance of establishing a tenantry, and succeeded in attracting a considerable rural population by offering advantageous terms to small farmers. The History of Tasmania , Volume II A bill was introduced by one of the Irish members with a view to mitigating the rigors of the law as regarded the impoverished tenantry. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, February, 1886. It is not being supplanted by tenantry; the small farms are not being absorbed by larger ones. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles Any persons are eligible for asking presentments; but it is usually done only by resident gentlemen, agents, clergy, or respectable tenantry. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 The country towns seemed mere collections of shops, marketing-places for the tenantry, centres for such education as they needed, as entirely dependent on the gentry as the village and scarcely less directly so. Personality in Literature So writes Miss Somerville of her mother; so might Martin Ross have written of her father, who was, so far as in him lay, a Providence for his tenantry. Irish Books and Irish People The imprisoned leaders at once issued a manifesto calling upon the tenantry of Ireland to withhold payment of rents. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, February, 1886. He had come into his title unexpectedly, and made his new tenantry adore him. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book At home, they were lenient magistrates and prudent landlords, never overtaxing their tenantry, and rarely enforcing the game-laws. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 453 Volume 18, New Series, September 4, 1852 Under a system of perpetual tenantry the case is different. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View General Knox once owned a square of thirty miles in this part of the country; and he wished to settle it with a tenantry, after the fashion of English gentlemen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Little separate inclosures were fenced off for human tenantry, and the glow of embers gave a pleasant, homelike look to the place. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country His tenantry regarded him still as a boy, and very few of his few friends set much store by him for his own sake apart from his fortune. Roger Ingleton, Minor No tenantry in the whole of Hungary is better off than his, but he will not have a non-noble person in his service even as a clerk. A Hungarian Nabob The attack upon the city was made from Stanwix Bank; the Marquis of Tullibardine, who had at length joined the insurgent army, with his tenantry, assisting the Duke of Perth. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. It was, it is true, the custom for landed proprietors, as well as their tenantry, to deal in the trade of grazing and selling cattle. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. The Earl of Traquair appears to have escaped all the penalties which followed the Rebellion of 1715, perhaps because he does not appear to have taken any of his tenantry into the field. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. He delighted Miss Jill by allowing her to drive him in his rounds among the tenantry, when he had a friendly word for everybody. Roger Ingleton, Minor Under that system, the lands were owned in vast bodies by a few wealthy barons, and leased by them to an impoverished and dependent tenantry.' The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Such a character soon became popular with the leaders of the movement in the north; and Lord Derwentwater gave the conduct of his tenantry into his brother's hands, Captain Shaftoe commanding under Mr. Radcliffe. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. No militia and no constabulary force existed, but when Whiteboy or other disturbances arose, the landlords put themselves at the head of their tenantry, and usually succeeded in suppressing them. Historical and Political Essays Lockhart speaks of the love of two of his kinsmen to him:—his tenantry, during his exile, contributed to supply his wants, by a subscription. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. But I hear the happy tenantry announce the Count's arrival. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts The next day was the day appointed for the dinner of the tenantry, and busy indeed were the young Mortimers, in dressing up the Hall, and making it look smart and lively. Christmas, A Happy Time A Tale, Calculated for the Amusement and Instruction of Young Persons It appears, nevertheless, that he was greatly respected by his neighbours and tenantry, who were not, perhaps, disposed to judge very severely the errors of a young and popular man. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. A change in the system of farming, which dispossessed small farmers to turn the tenantries into sheep runs, had caused terrible poverty in Scotland at this period. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom In thus assembling his friends and his tenantry, Lord Derwentwater was not blameless of undue influence and oppression. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. The garrison and the whole of the tenantry, after they had erected huts for their families, devoted themselves to the work of strengthening the defences. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS The thought, too, that the chateau had been burned down was also a blow, for all the tenantry considered that they had a personal interest in the affairs of their seigneur. No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee During the last few months the Marquis of Tullibardine had been stationary, employing himself in the fruitless endeavour to stimulate the tenantry and the neighbourhood to join the army of Charles Edward. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Being, for the most part, both Protestant and Absentee, they lost all interest in their tenantry, except that of rent collectors. Home Rule Second Edition Sometimes he had resolved to remain in England and devote himself to his tenantry; but passion blinded him, and he felt that he had erred too far ever to regain the right road. The Young Duke No; it is better not to disturb the tenantry, unless on very grave occasion. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS That soil had become divided into minute allotments, held by a pauper tenantry, at exorbitant rents, of a class of middlemen, themselves necessitous, and who were mere traders in land. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography He was a very handsome, stately man, of high-bred manners, and portly figure, whom his tenantry both feared and honoured. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. He had that morning issued orders to raise a regiment among his own tenantry. