| 单词 | groat |
| 例句 | “Oh, every penny... but never a groat more, my lord. You’ll get the meal you bargained for, but it won’t be sauced with gratitude, and in the end it will not nourish you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And Mistress Jemima’s father gives them each a silver groat to hold the stool down under the foul green water for a long time, to see if I’d choke on it.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, for the next two weeks beans have been substituted for oatmeal or groats. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "The chewy, flavorful oat groats create a starchy broth that makes this vegan dish creamy," says recipe developer AntoniaJames. Too many lemons? 38 recipes to make right now 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z For cooks used to their imported Italian farro softening in a mere 20 minutes, the simmering time of 45 minutes or more for emmer, einkorn, spelt, rye berries and whole oat groats can seem off-putting. Ancient Grains Are New Again 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z In between were a bundle of unusually delicious coleslaw and some grains of buckwheat groats. Restaurant Review: Semilla in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Compared to that, the emotional climax is a bowl of cold groats. ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: They’re on a Roll 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z He knew the need for it, the feel of it in the hand, the seductive power of ducats, florins, groats and pure gold. Money and Morals Sharing the Stage With Shakespeare 2013-06-18T21:31:46Z Combine the rosemary, thyme, oats, rye flakes, buckwheat groats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, orange zest, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl, and stir to mix thoroughly. Make a jar of this, and every meal is just a sprinkle away from crunchy 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z More elevated is the “Eiffel” trifle, a parfait glass layered with lemon verbena cream, grilled peaches, lemon-basil mousse and more puffed buckwheat groats, which crackle like Rice Krispies. Review | A chef who reveres the region brings his act to D.C. 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Millers use steel blades to break the groats into three or four pieces each. How to make oatmeal perfectly every time 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z They come from oat groats, the entire oat kernel, that are steamed and rolled. Advice | How to make baked oatmeal, any way you like it 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Shipping containers of Russian items - groats, weightlifting shoes, crypto mining gear, even pillows - arrive at U.S. ports almost every day. Six months into war, Russian goods still flowing to U.S. 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Shipping containers of Russian items — groats, weightlifting shoes, crypto mining gear, even pillows — arrive at U.S. ports almost every day. Six months into war, Russian goods still flowing to US 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Toasted Buckwheat Groats with Fresh Sheep Cheese and Pickled Rhubarb Buckwheat groats are the hulled seeds of the plant. Chef Eric Anderson tames the flames at his wood-fire restaurant Samara 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z You might soak the groats overnight to speed cooking in the a.m., or slow-cook them in a Crock-Pot while you lie dreaming. Make your own steel-cut oats for a healthy, hot bowl of comfort 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Russians eat a lot of buckwheat, drowning groats with milk in the morning, serving it as a savory side for dinner, grinding it into flour for blini. How to make buckwheat galettes, a heartier cousin to delicate crepes 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Cook, stirring constantly, until the buckwheat starts to smell nutty and separates into individual groats, about 6 minutes. Kasha varnishkes turns humble buckwheat, pasta and onions into something extra special 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The company suggests using oat groats much as you would any other whole, chewy grain, such as rice — in grain bowls, stews and salads, for example. Get to know your oats, and all the types and ways to eat them 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z At Samara, they malt the groats before toasting by alternately soaking and drying them to encourage sprouting. Chef Eric Anderson tames the flames at his wood-fire restaurant Samara 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Steel-cut and pinhead oats are the same thing: the hulled oat groat, chopped into two or three pieces. So, your oats: 17 ways to go beyond porridge, from fruity granola to Scottish cranachan 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z When oat groats are cut into two or three pieces, they become steel-cut oats, pinhead oats or Irish oats. Groats? Steel-cut? In a smoothie? However you eat them, oats deliver key nutrients 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Reduce the heat to low, cover and let the buckwheat simmer until the liquid is absorbed and the groats are plump but not mushy, about 30 minutes. Kasha varnishkes turns humble buckwheat, pasta and onions into something extra special 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z That includes a mildly spiced sausage stuffed with groats, a regional specialty known as pinkel. Where Kale Is King (at Least, When It’s Stewed in Schmaltz and Bacon) 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Rinse and dry the buckwheat groats by toasting on a tray in a medium oven until fragrant and nutty. Chef Eric Anderson tames the flames at his wood-fire restaurant Samara 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z These groats were cracked, like bulgur, something I hadn’t seen before. Not