| 单词 | Dorking |
| 例句 | Darwin was vacationing at his sister’s estate in Dorking, but de Vries tracked him down and traveled out to meet him. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Does the town of Dorking – population 17,000 – really need three rail stations? Could train fare rises be halted by 'standing only' carriages? 2012-08-20T13:41:03Z Toby Jones stars as Gilderoy, a timid analogue engineer who lives in Dorking with his mother. Berberian Sound Studio – review 2012-06-29T16:06:07Z His first professional engagement, aged 18, was to play in Bach's St Matthew Passion for Ralph Vaughan Williams in Dorking, Surrey, an overwhelming experience. Richard Adeney obituary 2011-01-23T18:31:02Z Fond portrait of Dorking aside, it seems unlikely to have been what David Cameron had in mind when he once spoke of British film's duty to encourage tourism. Peter Strickland: 'I'm glad British film produces mainstream crowd-pleasers, but I don't want to make one' 2012-08-23T20:00:02Z Toby Jones plays a mousy sound engineer called Gilderoy from Dorking in the 1970s; he has taken a job in a post-production studio in Italy, the Berberian sound studio of the title. Berberian Sound Studio – review 2012-08-30T14:30:01Z "On reading the text aloud, I realised the piece worked similarly to prose," said Carlier, who lives and works in Dorking, Surrey. Sound piece wins £8,000 drawing prize 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z When not living music, the child prodigy from Dorking, England, is busy scraping her knees climbing trees, meeting friends on the playground or swimming. Meet the next Mozart, an 11-year-old girl who just wrote her first opera 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z He took us to this lovely studio, at Ridge Farm in Dorking, our first venture into proper recording. How we made: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on Enola Gay 2013-01-07T18:55:00Z The arrested man, James "Piggy" Malone, was an antiques dealer who lived in leafy Dorking, but he also ran a network of burglars who stole to order, breaking into houses throughout southern England. Senior Stephen Lawrence officer Ray Adams was corrupt, says secret Met report 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z She was given one hour's notice of the transfer to Stockport from a locked ward in Dorking, Surrey, the hearing was told. Lauren Bridges: Out-of-area patient died in 'cry for help', inquest jury finds 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Richard Brown, 46, from Dorking, Surrey, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour while his five-year-old daughter Mabel was undergoing treatment for leukaemia. Dorking family's world turned upside down by cancer diagnosis 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z According to the report the sewage treatment works at Dorking run by Thames Water was responsible for the highest number of unpermitted spills. Untreated sewage regularly dumped illegally in UK rivers 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Houses and roads were left underwater in Brockham, near Dorking, Surrey, after heavy rain and flooding from the River Mole in winter 2013-14. Flood volunteers join coronavirus fight 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The Dorking hold was described as the reverse of the Estonian hold. UK wife-carrying champion crowned 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Prussia’s success spawned imaginative works, such as the fictional tale of “The Battle of Dorking”, published in England the following year, depicting a successful invasion. Optimism has made wars likelier and bloodier 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Sandford, of Dorking, Surrey, pleaded guilty in September to charges of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function. Briton Michael Sandford jailed over plan to shoot Donald Trump 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr Sandford, from Dorking in Surrey, is accused of trying to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Mr Trump at a Las Vegas rally on 18 June. Michael Sandford: Jailed Trump accused 'sorry for everything' - BBC News 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The first game in the first round qualifying was last night, as South Park beat Dorking Wanderers 2-1. Football League, FA Cup qualifying and more – live clockwatch! 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Lynne Sandford, 41, from Dorking, Surrey, has argued for her son Michael, 20, to be returned home after he was placed on suicide watch in prison. Trump suspect Michael Sandford 'shackled and handcuffed' - BBC News 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Another neighbour in Dorking described him as "a very quiet lad". Trump suspect Michael Sandford was a 'very quiet lad' - BBC News 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z That's what Nick Rogers, publican of the Surrey Oaks pub near Dorking, did when they came for the box across the road. What happens to the UK's least-used phone boxes? - BBC News 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Three of the birds are Red Dorkings, an ancient breed that the Jamestown settlers brought with them, she noted. Chickens find stately roost at Virginia governor’s mansion 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The former chairman of the Conservative party, Lord Baker of Dorking, had earlier said a Labour minority government reliant on the SNP in votes on critical issues would be a "nightmare" situation at Westminster. PM urges Labour to rule out SNP deal 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z Lord Baker of Dorking said a Labour minority government reliant on the SNP would be a "nightmare" situation at Westminster. Tory-Labour coalition 'may be needed' 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z “We came here for a quiet rural environment, and slowly this is being eaten away and turned into a suburb of Dorking,” Ms. Flower said, referring to the closest town, about a half-mile away. Leafy Resistance to Affordable British Housing 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Rail firm Southern said trains were still not running between Horsham and Dorking, after a major landslip on Christmas Eve. Sandbags issued amid new flood fears 2014-01-02T09:00:07Z Its main picture is of a man with a shopping bag wading through a flooded area of Dorking in Surrey on Christmas Eve. Storms and royals - front pages 2013-12-25T23:17:13Z H Golding in Dorking calls for a celebration of all "cerebral sports". The Loop: Home, cones and brainy sports 2013-11-15T16:42:17Z Expansion work will provide space for about 150 graves at Dorking Cemetery. Burial review as cemetery expands 2013-11-03T10:19:47Z Dispatches said the footage, shot at branches in Dorking, Surrey and Bristol, showed many patients waiting longer than the 10-minute target for a callback from a clinician. NHS Direct's pullout from 111 number leaves helpline on life support 2013-07-29T19:54:21Z Dispatches said the footage shot at the branches in Dorking in Surrey and Bristol reveals "serious failings in the system". NHS 111 helpline failing patients, investigation finds 2013-07-29T07:51:31Z James Davis, a spokesman for First Great Western, said: "This is an anomaly in their accounting system which is not reflective of the true numbers of people using Dorking West." Rail station had '14 people' a year 2013-05-01T18:18:03Z No trains are running between London Waterloo and Woking or Dorking. 'Major power failure' hits trains 2012-10-12T20:45:01Z For the rest, Dorking is pleasant enough, though containing little of interest; and the parish church of St. Martin has been rebuilt. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Another was a family of Dorkings, who regularly spent their evenings in somewhat riotous company at a certain tavern near the Haymarket, and seldom went to bed before two in the morning. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z They appear at a certain epoch to be seized with consumption—in the Speckled Dorkings, the lungs seeming to be the seat of the disease. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z First Great Western, which runs services through Dorking West, say there is "an anomaly" in the calculations and the figure is wrong. Rail station had '14 people' a year 2013-05-01T18:18:03Z Let us have a game at the Battle of Dorking—get the board. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 2012-02-10T03:00:16.947Z He gave Londoners the benefit of a country drive throughout, and ran between the sweet rurality of Hampton Court and Dorking. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z He was elected president of the Builders’ Society some time before his death, which took place at his seat Denbies, near Dorking, on the 20th of December 1855. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Their eggs are of a large size, and hatch well; they are perfectly hardy, as their color indicates, and for the product are considered among the most valuable of the Dorking breed. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z In point of fact, knowing when he was well off, he lived well—if not wisely—on Mrs. Weller’s hospitable bounty, and made headquarters at this Dorking inn. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z Dorkings degenerate more than any breed by inter-breeding, and rapidly decrease in size. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z The town of Dorking stretches out its more modern part in this direction, halting within sight of Castle Mill, whence its avant-garde is seen stalking horribly across the meadows. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z To my surprise Dorking had doffed the sailor, and wore a loud checked suit! The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z As to the number of eggs, the varieties which possess the greatest fecundity are the Shanghaes, Guelderlands, Dorkings, Polish, and Spanish. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Southwest of Dorking sandstone and grit become more prevalent, and it is known there as “Bargate stone,” much used around Godalming. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Dorkings are peculiarly subject to a chronic inflammation or abscess of the foot, known as "bumble-foot," which probably originated in heavy fowls descending from high perches and walking over sharp stones. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z She lived in a little village the other side of Dorking. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Dorking lingered at the book-stall, and at last enquired if they had yesterday's Times. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The Poland and Spanish lay the largest eggs; the Dorkings, eggs of good size; while the Game and the smaller kinds produce only small eggs. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Some said he had got as far as Windsor, some said Dorking, before he had changed his mind and decided to come back again. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Early in the spring Dorkings only should be employed as mothers, for they remain much longer with their chickens than the Cochin-Chinas, but the latter may safely be entrusted with a brood after April. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z The Sunday trains to Dorking were very awkward. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z He rang the bell, and enquired of his own valet if Viscount Dorking was at home. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Pure tan-colored Dorkings are more easily raised than others of the race, because they feather more slowly. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z From a work of singular character by Mr. James Parry, it appears that she was a daughter of an industrious breeches-maker at Dorking in Surrey. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z The Game-fowl continues to breed for many years without showing any signs of decay, and in this respect is superior to the Cochin, Brahma, and even to the Dorking. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z "He who would see the alder in perfection must follow the banks of the Mole and Surrey through the sweet vales of Dorking and Wickleham." Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Dorking had an eccentric aunt who wished to leave her money to him. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The cockerel intended for capons should be of the largest breeds, as the Dorking, Cochin China, or the Great Malay. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Dorking, dork′ing, n. a square-bodied breed of poultry, variously coloured, and with five claws on each foot—so named from Dorking in Surrey. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The Houdan has the size, deep compact body, short legs, and fifth toe of the Dorking. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z On the railway embankment, and on the road running along the crest of the hill to Dorking, the French made a stand, and there wrought frightful execution among our men with their machine guns. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Anticipating his value as a beautiful false clue, Dorking laughed uproariously at the sight of him, and readily agreed to buy a French poodle. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The White Dorkings are, however, hardy and active birds, and are not subject to consumption or any other disease. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The parks, Richmond and Bushey, were full to the brim, and sedate stockbroker belt communities such as Dorking and Oxshott turned out in force, cameras to the fore. Mark Cavendish hails perfect team performance after passing 2012 test 2011-08-14T16:03:27Z Barn-door fowl are a mongrel race, compounded by chance, usually of the Game, Dorking, and Polish breeds. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Advancing from Horsham, the French right column, numbering 20,000 men with about 70 guns, had, after desperate fighting, at last reached Leatherhead, having left a battalion in support at Dorking. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z "Could you bring her round to my house to-night?" said Dorking, in a hoarse whisper. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z As mothers, an objection to the Dorkings is, that they are too heavy and clumsy to rear the chickens of any smaller and more delicate bird than themselves. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Locog's own "key landmarks" in the county amount to Box Hill and "The Dorking Cockerel." London Olympics: 50 weeks to go: Bikes and Basketball open first 2011-08-13T21:55:02Z The Coloured Dorking is now bred to great size and beauty. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z From Horsham, however, two columns of the invaders, mostly French, and numbering over twenty thousand each, had advanced on Guildford and Dorking. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z I resolved to loiter outside the building till Dorking's return. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z In spite of these drawbacks, the Dorkings are still in high favor; but a cross is found to be more profitable than the true breed. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z "But why did you make yourself known at Dorking?" The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z The Dorking is the perfection of a table bird, combining delicately-flavoured white flesh, which is produced in greatest quantity in the choicest parts—the breast, merry-thought, and wings—equal distribution of fat, and symmetrical shape. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z For several hours a fierce battle also raged between Dorking and Mickleham. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z "Oh, we'll soon put him on his legs again," interrupted Dorking, with a professional air, and pushed his valet aside. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The eggs of the Dorkings are large, pure white, very much rounded, and nearly equal in size at each end. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z So I made my way to Dorking, where I made myself known to those whose business it was to take me. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Mangold-wurtzel, swedes, or other turnips, boiled with a very small quantity of water, until quite soft, and then thickened with the very best middlings or meal, is the very best soft food, especially for Dorkings. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Robertson was born in Dorking and grew up in Surrey. Willie Robertson obituary 2011-07-17T16:58:00Z Viscount Dorking had just come out of an old clo' shop, and was got up like a sailor. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The fowl bearing this name is a cross between the white Dorking and the fawn-colored Turkish fowl. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z One was supposed to have been at Bath, another at Dorking; and others still have claims to have originated this humorous character. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Cuckoo Cochins are marked like the Cuckoo Dorkings, and difficult to breed free of yellow. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z And into your mind would come a rapid cinematograph picture: A highway winding out of Dorking, stretching its way between hills to the sea. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Dorking was a dapper little man, almost dissociable from gloves and a chimneypot. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Their tails are shorter and their eggs darker than those of other Dorkings; their flesh is fine and their eggs rich. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Dorking, a town of England, county of Surrey, 22 miles S.S.W. of London, largely consisting of villa residences. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z A pure Dorking is distinguished by an additional or fifth toe. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z The Olympic cycle races will start and finish in London, with about 130 miles of the route passing through Surrey, including the towns of Walton, Weybridge, Dorking and Leatherhead. Olympics 'put strain' on police 2011-04-05T11:05:40Z Set in 1970s Italy, it sees Toby Jones as a shy British sound engineer from Dorking who is hired to mix the blood-curdling sounds on an Italian horror movie. UK Film Council hands over to BFI 2011-04-01T06:59:59Z In the best specimens of this variety, the legs should be white and smooth, like those of the Dorking, and their bodies round and plump. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Large numbers of fowls, known as Dorkings, of an excellent breed, having five claws on the foot, are reared here, and sent to the London markets. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The pure White Dorking may truly be considered as fancy stock, as well as useful, because they will breed true to their points; but the grey Sussex, Surrey or Coloured Dorking, often sport. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z At present, I am just arrived at Dorking—to change the Scene—change the Air, and give me a spur to wind up my Poem, of which there are wanting 500 lines. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z After spending his early years in New York, he moved to Dorking, Surrey, in 1925, when his father took over the management of Cartier London. Jean-Jacques Cartier obituary 2011-03-21T18:24:19Z In mere excellence of flesh and as layers, they are inferior to the Dorking or the Spanish. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z From Dorking the race repeats a 15.5km circuit around Box Hill, a loop that will be repeated several times. Buckingham Palace finish for 2012 cycle road race 2011-02-10T12:19:32Z The White Dorking must have the plumage uniformly white, though in the older birds the hackle and saddle may attain a light golden tint. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z There are two in Brighton and one in Hove, along with two in Surrey, at Dorking and Reigate. WH Smith buys bookshop branches 2011-02-08T12:24:09Z He took over Cartier London after the war, when he moved back to Dorking. Jean-Jacques Cartier obituary 2011-03-21T18:24:19Z They are but little, if, indeed, any, more tender than other kinds raised near the barn-door; they are in every way preferable to the White Dorkings. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The Dorkings are one of the oldest breeds of fowl, and sufficiently identified by the presence of a fifth toe. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z This latitude in respect of plumage is so generally admitted that the assertion "you cannot breed Dorkings true to colour," has almost acquired the authority of a proverb. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z There he heard a Lady talking, To some milk-white Hens of Dorking,— “’Tis the Lady Jingly Jones! The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses 2011-01-12T03:00:33.643Z On the famous Box Hill, near Dorking, in Surrey, it may be seen attaining its proper proportions as a small tree, and in sufficient abundance to form groves covering a considerable area. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z Friends Provident employs around 4,000 in the UK and overseas, with UK offices in Manchester, Exeter, Salisbury, London and Dorking, Surrey. Friends Provident job fears as owner makes ?75m cuts 2010-06-24T07:58:00Z The Houdans are mottled black and white with pinkish white legs, with a fifth toe like the Dorkings, and are easily recognized by their peculiar crest. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z The comb of the Game male bird is as beautifully formed as that of the Dorking; why then rob it of this great ornament? Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z On that Coast of Coromandel, In his jug without a handle, Still she weeps, and daily moans; On that little heap of stones To her Dorking Hens she moans For the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò, For the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses 2011-01-12T03:00:33.643Z At lunchtime today, though crazed couples from Dorking have been queueing since Thursday. Pass notes No 2,799: Wimbledon 2010-06-18T18:29:00Z CF, Dorking, Surrey Your plight illustrates the banks' tough attitude to lending now. Abbey shut mortgage door on me after missed payment 2010-03-21T00:01:00Z Then in January, four family members from Dorking in Surrey won £26.1m. 2010-02-15T12:25:00Z The old Dorking, the pure Dorking, the only Dorking, is the White Dorking. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z The Dorking is esteemed one of the best, being large, well formed and hardy, good layers and nurses, and yielding an excellent carcass. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The next gap is that of the Mole, in which Dorking lies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Take three-quarters of a pound of Dorking lime, two ounces of the best saltpetre, and a coffee-cup full of tin tacks. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) For myself, though trained habit enabled me to make note of the Dorking, my whole conscious attention was riveted upon the little group round the scaldino on the back porch. Aliens The cross with the Dorking is easily reared, and produces a very heavy and well-shaped fowl for the table, and a good layer. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z In 1871 he contributed to Blackwood’s Magazine, “The Battle of Dorking,” a vivid account of a supposed invasion of England by the Germans after their victory over France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Dorking has long been famous for a finely flavoured breed of fowl distinguished by its having five toes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" There was an old lady of Dorking, Who bought a large bonnet for walking; But it's colour and size, So bedazzled her eyes, That she very soon went back to Dorking. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Two or three times I dined with Arncliffe, and very occasionally I was visited at Dorking by two of the literary journalists who had joined Arncliffe's staff at the time of his appointment. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Crossed with the Spanish and Dorking, they produce excellent table fowls; the latter cross being also good layers. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z For the demonstration it was mounted in the garden of Baird's cottage, overlooking the twinkling lights of Dorking. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Westward of Dorking there is fine scenery, amid which is the little house known as the "Rookery," where Malthus the political economist was born in 1766. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It might be compared to the "sullen mole that runneth underneath," between Letherhead and Dorking; but these Australian rivers, when they do appear, are inclined to stagnate. Six Letters From the Colonies I availed myself fully of my advantage in living in Dorking while my rival spent his days in London. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography "There they are, Uncle Joe, the Dorking chickens, just where I found them." Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He had spent some weeks with him at Dorking in the summer of 1858, and had taken a little expedition with him in the spring of 1859. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Dorking lies in the valley of the Mole, just south of the high chalk-ranges, at the foot of wooded hills, and with its bordering meadows stretching out to the river-bank. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel For crosses of Dorking and other fowls, see 'Poultry Chronicle,' vol. ii. p. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) Some of the Barthrop's Dorking friends are rather interesting people, so it will be just as well for you, my dear hermit, to make their acquaintance.' The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The two poor Dorking chickens had not been able to get away from him the day before, and so they had lost their feathers and their lives. Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Crosses were accordingly made between the white Silky fowl and a pure white strain derived from the white Dorking. Mendelism Third Edition Her verses on the subject of Woman's Rights, as discussed in masculine fashion, with masculine logic, by Chanticleer Dorking, are capital, and her parodies, shockingly literal, have been widely copied. The Wit of Women Fourth Edition No fowls lay better eggs than these pretty Dorkings. Dick and His Cat and Other Tales While Cynthia was still in Dorking I had no time to spare. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography At the gap of the Mole by Dorking the old Way, perhaps, forded the Mole; the pilgrims would cross by Burford Bridge, which joins the Roman Ermyn Street to Stane Street beyond Dorking. Highways and Byways in Surrey Then I want her to have one of those young Dorking hens your father got the other day. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young They are very strange wingless birds, about the size of a large Dorking fowl. More Science From an Easy Chair Out of him?—no, out of his best Dorking. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster When I first went to Dorking my health was in a very poor way. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Deepdene still holds statues and pictures, of which Mr. Bright, in his history of Dorking, gives a long list. Highways and Byways in Surrey Arthur set out with his leather bag strapped across his back, and the basket containing a little Dorking hen in his hand. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Guildford and Dorking were places that it touched, though it was impossible to say with certainty where it crossed the Medway. The Automobilist Abroad I once walked outside of London, making my start at Dorking for no other reason except that Sam Weller's mother-in-law had once lived there. Chimney-Pot Papers I explained that some might, but that I had spent several years in Dorking without, until that day, attending a single social function of any kind. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Another of Dorking's inhabitants made history in a different way. Highways and Byways in Surrey But the most distinguished group was that at Juniper Hall, near Dorking where finally Mme. de Staël and Talleyrand enlivened the dull days and long drives with unfailing stores of wit. William Pitt and the Great War Game, Malay, Cochin, Dorking, Bantam, and, as I hear from Mr. Tegetmeier, Silk fowls, may frequently or occasionally be met with, which are almost identical in plumage with the wild G. bankiva. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. We left Dorking and walked all afternoon through a pleasant sunny country, up hill and down, to the town of Guildford. Chimney-Pot Papers The Dorking lodging had been definitely relinquished, and in any case I had no wish now to see Dorking, Leith Hill, or the common. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The Battle of Dorking took place on the ridge north of the town in 1871, and resulted, after the invasion, in the conquest of Great Britain by Germany. Highways and Byways in Surrey Tommy was in a state of almost painful excitement, as the train ran very slowly indeed through the pleasant country towards Dorking. The Green Carnation They are carried, together with the whole tail, erect in Dorkings and Games; but droop much in Malays and in some Cochins. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Visiting the Fleet with Mrs. Weller and the deputy Shepherd, Mr. Weller drove up from Dorking with the old piebald in his chaise cart, which, after long delay, was brought out for the return journey. Pickwickian Studies Years of hope, endeavour, determination, and emotional experience, I had crowded into my last days in Dorking. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography From Anstiebury the old high road runs steep to Dorking—a road of later memories of sudden death than British battles. Highways and Byways in Surrey Dorking looked, as it always does, solid, serene, and cheerful, the beau-ideal of a prosperous country town, well-fed, well-groomed, well-favoured. The Green Carnation With respect to the position of the spurs in Dorkings, see 'Cottage Gardener,' Sept. 18th, 1860, p. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. The first of these accounts, from Aubrey's Surrey, I have quoted in my Promenade round Dorking, 2nd edit. Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Sidney Heron, the man who had introduced me to the country round about Leith Hill, was the first visitor received in my Dorking lodging. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography It would be quite easy for a stranger to pass through the Betchworth that lies on the main road between Dorking and Reigate, and to believe he had seen it all. Highways and Byways in Surrey Two Muscovy ducklings having just been hatched under another hen, they were offered, as a consolation for her disappointment, to the Dorking; and such was her desire for maternity that she instantly adopted them. Stories of Animal Sagacity Dorking Breed.—Size great; body square, compact; feet with an additional toe; comb well developed, but varies much in form; wattles well developed; colour of plumage various. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. I have found them frequently near the neighbouring village of Albury, on St. Martha's Hill, and I am told they are to be met with in the lanes as far as Dorking. Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. On the change of property, the snails were dispersed about the country; and many of them were picked up by my grandfather, who lived at the Grove under Boxhill, near Dorking. Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Fifty years ago the Dorking cricket ground at Cotmandene was hardly less well known than the Oval. Highways and Byways in Surrey To prevent the interference of the Dorking, she was shut up for several days; but directly she was liberated, she again flew to the little chickens and acted as before. Stories of Animal Sagacity The pterygoids, and the processes of the lower jaw, relatively to the size of the head, are broader than in G. bankiva; and this is likewise the case with Dorkings when of large size. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. This is a breast feather of a Spangled Dorking. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes The snails asked after by Mr. H. T. Riley are to be met with near Dorking. Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The real Dorking, apart from its battles over and to come, is sufficiently happy to have had very little history. Highways and Byways in Surrey Many years ago, Nat, I had a fancy for keeping some very large fine Dorking fowls, and very interesting I found it letting the hens sit and then taking care of their chickens.” Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas I am indeed inclined to suspect that the leg-bones in the Dorking, No. 2 in the table, are proportionally too heavy; but this bird was a very large one, weighing 7 lb. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. They had burnt all the feathers, as they thought; but I found a breast feather of a Spangled Dorking, and that was enough for me to give them in custody. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes This, if the line is to be followed, means some deliberate trespassing and a scramble through Dorking churchyard, which is partly on the site. Highways and Byways in Sussex De Foe, perhaps, who lived near Dorking, and knew two Dorking giants, might have liked to see the parish register side by side with a note in his "Tour." Highways and Byways in Surrey He took me over his farm, pointing out as he went Dorkings and Cochin Chinas which he had cured of diseases generally fatal, with, as far as I could gather, Christian Science principles. Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm He, therefore, to my mother’s inexpressible grief, joined the Baptists, and was immersed in a pond near Dorking. Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals As we twisted and turned through the Surrey lanes, between Dorking and Shere, little children in red cloaks and tams appeared from behind hedges, looking like blowing poppies as they ran. Set in Silver One of the Dorking Chickens was talking to her sister, and he heard her say, "Imagine him at the head of a flock!" Among the Farmyard People A little further towards Dorking the road crosses the Mole at Burford Bridge. Highways and Byways in Surrey There were blue ones, black ones, white, gray, yellow, brown, big, little, Dorkings, Minorcas, Cochin Chinas, Bantams, Orpingtons, Wyandottes, and a host more. Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm Of fiction, of course, there is abundance: Stories of the Year 2000, and Battles of Dorking, and the like—I learn from Mr. Peddie, the bibliographer, over one hundred pamphlets and books of that description. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought Two mile from Dorking I gives the cob his head. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary It was the Dorking Chicken who had laughed at him. Among the Farmyard People The inn at Burford Bridge, a sort of Swindon of the Dorking Road, where everybody stops to have lunch or dinner, perhaps will again welcome a great admiral and finish a great poem. Highways and Byways in Surrey We searched his room carefully, and found some watches, rings, and other matters, that answered to the description of those stolen from a coach that was stopped near Dorking, three weeks ago. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden She became the pet of the household, thrusting Sir Christopher's favourite bloodhound of that day, Mrs. Bellamy's two canaries, and Mr. Bates's largest Dorking hen, into a merely secondary position. Scenes of Clerical Life After his second marriage he moved to Dorking and there settled. Adventures in Criticism That was the way the Shanghais, Black Spanish, Dorking, and Bantam fowls felt. Among the Farmyard People There is a school of serious students who place it at Esher; another band of enthusiasts support Dorking. Highways and Byways in Surrey Then a low voice said, "I arrest you, in the name of the queen, for being concerned in the robbery of the Portsmouth coach at Dorking." A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden They also burnt his river and bagged his fine Dorking fowls, and all these feats being accomplished with impunity, they turned their attention to his fat sheep. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour But there is no entry of his death in the registers at Dorking or Horsham: so perhaps he went back to lay his bones in his beloved Devon. Adventures in Criticism And still the Dorking Hen sat on her shiny egg and told what a wonderful Chicken she expected to hatch. Among the Farmyard People In the wars of the Parliament, Farnham west of the Way saw the siege of an hour; Lord Holland led his little band from Dorking to Reigate and fled back again. Highways and Byways in Surrey The regent wandered from town to town in Sussex, receiving the submission of the peasantry, and venturing to approach as near London as Dorking. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) In 1876 we went to live at Dorking, but stayed there only a year or two. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 I see your post-mark was Dorking, so I suppose you have been staying there. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Still, he saw no harm in standing around on one foot and letting the Dorking Hen talk to him if she wanted to. Among the Farmyard People It was a famous house in the seventeenth century, and cooked the Mole trout as well as the Dorking inns cooked their water-souchy of carp and tench. Highways and Byways in Surrey The incident is suppressed in Mr. Gosse's tactful life, but Mr. Porter had it direct from Meredith, whose bath-chair he frequently pulled at Dorking. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 13, 1917 In England the rabbit-breeding woman of Dorking had her adherents too. A Wanderer in Holland Farewell: I hope that you find Dorking a pleasant place? Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 The people in the poultry-yard did not like the Dorking Hen very well. Among the Farmyard People Bright's History of Dorking I learn that the office of constable has lapsed; the places of the 'Beggar-poker' and the 'Ale Taster' have been taken by the local police. Highways and Byways in Surrey I wish, my old Aunt Dorking," He began to her, one day, "That you would n't sit all summer In your nest upon the hay. McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader We give some good examples of Surrey cottages at the village of Capel in the neighbourhood of Dorking, a charming region for the study of cottage-building. Vanishing England I like Dorking much, but can find no house to suit me, so fear I shall have to move again. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 The Dorking Hen had knocked it from the nest in her flight. Among the Farmyard People Thus the quiet life of Dorking in the quiet centuries. Highways and Byways in Surrey "If I should," said Mrs. Dorking, "Then my eggs would all get chilled." McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader The lead given by The Battle of Dorking was taken up by articles in the daily press and the magazines. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index He appears to have settled in Dorking, and after 1640 nothing more is heard of him. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 "Well," said the Dorking Hen, who could not keep still any longer, "small eggs may be genteel and large ones may be interesting, but my last one is bee-autiful." Among the Farmyard People Of three dull nicknames, stuck like burrs on the mantles of Dorking's prophets, the dullest and prosiest has stuck to the richest. Highways and Byways in Surrey Vines are still very abundant at Dorking, the soil being very congenial to their growth. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 He goes far back and accuses Great Britain of producing the first page of Bernhardian literature in the anonymous pamphlet "The Battle of Dorking." New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index The English Dorking is one of the oldest of European breeds and is possessed of five toes. The Dollar Hen "No," answered the Dorking Hen, "it is white, but it is shiny." Among the Farmyard People An incredible quantity of poultry is sold in Dorking, and it is well known to the lovers of good eating for being remarkably large and fine. Highways and Byways in Surrey Aubrey describes a similar vineyard at Chart Park, near Dorking, another seat of the Howards. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 We soon produced the first page of the Bernhardian literature: an anonymous booklet entitled The Battle of Dorking. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index The Dorkings may be descended directly from the Roman fowls, or various strains of five-toed fowls may have arisen independently from the preservation of sports. The Dollar Hen But if I had been on the nest as long as Mrs. Dorking has, do you suppose I'd let any fowl speak to me as you spoke to her? Among the Farmyard People The Ditchling Singers, which were the Dorking Waits, no longer keep Christmas. Highways and Byways in Surrey We leave the town by South Street and proceed to Holmwood, from which Leith Hill may be visited, though there are more direct and much finer routes from Dorking. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End At first, in The Battle of Dorking phase, the note was mainly defensive. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Few men, even in the philanthropic neighbourhood of Dorking, were more beloved than the late Mr. Hope. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 476, February 12, 1831 I'm sorry for you," he said, "and I am more sorry for Mrs. Dorking. Among the Farmyard People At least, it would have come, if Sir George Chesney, who described the battle of Dorking in Blackwood's Magazine, had prophesied truly. Highways and Byways in Surrey Her henwife had got some Dorking fowls, and on Lady M. asking if they were laying many eggs, she replied, with great earnestness, "Indeed my leddy, they lay every day, no' excepting the blessed Sabbath." Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character The Battle of Dorking had an enormous sale; and the wildest guesses were current as to its authorship. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index The scene of this discovery was, in all probability, the Deepdene, near Dorking, the retreat of the late Mr. Thomas Hope, the author of Anastasius. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 "I shall hatch it," said the Dorking Hen, very decidedly. Among the Farmyard People The real history of Dorking has traditions of the table and the cellar. Highways and Byways in Surrey As to food, it was impossible to send to the butcher; and even if I could have sacrificed my precious Dorking fowls, there would have been scant time to prepare them. More Bywords But the church of Dorking is in a dilapidated state, and is capable of containing only one-fifth of the inhabitants. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828 He describes himself as "borne at Wotton, among the woods," situate about four miles from Dorking, in a fine valley leading to Leith Hill. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 369, May 9, 1829 For," he said, "Mrs. Dorking and I have been quite alone here as far as our own people are concerned. Among the Farmyard People Dorking fowls perhaps first came to the neighbourhood with the Romans, and poultry and Dorking have been associated ever since. Highways and Byways in Surrey Taking the town of Dorking for a resting point, the long belt is about twelve miles in extent. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828 There was a young Lady of Dorking, Who bought a large bonnet for walking; But its colour and size, So bedazzled her eyes, That she very soon went back to Dorking. The Book of Nonsense Said 'e was going to Dorking if the High Road was good enough. The War in the Air From that day to this, nobody in the poultry yard has ever spoken of the shiny egg, and the Dorkings are much liked by the other fowls. Among the Farmyard People The true Dorking fowl is a large, well-feathered bird, and walks on five toes instead of lesser fowls' four. Highways and Byways in Surrey It was just seven o'clock when Samuel Weller, alighting from the box of a stage-coach which passed through Dorking, stood within a few hundred yards of the Marquis of Granby. The Pickwick Papers And if the foxes took Hoods' Dorkings again, let them build a coop with safe foundations. Laddie; a true blue story Let my accents swell to Mickleham on one side, and Dorking on the other. Emma Yet if it had not been for her trouble, Mrs. Dorking and her neighbors would never have become such good friends. Among the Farmyard People The Dorking cooks knew well what to do with the sea-fish when they got them from Brighton. Highways and Byways in Surrey Here Mr. Weller jerked his head in the direction of Dorking churchyard, in mute explanation that his words referred to the late Mrs. Weller. The Pickwick Papers She remembered instantly that Amanda Deam had set a speckled Dorking hen on Mallard duck eggs, where she got the eggs, and what she paid for them. Laddie; a true blue story Early the next morning, I set forth for the little town of Dorking—the place of Sergeant Cuff's retirement, as indicated to me by Betteredge. The Moonstone The little Dorkings are fine, fat-breasted Chicks, with the extra toe on each foot of which all that family are so proud. Among the Farmyard People Such good fare should have built up the constitutions of Dorking people. Highways and Byways in Surrey They had entered the north downs, and were running through Dorking towards