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Miss B. The joy your tenantry display at seeing you again must be truly grateful to you. Speed the Plough A Comedy, In Five Acts; As Performed At The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden In bitterness of spirit he bewails his dulness in not following the example of some of his peers in getting rid of their tenantry and farming their land themselves, like Colonel Barnard in King's County. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. I do not think that some guarantee might and ought to be given to the tenantry of Ireland for the improvements they make upon their farms. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography Oh, who would help and encourage him in that most difficult of positions, a land-owner without means sufficient for doing the best by land and tenantry? The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers He partook of his frugal meal, and talked of the joyous regales he would provide for his tenantry. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel She was popular with the tenantry too, for there was not a better managed estate in the west, and the factor had general orders against distress and ejectment. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 Hyde Hall has the air of an English country-seat, with squire and tenantry, transplanted to the soil of an alien democracy. The Story of Cooperstown This came to the knowledge of a clergyman who ministered in a parish chiefly inhabited by the Lovat tenantry. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Perhaps not unkind to the helpless thy mind, Nor all unimparted thy gear; Perhaps stern of brow to thy tenantry thou! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century They were quartered near an infantry regiment, which had been raised by MacFinn O'Driscol from among his own tenantry, and was commanded by him. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick At eighteen, there was not a finer lad in the shire; and he had a frank, kindly nature, which made the tenantry rejoice in the prospect of his being their future landlord. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 At an early day George Clarke encountered much opposition from his tenantry. The Story of Cooperstown In the hall the ladies and gentlemen were in the full enjoyment of the dance, and in the kitchen all the tenantry and the servants were emulating their superiors. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural The old hearth, that has rioted the summer through with boughs and blossoms, gives up its withered tenantry. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons She failed to hear the tongues in trees, and her dramatic sense was not satisfied with the little stage of curtsying tenantry and of gentlefolk who abhorred the very thought of anything theatrical in life. The Parts Men Play What made him think of asking all his own tenantry, and a good many of us round, and getting up a cricket match and a dance on the grass is more than I can say. The Queen's Cup He also conducted himself well toward his tenantry, and was patron of several notable charities. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" It distresses me to be surrounded by a discontented tenantry, as it would do to be waited on by discontented servants. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Hitherto the task of resistance had devolved on the baronage, and had been carried out through risings of its feudal tenantry. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 His attitude towards the servants was one of pleasant dignity, and the tenantry all spoke of Master Malcolm as a fine young gentleman who would make a worthy ruler of Roselawn. The Parts Men Play A labour-rent thus became more difficult to enforce, while the increase of wealth among the tenantry and the rise of a new spirit of independence made it more burthensome to those who rendered it. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 It made a form of tenantry or servitude inevitable for the mass of those who labored on the land. History of the United States My father's indulgence as to the time he allowed his tenantry for the payment of their rent was unusually great. Richard Lovell Edgeworth A Selection From His Memoir The whole of the tenantry and the villagers knew that their stern old master gave up his life for their sake. The Romance of the Coast And then had come years of rack-renting of his tenants; the virtuous tenantry had to pay dearly for the vices of their lord. Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents Your country is at peace, and your place is here, among your tenantry, at Scroope. An Eye for an Eye The Development of the Small Freehold.—The cheapness of land and the scarcity of labor, nevertheless, made impossible the triumph of the huge estate with its semi-servile tenantry. History of the United States The greatest of the magnates of Sussex and Surrey, William, Earl Warenne, followed the example of his tenantry, and made his peace with the king. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) There had been a demonstration at the previous decision, but it paled before the great rejoicings over my success among all the tenantry over whom I was agent. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent The agent remained, and a few of the tenantry who had business with him. Edward Barnett; a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,—and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams or, The Earle's Victims: with an Account of the Terrible End of the Proud Earl De Montford, the Lamentable Fate of the Victim of His Passion, and the Shadow's Punishment The young duke took his recovered bride over to England, then on to Scotland, and finally to their beautiful home, Lone Castle, where the young couple were received by their tenantry with great rejoicings. The Lost Lady of Lone Carthy, it shall be my business to see that you do not spread a bad spirit through the tenantry much longer.—Sir, you have heard the fellow's admission. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three He had for several days previously gone over the greater portion of the estate, and inspected the actual condition of the tenantry on it. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three His income was estimated at about four hundred a year, and as his relations with tenantry were not harmonious, he never went out without a six-chambered revolver in his pocket. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent A dishonest and inhuman agent has in his own hands the irresponsible power of harassing and oppressing the tenantry under him. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The streets of the hamlet, the bridge and the island was each alive with a merry crowd of tenantry and peasantry in their picturesque holiday suits, coming to see the wedding pageant. The Lost Lady of Lone His father happened to be called upon, one morning before breakfast, by his landlord, who it seems occasionally visited his tenantry to encourage, direct, stimulate, or reprove them, as the case might require. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three He is, in the first place, a bad example, and calculated by his conduct and influence to spread dangerous principles among the tenantry. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The truth is, that Hickman, I suspect, is almost sick of the agency—thanks to Lord Cumber's extravagance, and an occasional bit of blister which I, through the tenantry, lay on him at home. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Of this very class, I believe, is your agent, Yellow Sam; so that any favorable expressions you may have heard from your tenantry towards him, were most probably the result of dissimulation and fear. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three His murderous mistake occasioned him to feel deep sorrow, for he was perfectly well acquainted with the amiable and generous character which Charles bore amongst his father's tenantry. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The pride of class, and the influence of creed besides, are too frequently impediments, not only to the progress of their own independence, but to the improvement of their tenantry. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The landlords in general care little about the state and condition of their tenantry. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Now, I am somewhat unpopular with the tenantry, and my amiable friend, Hickman, is beloved by them; but I think your lordship by this time understands the why and the wherefore on both sides. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two But, above all things, the curse of a tenantry is a percentage agent. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three At once sensual, penurious, and bigoted, he spent his whole time in private profligacy—for he was a hypocrite, too—in racking his tenantry, and exhibiting himself as a champion for Protestant principles. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One He also gives his tenantry, free of all charges, as much turf-bog as is necessary for the abundant supply of their own fuel. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One I have reason to suspect," replied Chevydale, "that he is neither more nor less than feathering his own nest at the expense of myself and my tenantry. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two As it is, I regret to say, that you are more a friend to my tenantry than to myself, which is a poor qualification for an agent. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two He had seen no Irishman of rank ever bestow a moment's attention on his tenantry. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The intimate friends of the lady of Vellenaux amused themselves with archery and croquet on the lawn, and strolled about the grounds watching the tenantry and others in their pursuit of pleasure. Vellenaux A Novel One would imagine a landlord ought to know without teaching, that, when he presses his tenantry until they fall, he must himself fall with them. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Every year he treats his tenantry to a dinner, and I need not add that these are always conducted on the principle of total abstinence. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met I cannot paralyze industry, cramp honest exertion, or distress poverty still further, merely to supply necessities which are little less than criminal in yourself and ruinous to your tenantry. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two For a few days more he visited most of the neighboring gentry, from whom he received sufficient information to satisfy him that neither he himself nor his agent was popular among his tenantry. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three This feeling was shared alike by tenantry and servants, for they all had, in some way, been indebted to her for acts of kindness. Vellenaux A Novel This circumstance shows how miserably and peculiarly impolitic it has been in Ireland to tie down the body of the tenantry to short and unprofitable tenures. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) Look at your tenantry, the millions of miserable wretches on your own soil, whose condition is far worse than that of the African slaves in the United States? A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery The truth, then, is, that I fear Mr. Hickman must have kept the disturbed state of your tenantry from your Lordship's knowledge, owing probably to a reluctance in exposing his own laxity of management. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two He had exacted from the tenantry in general the performance of duty-labor to such an extent, that his immense agricultural farms were managed with little expense to himself. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Why, master, since this valley has no more tenantry than Sodom or Gomorrah, cities of the plain—" Billy began confidently; but his voice trailed off under my father's frown. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 This novel class had been called into being by the general raising of rents, and the wholesale evictions of the smaller tenantry which followed the Reformation. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) I repeat, that the slaves of the South are generally better provided for, than the generality of the tenantry, North or South. A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery Every one knows that an Irish landlord has other demands upon his tenantry besides the payment of their rents. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two It is scarcely necessary to inform the reader, that the Colonel's address to Carson soon got among the assembled tenantry, and a vehement volley of groans and hisses followed the discarded agent up the street. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three In this way the whole face of the labor contract in the South was, in the decade 1880-90, in process of change from a nominal wage contract to a system of tenantry. The Negro Mr Prothero and his son Owen headed the tenantry, and carried between them a magnificent banner, fashioned at the farm, bearing as motto, 'Prosperity to Glanyravon.' Gladys, the Reaper England boasts of her philanthropy—talks about American oppression, and at the same time makes no effort to elevate her own miserable tenantry, whose conditions are far worse than American slaves. A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery In the first place, my Lord, the tenantry are not at all in arrears, a circumstance which is by no means in favor of the landlord, especially an Irish one. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two They bargained with Great Britain to the effect that, if they were permitted to pillage their tenantry, they would in return uphold and maintain British rule in Ireland. The Open Secret of Ireland The men of the Cottage Hotel continued big, brown, bespurred and behatted, yet it might have been observed that the tenantry of the Stone Hotel became gradually less sunburned and more immaculate. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Accordingly, with Colonel Vaughan on his left, and Lady Mary Nugent on his right hand he prepared to do the honours of a most substantial feast to his tenantry, their wives and children. Gladys, the Reaper How could he do otherwise, or how more effectually, and less offensively, extricate Molly Brown from the unpleasant tenantry of the proposed under-ground floor? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 25, 1841 Should your tenantry ask me—'why are you thus cruel and oppressive-upon us?' what reply could I make but this—'I am thus cruel because his lordship is profligate. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Loud and hearty were the cheers of the delighted tenantry, as the three sons of their beloved landlord passed the threshold. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 18, 1841 I assure you the trouble I have taken over them, with the idea of setting an example to the tenantry, is incredible. The Inheritors So he began as a farm laborer, passed through various stages of tenantry, and finally graduated into land ownership. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making I admit, and I repeat it again, that there are instances in which the landlord takes an interest in his tenantry, but those instances are exceptions. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 For instance, if I understand you right, you would appear to advocate too much indulgence to the tenantry at my expense; for what else is allowing them to run into arrears. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two England is the landlord of civilization, mankind her tenantry, and the earth her estate. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 He enlarged himself, giving himself the airs of an English lord in the midst of his tenantry, listening to their complaints with a good-humoured smile of toleration. Vandover and the Brute You have been overseeing the tenantry and have been hunting. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall If the landlord happens to be humane, he may interest himself in the welfare of the families of his tenantry. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Now a tenant not in arrears to his landlord is comparatively independent, but it is not with an independent tenantry that a landlord can work his wishes. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Accordingly the new lord commenced proceedings to evict the whole of the tenantry for non-title. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times The feeling of the crofters in regard to increase of rent and eviction is very similar to that of the Irish tenantry. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 Popular sentiment supports those who commit outrages, because it considers the tenantry to be engaged in a species of war, a righteous war, against the landlord. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question These gentlemen, experienced agents, gave me a good deal of information as to the effect of the present state of things upon the “moral” of the tenantry in different parts of Ireland. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) He is what an old Vandal was once called for his cruelty and oppression—the Scourge of God," replied Harman, "such certainly the unhappy tenantry of the Topertoe family find him. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The young marquis paid a visit to his tenantry in 1868, and he was almost worshipped. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times The class war between the tenantry and their landlords, therefore, which is now undoubtedly waging in Ireland cannot be attributed to the historical grievances of the Irish people. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) Those tidings came fast on our footsteps; but the message was to warn us that we were not even there safe; for that Lord Bantry had all his tenantry engaged in searching for us. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 In the second place, he gave a substantial dinner to all his tenantry, from the wealthy farmer of five hundred acres to the tenant of a cottage. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 And you know very well, my dear M'Slime, that if I were less devoted to those interests than I am, my popularity would be greater among the tenantry. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The tenantry, many of them large and respectable land-holders, now learned, for the first time, that their leases were good for nothing in law. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times An Irish landlord took his tenantry out of their mud huts, and removed them into comfortable dwellings which he had built for their accommodation. Thrift A numerous tenantry having the right to vote, and practically obliged to exercise that right at the dictation of their landlord, was highly prized.... The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines That he hoped to be both a just and kind landlord, working with and for his tenantry to the utmost of his power. A Noble Life In my opinion a landlord should be an example of moral propriety and moderation to his tenantry, so as that the influence of his conduct might make a salutary impression upon their lives and principles. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two I thought also that possible objections would be obviated if the tenantry were destitute of 'the fostering care of a resident landlord.' The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times Then there were the rejoicings at Welbeck, where the new Duchess soon ingratiated herself with the tenantry. The Portland Peerage Romance Throughout Donegal we found," says Mr. Tuke, "the resident proprietors doing much for their suffering tenantry; in many cases, all that landlords could do for their relief and assistance. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines The tenantry knew well enough who the earl had fixed upon to come after him, but his was his first public acknowledgment of the fact. A Noble Life I have signed circular letters for my own tenantry, and if any of them have reached yours, it has been without either my consent or knowledge. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two I have been assured that it is quite usual, on such estates, to find the tenantry paying the highest rent compatible with the maintenance of bare life. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times Could it be that his lordship had been repossessed of his property, and was taking this means of revenging himself upon his tenantry for resisting the cause he had fought for? The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance He cited blue books to show the misery and destitution to which ejected tenants were sometimes reduced, closing his proofs with this sentence: "such is the effect of the ejectment of tenantry in Ireland." The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Among his own tenantry, the small farmers along the shores of the two lochs which bounded the peninsula, his long minority and mysterious affliction made him personally almost unknown. A Noble Life So saying, poor, idle, drinking, negligent, pugnacious Regan, by his own sheer neglect, put his property into the hands of the most relentless harpy that ever robbed and fleeced a tenantry. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The first marquis occasionally visited the estate, and was proud of the troops of yeomanry and cavalry which had been raised from his tenantry. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times To his surprise, however, the child did not lead him into the park, but towards one of the old stone houses of the tenantry. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories Were not the most conspicuous names on your committee the abettors of an amendment as iniquitous as it was selfish—viz., to remove the poor-rates from their own shoulders to that of their pauper tenantry? The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines It was celebrated at the village church in presence of a numerous company of relatives and friends, and many of the tenantry. Bracebridge Hall I do not understand that any of your lordship's tenantry have been solicited to join our new corps. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two In outline, however, they may be briefly stated— 'First—The great mass of Irish tenantry have no better title to their holdings than the will of their landlords. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times When before the revolution, Mr. Phillipse lived there, lord of all he surveyed, he was always spoken of by his tenantry as the Yonker, the gentleman, par excellence. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam This insane system is the cause of a fearful loss of life; it tends to the ruin of your tenantry, and is the fruitful cause of the demoralization of the peasantry. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 Follow the man through his pecuniary transactions with his wife and children, his household, his tenantry, nay, with himself, and you have more of his real character than the biographer is usually able to furnish. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 These were contempt for, and neglect of, the condition and comforts of his tenantry, of the very individuals from whose exertions and straggles he derived his support. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two These estates are in all parts of Ireland, not only in all the provinces, but in all the counties, without exception; and, according to Master Fitzgibbon, they fairly represent the tenantry of the whole country. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times It was celebrated at the village church, in presence of a numerous company of relatives and friends, and many of the tenantry. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists From his tyranny his struggling tenantry have no redress. Across China on Foot When the Duke of Portland allowed his tenantry to see St. Simon gallop five years ago at Newcastle, the pitmen and artisans thronged to look at the horse. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour "Why, is he not popular—is he not liked by the tenantry?" Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two He adds: 'Clamour, agitation, or violence of any kind I have never had to deal with amongst the tenantry of any one of these estates since I came into office.' The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times Now Pan at last is surely dead, And King No-Credit reigns instead, Whose officers, morosely strict, Poor Fancy's tenantry evict, 60 Chase the last Genius from the door, And nothing dances any more. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell It was on the occasion of his ride to Brocklesby that Lord Yarborough’s tenantry rode out to meet the Prince, and exhibited the finest farmers’ cavalcade for men and horses in England. Rides on Railways It was now determined that the interment should take place on the morrow, and the intelligence was communicated rapidly to all the tenantry. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune Yet cases might be named by the score in which such men scorned to avert by pressure on their suffering tenantry the fate they saw impending over them.... Is Ulster Right? Hence has arisen a great amount of jealousy, distrust, and irritability in the landlord class towards the tenantry and their advocates. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times Nor do the tenantry themselves feel it to be a gain. About Ireland The labourers are as superior to the southern peasantry as their employers to the southern tenantry. Rides on Railways Many years ago the possessor of the castle, Mr. de Burgh, died, and the castle was then let out to various of the tenantry, among whom was a carpenter. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 India has always been a country of small tenantry, and has thereby escaped many of the evils the western Nations have experienced owing to the concentration of wealth in a few hands. The Case for India The tenantry, so cruelly rack-rented and impoverished, were reduced by two or three bad seasons to a state bordering upon famine. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times O, how I look forward across that rolling water to home and its small tenantry! Yesterdays with Authors Altogether it is a very primitive curious place, with several originals among the tenantry, and some beautiful natural scenery, among whom a morning may be spent with profit and pleasure. Rides on Railways A dinner was given to some tenantry of the vast estates of the family, in the time of Duke Henry. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character The sun rose clear and warm; it was like a summer morning, but stiller, for the woods had lost their songful tenantry. D'Ri and I We have no Primate Boulter now in the Protestant hierarchy to plead the cause of an unprotected tenantry; but we have the press, which can concentrate upon the subject the irresistible force of public opinion. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times In England a great estate is peopled by a more or less numerous tenantry. The Long White Cloud The assize town was crowded, on the day the trial was expected to come on, by the tenantry of the late baronet and their families, with whom the present landlord was by no means popular. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney Boycott, Captain, an Irish landlord's agent in Connemara, with whom the population of the district in 1880 refused to have any dealings on account of disagreements with the tenantry. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Around the cabins of the tenantry, fields of oats and barley glimmered, thin blades pricking the loam, brilliant as splintered emeralds. The Maid-At-Arms If the legislature were guided by the spirit that animates Lord Erne in his dealings with his tenantry, the land question would soon be settled to the satisfaction of all parties. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times The places of others were taken by a tenantry, white or black, lacking the thrift of ownership; the lands of others passed to new owners of alien races. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II Once, after going through the great wine-cellar where millions were coined, I went through the barracks in the upper portion of the same building, where a wretched tenantry of the Devil's poor lived in squalor. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 There was a grand dinner, followed by a grand ball, and there was feasting for the tenantry--everything that could be thought of for the amusement of the vast crowd. Wife in Name Only His own tenantry and the farming interest generally are proud of him. Hodge and His Masters They ensure, in short, that the inborn qualities of the terrestrial tenantry shall become steadily better adapted to their homes and to their mutual needs. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development Living in the midst of a cheerful and contented tenantry, the chieftain as it were of a devoted clan, the proprietor of Nannau may be truly termed a happy man. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827 The farming tenantry, though less immediately dependent, yet all partake, more or less, in the evil. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828 I had no tenantry to come out and meet me; but there were the blacks. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" His tenantry were not only satisfied, but proud of him; for they began to foresee what was going to happen. Hodge and His Masters He made little treats and teas for him, as if he came in with his homage from some outlying district where the tenantry were in a primitive state. Little Dorrit He then went abroad among his tenantry and servants, and endeavoured to induce them to follow him, but without success. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain His brief tenantry of Tom-all-Alones shows us the prototype of many thousands of living places in the slums of our own time. Library Work with Children My heart was full, and I question if any European landlord ever got so warm a reception from his tenantry, as I received from my slaves. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" If one of you would forgo his title, and distribute his estates among his Irish tenantry, why, then, I should then see a reason for accepting the other. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan But these are but a small part of the tenantry of the many-peopled globe. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author On first taking possession of his estate at Longfield, he was met by a procession of the tenantry, who received him with great enthusiasm. Men of Invention and Industry The country towns seemed mere collections of ships, marketing places for the tenantry, centres for such education as they needed, as entirely dependent on the gentry as the village and scarcely less directly so. Tono Bungay Then the tenantry mounted on horseback again, or stayed and refreshed themselves at the Crawley Arms. Vanity Fair "I wouldn't miss your maiden speech to the tenantry." Adam Bede All that the one estate, its castle, its village, its tenantry, represented, was the antipodes of that which the other stood for. The Shuttle He is very popular with his tenantry, regarding their interests as his own; and he often quotes the words of his friend Mr. Drummond, that 'property has its duties as well as its rights.' Men of Invention and Industry As his lordship's knowledge of his tenantry consisted in finding out which of them paid their rent promptly, and in turning out those who did not, this was rather a hard question. Little Lord Fauntleroy I asked my boatman what it should be, and he answered he supposed it was some of the red soldiers coming from Fort William into Appin, against the poor tenantry of the country. Kidnapped Leases for a term of years, however, were not uncommon; but the want of capital rendered it impossible for the tenantry to attempt any spirited improvements. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The countess gave a brilliant tea soirée to the neighboring nobility; and the tenantry were regaled in the kitchen with a leg of mutton and a quart of ale. The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy He was an excellent landlord, built comfortable houses for his tenantry, and did what he could for their improvement. Men of Invention and Industry Contradictory as it may seem, there was nothing which entertained and edified him more than the little fellow's interest in his tenantry. Little Lord Fauntleroy Everybody I knew who knew them seemed to love them, particularly the tenantry. The Four Faces A Mystery Well, you may call at the castle to-morrow, and when my brother has done with the tenantry, I'll speak to him for you, and we'll consult together, and see what we think. Tales and Novels — Volume 06 My tenantry had not yet been contaminated by the epidemic infection, which broke out soon after with such violence as to threaten the total destruction of all civil order. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 The event of the trial, and the restoration of the Percy family to their property, were heard with transports of joy by the old tenantry. Tales and Novels — Volume 08 All the tenantry were invited, and there were to be feasting and dancing and games in the park, and bonfires and fire-works in the evening. Little Lord Fauntleroy By his neighbours in the town and by his tenantry he was always addressed as 'My lord,' and treated with all the deference that pertained to such difference of station. Lord Kilgobbin I shall be in London on the 19th; there are to be oxen roasted and sheep boiled on the 22nd, with ale and uproar for the mobility; a feast is also providing for the tenantry. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 It was my duty, I said, to visit my Irish estate, and to encourage my tenantry, by residing some time among them. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Commissioner Falconer was at this time at Falconer-court, where he had been obliged to go to settle some business with his tenantry, previously to the sale of his land for the redemption of Cunningham. Tales and Novels — Volume 08 He abhorred churches and charities, and flew into violent rages when any of his tenantry took the liberty of being poor and ill and needing assistance. Little Lord Fauntleroy There was not a resource of her ingenuity she had not employed for years back to bring these refractory subjects into the pale of a respectable tenantry. Lord Kilgobbin Richard also had discovered good in Arthur—among other things a careful regard to his word, and to his father's tenantry. There & Back She had a fine jointure settled upon her, and took herself away to the great joy of the tenantry. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Cards were out for a ball in his honour, and this pageant of the tenantry was held in the ballroom of the Amberson Mansion the night after his arrival. The Magnificent Ambersons Neither your gold nor your flattery—and I hear you are rich in both—could wipe out from the minds and hearts of my poor tenantry the kindness of centuries. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 "Mosey's tenantry are droll boys; and like their landlord, more by token, they never pay any rent." Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 But Cromwell turned him off the Council, and he was arrested and brought to London for abetting his Warwickshire tenantry in refusal to pay the Protector's war-taxes. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 He had examined all the tenantry and slaves, had asked questions, but had tortured no one and had been quite satisfied with the answers he had received. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Lord Pembroke, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, had ordered and commanded all his tenantry, and even his tradesmen, to attend the meeting to oppose HUNT. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 "He is not in town—he has stayed behind for one day to attend a great meeting of his tenantry—you will see the account in the papers to-morrow morning—he comes to-morrow." Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography An obsequious tenantry bowed and curtseyed before us, and did their utmost to conciliate my honour and my worship. The Virginians General Knox once owned a square of thirty miles in this part of the country, and he wished to settle it with a tenantry, after the fashion of English gentlemen. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 You do not understand, there is no use in being a proprietor if you do not know more than your tenantry. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The tenantry are turned out of the cottages by scores at a time. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished In rural areas it means aggravation and increase of farm tenantry on one hand, an increase of landlordism on the other hand, and general disturbance to the prosperity and contentment of rural life. Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 The tenantry on the Abbey estate partake of this primitive character. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey No; but he is much feared by his tenantry. Chicot the Jester The free tenantry have survived in Sabinum more completely than in any part of the world. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire In America the wage-earners were becoming proletarians, and the farmers fast sinking into the state of a tenantry. Equality The Countess gave a brilliant tea soiree to the neighbouring nobility; and the tenantry were regaled in the kitchen with a leg of mutton and a quart of ale. The History of Pendennis We will roast an ox whole, and have huge bonfires, and all kinds of things, and the tenantry shall have a right good time. Light O' the Morning But in his case it would be unpleasant -- a little -- that every one of his future tenantry should know the relation in which he stood to a woman of the fisher people. The Marquis of Lossie You and your followers have been secretly worrying and oppressing my tenantry. The Home and the World The tenantry of the different noblemen whose lands she passed through lined the roads, the mayors of the various towns presented addresses, the school children sang the National Anthem. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 Sir Victor's tenantry had never been half so proud of him, as when he had brought among them his low-born wife. A Terrible Secret Two or three times strong parties that had landed from ships were attacked by the garrisons of both castles, joined by the tenantry near, and were driven to the boats with heavy loss. A March on London Into these could be driven the cattle of the tenantry, and one of them contained a number of huts in which the tenants themselves would be lodged. At Agincourt The servants," he stated, "with the tenantry and others, had been all regularly enrolled and mustered, and they wanted me to take arms also. Rob Roy — Volume 02 On another spur of the same hill is an obelisk, erected by the tenantry and servants to the master who had their interests so deeply at heart. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 The Duke of Montrose, weary of his insolence, procured a quantity of arms, and distributed them among his tenantry, in order that they might defend themselves against future violences. Rob Roy — Volume 01 Old Hubert is to take command of the castle, and to bid the tenantry be ready to come in for its defence should trouble threaten. A March on London A week later all the tenantry gathered in front of the castle to wish God- speed to their lord and lady, and to watch the following by which they were accompanied. At Agincourt His tenantry were secretly armed and drilled, and, under the command of Frank, were marched eastwards to Kent, to join Lord Norwich and Hales, who were preparing a rising to rescue the king. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction These men, from the power they had over their tenantry, could have added materially to his military force. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems "I thought there was an Irish tenantry to be looked after, my lord, and a Cornish tenantry too." Two Years Ago, Volume I If she stands by the library-window today, she can see the church built by her great-grandfather, and the little town of Desperiers, which had in his day a population of tenantry. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 Utterly unscrupulous, fearing neither God nor man, hesitating at no crime, deterred by no consideration from oppressing their tenantry, and compassing their interested ends by the vilest frauds. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter His father intended making a few remarks over him, as a sort of substitute for his defrauded speech to the non-existing tenantry. Only an Incident Extensive preparations were made for his reception: all the tenantry, not only of Coote-down, but those from the maternal estate near Ilfracombe, were invited to attend his debarkation at Dartmouth. Tales for Young and Old A landlord with an iron mortgage weighing down upon him had small bowels for his tenantry. The Green Flag After the equivocal affair of the duel, the old lord lived in absolute seclusion, detested by his tenantry, at war with his neighbours, and deserted by all his family. The Life of Lord Byron There they sit, and have fierce squabbles with the tenantry. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter We find that some of the nobles are described as milites, soldiers; and sometimes the milites are classed with the inferior orders of tenantry. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) A long cavalcade followed the carriage in which he was conducted to Coote-down Hall, consisting of the tenantry, headed by the most distinguished of his father's guests. Tales for Young and Old Nay, more;—perhaps Cheese itself is but Chalk, in its incipient stages of development,—with the tenantry already secured, however, that make it so lively inside.—Si sic Omnes. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 33, November 12, 1870 "I always go see the tenantry as soon as I get home," said Tom, simply. Five Little Peppers Abroad He found abundant occupation in schemes for improving the condition of his tenantry, and of the neighboring districts. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 For her father, however stouthearted and independent in civil and religious principles, was not without that respect for the laird of the land, so deeply imprinted on the Scottish tenantry of the period. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Mrs. M. has visited Dunrobin and seen the Sutherland estates, and spoke much of the Duke's character as a landlord, and his efforts for the improvement of his tenantry. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 The Duke of Rutland, attended by two hundred of his tenantry on horseback, awaited his guests at Red Mile, and rode with them the three miles to Belvoir. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 "I should dearly love most of all to see the tenantry and those dear little cottages." Five Little Peppers Abroad The hope of the Biñan landlords that by changing from Filipino to Chinese tenantry they could avoid further litigation seems to have been disappointed. Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot The refreshing shade, the solemn hush, the whiteness of the garments were suggestive of sepulchres and their spectral tenantry. The Prince of India — Volume 01 We go in at two places to sample the tenantry. White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor He sauntered into a shop, also the post-office of the town, and in the course of conversation informed them that his tenantry were a lazy lot of blackguards. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland And on the morrow, the sun condescended to come out in all his glory, upon the groups of tenantry scattered over the broad lawns. Five Little Peppers Abroad The cabins, late half-submerged and deserted, again found, at least in part, a tenantry. The Law of the Land She was a good landlord, respected and even beloved by her tenantry, and a staunch Tory in politics. More Pages from a Journal "He comes in the strength of David!" cried the venerable bishop of Dunkeld, who appeared at the head of his church's tenantry; "Scots, behold the Lord's anointed!" The Scottish Chiefs His Grace did not like tenantry so near his residence. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland But the fête to the tenantry, oh! that was something like, and more to Polly's taste, when this annual affair, postponed while Tom's mother and Tom were away, took place. Five Little Peppers Abroad In the province of Ulster, in the north of Ireland, the tenantry were of another sort, and there were other means of livelihood than agriculture. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century "I trust, Everard," he said, raising his voice a little as he turned towards his host, "that you make a point of inculcating the principles of National Service into your tenantry here." The Great Impersonation Thrice the tide of war rolled over Greenwood; and though there was not so much as a skirmish within hearing of the homestead, the effects were almost as serious to him and to his tenantry. Janice Meredith Agitators could not move them were it not that they gave voice to what is in the universal heart of the tenantry. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Farming was their business—the chase their amusement—loyalty their strongest passion, and the prosperity of their tenantry their chief ambition. La Vendée Parnell, whose word was law with the Leaguers, retaliated by forbidding the tenantry to pay rent. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century Dame Wheatfield only intended hospitality; but in her eyes "Miss" was merely a poor governess, and that to the little Waylands—mere interlopers in the eyes of the Belamour tenantry. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume All his Lordship's politeness was too little for the occasion, and Miss O'Dowd's tenantry were lost to the Callonby interest for ever. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 1 A scene of ruthless havoc began among his tenantry. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland It investigates the cost of the farmer's living, methods of keeping accounts, the methods and results of tenantry. Community Civics and Rural Life Besides, he had set his heart on giving one grand festal day to his tenantry, who had never had a day of rejoicing since his great-uncle came of age, forty years ago. Magnum Bonum Loving retirement and quiet, and longing for nothing so much as a life among my tenantry, I have almost from a boy been actively engaged in warfare or have been away as an exile. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes "It is evident," he said to Paolo, "that MacIntosh has called all the tenantry into the chateau; had they joined the insurgents the women and children would still be here." Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War I would not like to employ as strong language in speaking of the wrongs of the tenantry as this gentleman used to me. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland |
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