Leatherhead. The Trespasser Been in Jacob Hood's chicken house and taken his best Dorking rooster, and father said it was time to do something. Laddie; a true blue story He has got a little cottage at Dorking; and he's up to his eyes in the growing of roses. The Moonstone I thought the little Dorkings were as bright as children could be, but they didn't know as much as that. Among the Farmyard People The best way from Leatherhead to Dorking is the longest, and hardly goes by the high road at all. Highways and Byways in Surrey "He is going to see some mysterious old aunt at Dorking, from whom he seems to expect money," the Captain answered carelessly. Birds of Prey No doubt the mean old foxes wished then they had let the Dorking roosters alone. Laddie; a true blue story On the day of my return from Dorking, I determined that the next morning should find me bent on a new effort at forcing my way, through all obstacles, from the darkness to the light. The Moonstone It was some time after the Dorking Hen had come off the nest with her little brood, that the mother of the Shanghai Chickens began to have so much trouble. Among the Farmyard People On the 23rd of December, 1815, Charles Howard, eleventh Duke of Norfolk, was buried at Dorking with the pomp and pageantry of a king. Highways and Byways in Surrey "He told me to send my letters to the post-office, Dorking," answered the Captain, "which really looks as if the aunt's residence were something in the way of an almshouse." Birds of Prey Maybe hereafter the mean old things would eat rabbits and weasels, and leave the Dorking roosters alone. Laddie; a true blue story I had as much right to transact imaginary business in the promoting line at Ullerton as you had to visit a fictitious aunt at Dorking. Charlotte's Inheritance And that was true, just as it is true that the Dorkings have extra toes, and that the Black Spanish fowls have white ears. Among the Farmyard People The procession left St. James's Square in London at nine in the morning; the coach and six horses of the Duke of Sussex and twenty carriages followed it; they reached Dorking at five. Highways and Byways in Surrey He has not gone to Dorking, or he would scarcely have told Lotta that he was going a hundred and fifty miles from town. Birds of Prey We should play our whist at the clubs though the battle of Dorking were being fought. The Life of Cicero Volume One I had to protect the interest of another person—my employer, in point of fact; and it was by his suggestion, and in compliance with his request, that I invented that harmless fiction about Dorking. Charlotte's Inheritance The valley of Dorking is so beautiful that even Rasselas would not have desired to escape from that happy valley. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Dorking has twice had history made for it, and travellers come to visit the scenes. Highways and Byways in Surrey Was I not supposed to be at Dorking, enjoying the hospitality of an aged aunt? Birds of Prey The Battle of Dorking was fought close by, and in this neighbourhood the Martians descended. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 "You remember your journey to Dorking, Val, last October, when you went to see that mysterious old aunt of yours, eh?" Charlotte's Inheritance My fancy vividly sketched the outline of a story which should forecast the struggle and its event, somewhat on the plan of the Battle of Dorking. A Traveler from Altruria: Romance Of course you remember the battle of Dorking? Highways and Byways in Surrey There was an ominous twinkle in the Captain's sharp gray eyes when I gave this account of my absence, and I sorely doubt his acceptance of this second volume of the Dorking romance. Birds of Prey Even under that test we can be certain that Windsor, Lewes, Arundel, Dorking, and twenty others, were seats of Roman habitation, though the remaining records of the first four centuries tell us nothing of them. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" "Yes," he said gravely; "I remember telling you that I was going to see an aunt at Dorking." Charlotte's Inheritance I had come over the wooded wall from the villages about Epsom, and down a stumbling path between trees towards the valley in which Dorking lies. Tremendous Trifles With the cherry wine, perhaps, you would have eaten Dorking snails. Highways and Byways in Surrey Tell him to address to the post-office, Dorking, as your aunt is inquisitive, and might tamper with your correspondence. Birds of Prey In India, as you know, every caste has its own “points,” and you can distinguish a Barber as easily as a dhobie or a Dorking hen. Behind the Bungalow Lord Dorking had a nervous affection of his right arm, and was always shaking his stick. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family This will, which has been recently found in Dorking, Surrey, England, has had important influence upon research. The Women Who Came in the Mayflower But it was not so in Aubrey's time, for he picks out the Dorking men and women as weaker and paler than others. Highways and Byways in Surrey "And so you've come back at last," said the Captain, "from Dorking?" Birds of Prey The germ, or bud, must be there, for the Dorking fowl has produced a fifth toe under some influence of the poultry-yard, but no natural bird has more than four. Concerning Animals and Other Matters My Lady Dorking, you will please to give Charles your hand. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Of Evelyn's Life and Letters, which he found tossing about in the old gallery at Wotton, near Dorking, passed his days. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 He hoisted his standard at Kingston, and marched through Dorking to Reigate, where he held the castle and posted his vedettes on Red Hill. Highways and Byways in Surrey Yes, I have no doubt you found your Dorking aunt a nuisance. Birds of Prey To the east, in Surrey, is Burford Bridge near Dorking, where Keats wrote part of his Endymion, where George Meredith had his summer home, and where "the country of his poetry" is located. Halleck's New English Literature I took a note from Lady Dorking to him at five o'clock this morning. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The largest of these trees was about 15 feet high, not one-third of the height of hundreds of English cedars; for instance, those at Whitton, Pain's Hill, Caenwood, and Juniper Hall, near Dorking. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 325, August 2, 1828 Audley reached Reigate first, and engaged Lord Holland, but found him too strong: he drew off, and Holland, for no soldier's reason, fell back on Dorking. Highways and Byways in Surrey It could only be with a view to that cutting-up process that you could consent to isolate yourself in such a place as Dorking. Birds of Prey It is divided into a variety of breeds, but the most esteemed are, the Poland or Black, the Dorking, the Bantam, the Game Fowl, and the Malay or Chittagong. The Book of Household Management The Countess of Dorking would have been delighted to present these ladies had the Princess not luckily been in London to do that office. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family There was a fine display of Dorking lambs and Jersey hens, while some bees of the Berkshire breed fairly divided the honors with a few very choice Merino pigs. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 30, October 22, 1870 Kent and Sussex, two neighbours, play their county matches on three grounds or four; Surrey, which has traditions at Mitcham and Dorking, has shrunk back to Kennington only. Highways and Byways in Surrey But how comes that young fellow to have an aunt at Dorking? Birds of Prey The colour of the true Dorking is pure white; long in the body, short in the legs, and a prolific layer. The Book of Household Management He is always abusing the Dorkings, who want to borrow money from the bank, he says. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Sir," said the duchess, "I was upon the road near Dorking, and I saw a little gig overturned, and a little boy was taken out, and sat down upon the road. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 He therefore, to my mother’s inexpressible grief, joined the Baptists and was immersed in a pond near Dorking. The Fair Haven Mr. Hawkehurst perceived the wisdom of this conclusion, and agreed to make Dorking the place of his relative's abode. Birds of Prey The men of Sussex declared that the bird belonged to them, and brought birds indigenous to their weald, and possessing all the Dorking fine points and peculiarities, in proof of the declaration. The Book of Household Management Lady Clara Pulleyn is presented by her mother, the Countess of Dorking; and Jack is arrested that night as he is going out of White's to meet her at the Opera. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The poor people about us complain they are nearly starved, and the children of the Page 193 journeymen of the tradesmen at Dorking come to our door to beg halfpence for a little bread. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 She was only a grey Dorking hen, but no heroine in fact or fiction, no Lady Rachel Russell or Fleurange, ever exceeded Kitty in unswerving devotion to a beloved object, or rather objects. Station Amusements in New Zealand There's something underhand in that journey of his by the way; for Paget told me he was going to Dorking. Birds of Prey The common, or barn-door fowl, is one of the most delicate of the varieties; and at Dorking, in Surrey, the breed is brought to great perfection. The Book of Household Management The Dorkings left London before you came there; they gave you your innings. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family It is in the valley, between Mr. Locke's park and Dorking, and where land is so scarce, that there is not another possessor within many miles who would part, upon any terms, with half-an-acre. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 As a preliminary step to this reformation, she offered to bestow upon me one of her best Dorking hens. Station Amusements in New Zealand "He could follow me to Dorking as easily as to Ullerton." Birds of Prey Nine eggs may be placed under a Bantam hen, and as many as fifteen under a Dorking. The Book of Household Management Lord Dorking mechanically takes his hat off, and stands stupidly gazing after him. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family There were, however, two inns at Dorking, the "King's Head" and the "King's Arms," over which speculation has been rife as to which was the original of the inn so favoured by the Revd. The Inns and Taverns of "Pickwick"; with Some Observations on Their Other Associations, They live over at Dorking in a house with forty-nine bedrooms, and only fifteen years ago Mrs. Brailsford used to do the housework herself. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo I again resorted to the Dorking fiction,—my aged aunt breaking fast, and requiring much propitiation from a dutiful nephew with an eye to her testamentary arrangements. Birds of Prey The commotion has, however, long ago subsided, and Dorking still retains its fair reputation for fowl. The Book of Household Management He lays his affair before Florac; he expects a message from Lord Dorking. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family So we went to Dorking's Theatre, and we found Dorking with his acting manager. The Untilled Field He took me over his farm, pointing out as we went Dorkings with pasts, and Cochin Chinas which he had cured of diseases generally fatal on, as far as I could gather, Christian Science principles. Love Among the Chickens For crosses of Dorking and other fowls see 'Poultry Chronicle' volume 2 page 355. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 The flesh of this fowl is esteemed; but, from the smallness of its body when compared with that of the Dorking, it is not placed on an equality with it for the table. The Book of Household Management Belsize had flung himself down to lift up Clara, calling her frantically by her name, when old Dorking sprang to seize him. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Purely-bred Game, Malay, Cochin, Dorking, Bantam, and, as I hear from Mr. Tegetmeier, Silk fowls, may frequently or occasionally be met with, which are almost identical in plumage with the wild G. bankiva. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 The Ambler had been bought out of the stud of Colonel Dorking, a man opposed on high grounds to the racing of two-year-olds, and at the age of three had never run. The Country House BAILY, Mr., on the effect of selection on fowls. -on Dorking fowls. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Thirty years ago, there was much controversy respecting the origin of the Dorking. The Book of Household Management I think you might have whopped Jack when he came out from his interview with the Dorkings," Kew said: "the poor devil was so bewildered and weak, that Alfred might have thrashed him. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family They are carried, together with the whole tail, erect in Dorkings and Gaines; but droop much in Malays and in some Cochins. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 About the difference in the power of flight in Dorkings, etc., may it not be due merely to greater weight of body in the adults? More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 She and her mother shopped in silence, spoke little in the train, little again in the carriage, which met them at Dorking Station. A Room with a View July 29th.—Dined at the 'King's Head,' Dorking, paid for dinner and wine, 2s.; The Diary of William Bray: extracts My grandmother managed this business with the Dorkings. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family An additional toe is a "point" in Dorkings, and has become a fixed character, but is variable in Cochins and Silk fowls. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 And where you got it? and what it is like?…I was so ignorant I do not even know there were three varieties of Dorking fowl: how do they differ?… Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Three notice-boards, belonging to Dorking agents, lolled on her fence and announced the not surprising fact. A Room with a View It's a Scotchman what gave himself up last night at Dorking. The Lodger He had travelled perhaps a dozen or fifteen miles, and a good way from his first meditations above the Dorking chalk pit. The Research Magnificent The pterygoids, and the processes of the lower jaw, are broader, relatively to the size of the head, than in G. bankiva; and this is likewise the case with Dorkings when of large size. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 Many thanks for the seven days' old white Dorking, and for the other promised ones. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 We thus get the series of 62, 52, 44 for the relative weights of the wing-bones in G. bankiva, Cochins, Dorkings, etc. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 This structure may be observed in Cochins, Polish, some Hamburghs, and probably other breeds; but is absent, or barely developed, in Game, Dorking, Spanish, Bantam, and several other breeds examined by me. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 Here must be the chalk pit, here was Dorking. The Research Magnificent |
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