Your Bubbe's Kasha 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Quick-cooking rolled oats are groats that are cut into pieces before they are rolled. Groats? Steel-cut? In a smoothie? However you eat them, oats deliver key nutrients 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The oldest coin is a silver groat of King Henry VI, minted in the late-1420s or early-1430s, and the latest is a silver sixpence of Queen Elizabeth I, minted in London in 1562. Campaign to buy hoard of rare coins 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Her world is different too, as the president of Gluten-Free Prairie, a Montana company that sells oat groats, oatmeal and related products. Celiac Foundation's gluten-free expo: Waffles you want to eat, nutty bars and more 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Place groats in small, deep pot over medium heat with 2 cups of water, a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Chef Eric Anderson tames the flames at his wood-fire restaurant Samara 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Cooked groats are a great addition to side dishes and salads. Ancient grains can help prevent cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure 2012-08-13T16:49:16Z Here is a groat," I answered peevishly, "and for the fortune, I will hear it another day. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z If you make not much of threepence you'll ne'er be worth a groat. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z The company grows a hull-less variety of oats that, in rolled form, look smaller than Quaker's, and in groat form look like rice. Celiac Foundation's gluten-free expo: Waffles you want to eat, nutty bars and more 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Simmer while casually stirring until the groats become a creamy porridge with a pleasantly toothsome texture, about 10 minutes. Chef Eric Anderson tames the flames at his wood-fire restaurant Samara 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Here," she said, fumbling for her substantial purse, "a groat for two ounces of it, did you say? Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z He did not weigh her promise at a groat; she was but a woman. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z That penny is well spent that saves a groat. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z I took it for a warning, and my clothes from my mail; and going down paid the porter a groat, and received in return a dozen porter's oaths. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Place groats in shallow bowl, and dot with cheese and pickled rhubarb. Chef Eric Anderson tames the flames at his wood-fire restaurant Samara 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z But I would not give a groat for my chance of seeing Plimworth Sound again if the knaves spy the head of Haymoss sticking out o' the Spanish doublet. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Without these, of which you, beautiful fool, have robbed me--robbing me therewith of my last chance--I take no farm nor smallest mill, nor hold one groat of that I have won! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z A pin a day is a groat a year. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z What?" screamed the housewife; "when the bushel of rye costs but a groat! The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The lives of the Viceroy and his ministers were not worth a groat. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z In pretty good case and very well found, By night and by day we carry him round: He must go for a groat, if we can't get a pound. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z He that spends a groat a day idly, spends idly above six pounds a year, which is the price for the use of one hundred pounds. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z At that time they are easily caught in great numbers under a net baited with groats or oatmeal; but as the Summer advances, they feed much on worms, and are then not so much esteemed. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z They said, "the stranger buys of the Englishman the skin of the fox for a groat, and sells him the tail again for a shilling." Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z They must receive either ducats, or a crown of the sun and a groat, for every ducat, or the same in angellets. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z The continuous debasement of both the penny and the groat left the latter finally worth four pennies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z A penny saved is twopence clear; A pin a day's a groat a year. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z But if you ring in spur or hat, Sixpence you pay, be sure of that; And if a bell you overthrow, Pray pay a groat before you go.—1756. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z We gave the rough and stinking fox's skin for a groat, and we got the nicely dressed tippet for a shilling. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z But if you ring in spur or hat Sixpence you pay, be sure of that; And if a bell you overthrow Pray pay a groat before you go. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The groat was almost universally a silver coin, but its value varied considerably, as well at different times as in different countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, 'keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last.' The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z I went on sipping my ale and finding fault with its bitterness till I had finished it, when getting up I gave the old lady her groat, bade her farewell and departed. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z I hold thee a groat, I shall patch thy coat! Gammer Gurton's Needle 2011-09-24T02:00:15.643Z They fought for the right in a cause that will win— They died in a fight that they did not begin— And you'll pay the last groat when we enter Berlin. By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z The English groat was first coined in 1351, of a value somewhat higher than a penny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z He that wastes idly a groat's worth of his time per day, one day with another, wastes the privilege of using one hundred pounds each year. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z O, tolerably well, sir; we get bread and cheese and have a groat in our pockets. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Tarry, thou knave, I hold thee a groat! Gammer Gurton's Needle 2011-09-24T02:00:15.643Z Yea, for a groat! unbuckle anon thy purse. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z Although frequently referred to as a groat, it had no other official designation than a “fourpenny piece.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z New Oysters, new Oysters, new Oysters new, New Oysters, new Wall-fleet Oysters— At a groat a pecke—each Oyster worth twopence. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z "A Penny sav'd is Twopence clear A Pin a Day is a groat a year." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Yet for all his broad shoulders he could barely muster up a groat. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Besides if you went in there your life would not be worth a groat. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z The groat was imitated in Scotland by a coin struck by David II. in 1358. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Only a groat a pottle—full to the bottom! A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Here is a fairing for you,” and he slipped a silver groat into Barty’s hand. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The loaf made of groats, said he, is made of oaten groats, for groats are not made of barley. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z "Otherwise you would never come to a working man who has not a groat in his pouch," he replied. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Every groat the judge would spend on that errand, every effort and particle of time, would be just thrown away. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Ripe Strawberries! a groat a pottle, to-day, Only a groat a pottle, is what I say! A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z As they came out, past the box for offerings, and each gave something, Barty left there his silver groat. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z So learning from them, my fine Syrian-Atticist, the use of the spoon, pray eat your groats, that you may not say— But I am languid, weak for want of food. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Instead of wanting to take your groats from you, my man, I will e'en give you one instead. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z You will find water in that pail, and the groats in that cupboard. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z Ripe strawberries, a full pottle for a groat! A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Like lunatics turning to wrecking and burning, For others we care not a groat, But meditate gaily fresh outrages daily, To prove ourselves fit for the Vote! The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z And Ulpian said,—I will stop eating if you will tell me by whom these Megarian, or Thessalian groats are spoken of. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z For I knew that her life was not worth a silver groat. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Whereupon it was judged by all the company that the man should pay his groat, and poor Robin got free. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Mulberries, ripe and fresh to-day, They warm and purify the blood; Have them a groat a pottle you may. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Taken, from a single lady, on a pad nag, eleven pounds, four groats, and a portmanteau.—She seemed marvellously frightened, and whispered thanks, privately, for her delivery. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z And, again, Alexis says, in his play called The Wicked Woman— There's a large parcel of Thessalian groats. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z I knew that if I did not get away within the next few minutes my liberty, and perhaps my life, could not be valued at a silver groat. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z No sooner was he below but his friend arrests him at Mr. Fox's suit, and by all means would make him pay his groat for being drunk. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z The postilions even receive no pay whatever; they are only allowed a little flour and groats, and for every thing else they and their families must shift for themselves during their whole term of service. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The doctor entreated them not to be frightened; for that they were in the safest house in Philadelphia; and indeed, jokingly offered to underwrite their lives at the low premium of a groat a head. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z Her husband, as some little compensation to her for having pounded her little fit of obstinacy to groats in the mortar, said to her in an off-hand, cheerful manner, "You give him one, too." Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z "Another groat gone!" exclaimed the archer, ruefully contemplating the bird that had failed to stop the arrow. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z She gave him a good box on the ear, and said, "There's a groat; now I owe you twopence." Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z He had chartered her for the homeward voyage," answered Hartop, "and spent his last groat in victualling her. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Send us no groats nor scrannel seed nor rye, But good fat ears of grain, Which shall endure our strain, And be of sturdy stuff. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z “The English,” said he, “have more money than they know what to do with, and on that account they wander all over the world, paying dearly for what no other people care a groat for.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Remember, that six pounds a year is but a groat a day. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Many 's the time I 've heard poor old Lord Kilmahon say that an Irish education was n't worth a groat for England; and I now see the force of the remark. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z But in hundreds of villages there were no “strong” residents, and the poorest cottager had to pay his three groats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z "Faix! the only one of them worth a groat was Miss Mary, and I suppose they did n't leave her the means to do much now." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z I have been lucky to-day, grandmother," said he; "I have caught as many fish along-shore as I sold in the town for seven groats. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z Here we were, two persons of quality, with our own horses and chariot, with two boxes of luggage and a case of pistols, and not a grey groat piece to the two of us. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z A steamer awaits, and will carry us to the heart of London for a groat. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Every morning, while going to fetch his father’s cows from pasture, he saw them, and after they were gone he always found a groat on a certain stone of Cymmunod Bridge. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Another maxim of thrift is that "If you make not much of threepence you will never be worth a groat." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources I held up the corner o' my gown beneath the chapel o' the cardinal, and, sure enough, there were mair groats than tears fell into it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 It took up permanent quarters in one of the sealing-boats, where it was treated with groats and scraps of food, and soon got very tame. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 He touched upon the subject of her deceased father, but gave it up at once when he saw the great eyes fill with tears, which she bravely tried to swallow with the strange buckwheat groats. A Sister's Love A Novel The clergyman being told where the groat was, found it and paid it over to the church, and the chained spirit was released. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z A bit of bread smeared with an onion, sometimes groats, occasionally there is a bit of taran that burns your heart out, so that after eating it for supper, you can drink a whole night. Yiddish Tales My uncle promised me that if I went to sea he would leave all his fortune to me, as I was his heir, and if I refused, he would not leave me a groat. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I "You are quite right, and I would not give a groat for it." Marguerite de Valois Since you refuse to accept more pay——" "Not a groat, sir! Our Admirable Betty A Romance The spirit replied that its unrest was due to a silver groat it had hidden under a stone when in the flesh, and which belonged to the church of St. Elian. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z We have money and all the means of war, whilst this crippled Congress has drained from the people their last groat; their wretched troops will disband from mere want of supplies. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency I wager you a groat that the old man is mistaken! The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion If I had said a peck of groats he could not have appeared more indifferent. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Of the wealth which he would one day possess he had not earned a groat. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Are all lovers such arrant beggars? give them a penny and they ask a groat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 It was nearly a month before I had accumulated a groat; yet my labour and anxiety were intense. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 I saw a silver groat in the water, and the man’s list of what he would buy was rain-pulped in his wet hand. Rewards and Fairies He gave him out of his own pocket a silver groat with a hole in it, and a large piece of fine looking-glass, besides the necklet of clear blue Bamba-beads, and three rings of copper. The Three Mulla-mulgars Taking his last groat, he laid it upon the table with such force as to make the table quiver,--and lost. Black Forest Village Stories First we peeped in the window between the glasses of groats. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself During the first year my two groats had grown to nearly a pound, and my ambition had grown with it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 "Mrs. Dudley heard that Mrs. Walter was out of milk, and took the liberty to send round some very particularly nice Scotch groats, which her brother had just brought from Edinburgh." Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories To market, to market, a gallop, a trot, To buy some meat to put in the pot; Threepence a quarter, a groat a side, If it hadn't been kill'd, it must have died. The Nursery Rhymes of England A hat made by Lizzie of the Wind-Corner always sold for three groats more than another; and if a girl was ever so ugly and put one of her hats on it made her pretty. Black Forest Village Stories I don’t like to speak ill of the dead, Mr. Headland, sir, but this I must say: A rare old skinflint was Mr. Septimus Nosworth—wouldn’t part with a groat unless un was forced to. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories In a statute of 33 Henry VIII., shove-groat is called a new game, and was probably originally played with the silver groat. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Instead of crust a peacock pie, Instead of bone sweet venison, Instead of groat a white lily With seven blooms thereon. Down-Adown-Derry A Book of Fairy Poems Five and five shillings, Five and a groat; Five and five shillings, Will buy a new coat. The Nursery Rhymes of England A halfpenny worth of oatmeal, or groats, with a leek or onion, out of your own garden, which costs nothing, a bit of salt, and a little coarse bread, will breakfast your whole family. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales "Butter is eight pence a pound and Cheese a groat a pound," murmured the woman, and the clergyman left in bewilderment. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Johnson declares he would maintain his challenge for a thousand pounds more, but for the respondent’s inability to perform a thousand groats. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Joan Cole had a hole In her petticoat, Jack Sprat, to get a patch, Gave her a groat. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 He would not give a silver groat For good or evil weather. The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems I staked my last groat in a cat!' Collected Poems Volume Two The leech became convinced that she was possessed by a demon, because the pupils of her eyes were as large as silver groats, and her hands picked at the coverlets. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court All those graces that were now green in me were yet but like those cracked groats and fourpence half-pennies which rich men carry in their purses, while their gold is in their trunks at home. Bunyan The groat bought a patch Which stopped the hole, "I thank you, Jack Sprat," Says little Joan Cole. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 If they had a gunner worth a groat, we should not be where we are, captain. The House Under the Sea A Romance Quick with your groat now for the Unicorn!' Collected Poems Volume Two Unaccustomed as we are to lay wagers, we would stake a hundred pounds to a groat on the true Mr. Clark!’ Leading Articles on Various Subjects A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat: If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you a groat. Pinafore Palace Wherefore I fine thee, sailor, and order thee to pay ten groats to the court.” In the Days of Drake One of Tenier's inside-out pictures of a village feast, with drunken boors—not worth a groat apiece when alive—would now fetch its weight in gold three times over. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 And one flung down a groat—he had no more. Collected Poems Volume Two Her Majesty's Receiver and others are to receive the coins named below at the values attached thereto, as follows:— The French crown = 20 silver groats. The Coinages of the Channel Islands But this being so, and you but half-hearted, I tell you, it is too dangerous a game to play for groats. The Wild Geese She hardly costs me a groat a year, except for her high-heeled shoes; those come dear, but she must have them, being a professional witch, you know. Prince Vance The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box There was an old man in a velvet coat, He kiss’d a maid and gave her a groat; The groat was crack’d and would not go. The Only True Mother Goose Melodies Without Addition or Abridgement Some seen, some unseen—Papists and Puritans—but, thank the stars, I care not a groat for either. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Bold vice and blindness now dare act, And—like the grey groat—pass, though crack'd; While those sage lips lie dumb and cold, Whose words are well-weigh'd and tried gold. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II "She's jealous——" "I wouldn't give a groat for a woman who wasn't," he responded. Nancy Stair A Novel The ordinary amount charged for a tract extending to thirty or forty pages, and for a quarto play, was 4d. or a groat. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time A second poll-tax in 1380 exacted no less than three groats from every peasant, and from every one of his unmarried children above the age of fifteen. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Henceforward, the nine-penny piece was to pass for sixpence, the groat or four-penny piece for twopence, the two-penny piece for a penny, the penny for a halfpenny, and the halfpenny for a farthing. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution “Forgive me, and you shall have this groat that the queen gave me,” and Francis handed him the coin. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls He had heard that Lady Berkeley had raised "several scandalous and false reports" against him, that he was not worth a groat and that his notes had been protested. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 Set what you please against it, were it no more than a silver groat. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel The King cast down a silver groat, A silver groat o' Scots money, "If I come with a poor man's dole," he said, "True Thomas, will ye harp to me?" The Seven Seas I have but one, I think, in my purse; and the last day I had put it away almost for an old groat.’ Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution The only things obtainable were black bread, soup made from cabbage, groats, a sort of buck-wheat porridge cooked in oil, and small beer or tea. Through Finland in Carts Her father had positively forbidden the match, and when she disobeyed him cut her off without one groat. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 "Two shillings to a groat thou art cutting a love-token!" The Panchronicon Scarcely any parish but has its so-called charities—money left by misguided but benevolent persons, for the purpose of annual distribution in small doles of groats, or loaves, or blankets. The Toilers of the Field “Hand me thine for a silver groat,” interrupted Philippa, coming in. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Sit down and take thy rest; Of golden groats I have full store To flaunt it with the best. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age This was built in 1636—tradition says at only the cost of a groat. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children Without groats and more ye shall get nowt to drink in Calais town, save water. Privy Seal His Last Venture If there was any liberty, there couldn't be a press, for which I don't care a groat, for I'm a master mariner. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... I will be shot if he did not give me an English groat. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... And I was bereft of a joyful day; for in ordinary she would be pleased that I should be her little almoner, and hand the purses with the groats in them to the poor almsfolk. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... These she purchased by wholesale, and though she sold them at the ordinary retail price, found in the end, that the profits had only fallen short of paying the expenses of building, one groat. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children But the mission was so well paid—with as many crowns the day as he had had groats for teaching the Lady Mary of England—that fain he had been to go. Privy Seal His Last Venture With twelve groats you can deliver your father from purgatory.” A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse I knew that their information was not worth a groat, and hurried back to the Albergo to assure myself that my neighbour with the necklace had sailed also. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea He it was who eked out a pious groat by tending the feet of all outward and inward bound pilgrims. The Dragon of Wantley His Tale "Belike it's nae treasure, after a'," said he to himself; "but only some auld trash not worth a groat." Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success "A penny saved is twopence clear; A pin a day is a groat a year." The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. His maxim racked her wearied ear: "A pin a day's a groat a year." Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Literally, he never lost a cow who cried for the loss of a groat. The Proverbs of Scotland He loosed some of the people’s burdens to make them pay more groats. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England I thought ye might not grudge me a groat if I help move her.” Puck of Pook’s Hill “But, Madam, and saving your Ladyship’s presence, crowns bloom not on our raspberry bushes, nor may horses be bought for a groat apiece down this way.” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot He must deal good strong strokes in battle, or he is not worth a groat. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race He that winna lout and lift a preen will ne'er be worth a groat. The Proverbs of Scotland Here's twenty groats of white money, Sith thou will have it of me. The Book of Brave Old Ballads Ben, who now writes learned plays and court-masks as Poet Laureate, served manfully with pike and sword there, for his groat a day with rations. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Of the coin in which payment is made the shouldering shouters of the sex have not a groat and can bear the situation with impunity. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 There was nothing that they would not do for us—no trouble was too groat, no labour was aught but a pleasure to them. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 A groat is ill saved that shames its master. The Proverbs of Scotland Thou hast not, quoth th' miller, one groat in thy purse; All thy inheritance hangs on thy back. The Book of Brave Old Ballads With timber and tar they Old England supplied, And supported her power on the sea; Her battles they fought, without getting a groat, For the honor of Liberty Tree. America First Patriotic Readings I sold it to an old woman For a copper groat; And I’ll not sing my song again Without a new coat. Aunt Kitty's Stories A pleasant fancy, forsooth, for a fellow who has not a groat in his pocket to look for a yoke-mate above the clouds. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Mary issued base shillings and groats for Ireland, and Elizabeth issued still baser ones, while she purified the coinage of England. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I've done my sum—'tis just a groat— Let's see it.—Master, m' I g' out? The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) On the plains there stood besides in the neighbourhood of the cabins large mortars, by which the grain was reduced to groats. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Cider was cheap enough; Josselyn wrote, "I have had at the tap houses of Boston an ale-quart of cyder spiced and sweetened with sugar, for a groat." Customs and Fashions in Old New England Thou art worth but one half as many pence as there be shillings in a groat! For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary I chanced in my last sermon to speak a merry word of a new shilling, to refresh my auditory, how I was like to put away my new shilling for an old groat. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "There was an old man in a velvet coat, He kiss'd a maid and gave her a groat; The groat was cracked and would not go, Ah, old man, d'ye serve me so?" A History of Nursery Rhymes He was a younger son of a good family; had good blood in his veins, though not a groat in his pockets. Rookwood Instead of crust a peacock pie, Instead of bone sweet venison, Instead of groat a white lilie With seven blooms thereon. Songs of Childhood They take the finest for bread, and the other for different kinds of groats, which, when it is cooked, is called sapaen or homina. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 But in Moravia it's splendid, and is two groats cheaper.... A Ghetto Violet From "Christian and Leah" Davy Dapper, The furniture that doth adorn this room Cost many a fair grey groat ere it came here; But good things are most cheap when they're most dear. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration In the absence of groats, oatmeal furnishes the means of making excellent gruel. A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes “A man may,” if he knows not how to save as he goes “keep his nose all his life to the grindstone and die not worth a groat at last.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 The tax was to be collected at the rate of three groats or one shilling for each person over fifteen years of age. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England He had not a groat remaining in the world. A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn Here landing, Batten was making his way without a groat in his pocket to London, when Providence directed him to our door. The Settlers A Tale of Virginia They would not let a dram of dead pay ouerslip them, they would not lend a groat of the weeke to come, to him that had spent his money before this weeke was done. The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse Into it he pushed five fourpenny pieces, then called groats, and very commonly current. All's Well Alice's Victory We had plenty to fill our bellies and put on our backs; we had welcome wherever we went, and the groats and pennies rained into our caps. The Armourer's Prentices Blackbirds and thrushes are very fond of Sultana raisins; they also like split groats and brown bread crumbs, as also do starlings and, I believe, mostp. Wild Nature Won By Kindness So I gave him a groat, and bad him take me up forthwith. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess They take the finest for bread, and the other for different kinds of groats, which, when it is cooked is called sapaen or homina. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Every groat thus saved was as a nail driven into an oak, fixed and stable, becoming firmer as time went on. Round About a Great Estate What boots it to search a beggarman’s bags, When no silver groat he has? The Bon Gaultier Ballads I have been thinking," said he, "that it is a very idle thing for me to lie here, and put you to the expense of seven groats a week. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Job Thornberry has no reason now to wish himself worth a groat:—the old ironmonger and brazier has nobody to board his money for now! John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts From cakes of bouillon and prepared groats which she had brought with her, she prepared an excellent soup, in which pieces of veal were warmed. Strife and Peace Let I have on my old leather coat, And in my purse a groat, And there, that's a habit for a good old husband man. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Thou japest but in vain; An he have not a groat within his pouch, We may find a silver chain. The Bon Gaultier Ballads This time, the smallest sum exacted was not less than three groats, and was payable on everyman, woman and unmarried child, above the age of fifteen, throughout the country. London and the Kingdom - Volume I "But he's left his groat behind him for his drink, so all's well"; and presently his voice was heard singing as he got the table ready for the servants. By What Authority? The bridegroom, finding his heiress worth not a groat, did what other sailors have done before and since, and slipped away to sea without so much as saying good-bye to his bride. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers You have ever been hard fisted with your money, and never disposed to spend a groat, save on good occasion. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Her profits were such, that she had enough to pay the entire cost of the work, less one solitary groat. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway Pigs are to be bought at threepence or a groat a piece; geese at the same price; chickens at a halfpenny; hens at twopence, and only for the abovementioned tables. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary "Had he but spared his tongue and pen He might have rose like other men; But power was never in his thought And wealth he valued not a groat." History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Alexander, King Alexander, give a poor Cynic a groat. The Growth of English Drama Your spendthrift pocket has a groat Or two still left, it seems, of poetry. Love's Comedy Above the latter, nestling in the trees, may be seen Monkstown Castle, the legend attached to which says it was built for one groat. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway This would make a groat of our present money. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary They were shaped and sewed by the district tailor, who usually wrought at the rate of a groat a day and his food; and as the wool was coarse, so also was the workmanship. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham It is not for a king to give a groat. The Growth of English Drama It angered me—I did him wrong— I grudged my groat and shut my heart. Songs from Vagabondia He juggled with empires as with puppets, but he died not a groat the richer, which is better record than greater men can boast. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade "I staked my last groat in a cat!" Contrary Mary Is there, that bears the name o’ Scot, But feels his heart’s bluid rising hot, To see his poor auld mither’s pot Thus dung in staves, An’ plunder’d o’ her hindmost groat By gallows knaves? The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Now for a pair of spurs I would give a good groat, To try whether this jade do amble or trot. The Growth of English Drama Win groats, and wax elate; But we throw loaded dice with Death, And call the turn on Fate. Songs from Vagabondia Sholto put it in his leathern pouch wherein he was used to keep the hone for sharpening his arrows, and bestowed a silver groat upon the beggar. The Black Douglas So I might reach and pull him down, I cared no groat what followed after. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady I. Hey, the dusty miller, And his dusty coat; He will win a shilling, Or he spend a groat. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Beef Tea with Oatmeal.—Mix thoroughly one tablespoonful of groats with two of cold water; add to this a pint of boiling beef tea. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada For," he said to himself, "the ranger has given me a hundred trees to fell, for each of which I am to receive a silver groat. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 "Thy master's life is surely worth more than a groat," said the man. The Black Douglas Flour, oats, groats, barley, and their kind, are as we have already said, preferable in all their preparations to all the preparations of arrow root, sago, tapioca, and their kind. Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not Mr De Morgan is for 'pounds, royals, groats, and farthings.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age "True," replied the ranger; "and if you want money now—" "Oh no!" interrupted Ranier, "I have three groats in my purse, and ten more at home, which will be quite sufficient for my needs." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 Yet, for all this, though it be but lean and, I know, not well worth a groat, it serveth me sometimes both for dinner and for supper too. Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens And the treasury itself will find that a penny a piece from a dozen, is more than a groat from a single one. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 But 'royal' is not capable of rapid enunciation, and 'groat' is decidedly objectionable for designating ten farthings, as it is still sacred to fourpence in the English mind. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 In these circumstances it was not difficult to procure the reversal of the acts against Alice Perrers and Latimer, and the grant of a poll tax of a groat a head. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) His uncle, from whom he had great and reasonable expectations formerly, is dead at Constantinople, and without a groat. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life And therefore, considering the plenty of the cows and the scarcity of the money, yonder foolish cow seemeth unto me, in my conscience, worth not past a groat, if she be worth so much. Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens The principal one is the saranne, or lily root, which is about the size of a root of garlic, round, made up of a number of small cloves, and grains like groats. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Then replied the other statesman, "Your lordship may be the honester man, but you will never be worth a groat." The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II Then to three Gallons of the clear part of this decoction, put one Gallon of honey, and mingle it very well with your hand, till it bear an Egg the breadth of a groat. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened I know that he could have pleaded his debt to Lord Cholmondly, and to Brooks himself, &c., neither of whom probably would have received a groat; but that matter is over for the present. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life Chris fumbled in his purse, threw a couple of groats on to the ground, and rode on down the hill. The King's Achievement For, to say truth, Hunger hath hundreds brought To dine with him, and all not worth a groat. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 When amongst simple villagers it is the lost groat in search of which the housewife sweeps the floor and searches each nook and cranny. The Young Priest's Keepsake It must be so strong as to bear an Egg the breadth of a groat above the Liquor: and if it doth not, then put in more honey, till it will bear the Egg. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened About thirty years before the Scythians from the Steppe country crossed the Caucasus and fell upon Media, the same barrier was passed by another groat horde of nomads. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The Greeks, with more moderation, spoke of it as furnishing the Babylonians with bread, wine, vinegar, honey, groats, string and ropes of all kinds, firing, and a mash for fattening cattle. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. When he meets with anything that is very good, he changes it into small money, like three groats for a shilling, to serve several occasions. English Satires For dessert appeared "red groat"; sago jelly, that is, flavored with guavas, crimsoned with the juice of the prickly-pear and floating in milk; also other floating islands of guava jelly beaten with eggs. The Flower of the Chapdelaines He stood looking with half-closed eyes, and laughing at Silla, who grew redder and more bashful, and only tried in her confusion to get the bag of groats out of Barbara's hand. One of Life's Slaves "I'm afraid we never keep any groats or things," he exclaimed. Married Life The True Romance How the groats were obtained we do not know; but it appears that the pith of the palm was eaten formerly in Babylonia, and was thought to have a very agreeable flavor. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. "He hath drunk himself down to his last groat, and will let it go for a song now," said Tom. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality "Pooh, a sorry groat!" said the keeper, "Make it two, and then!" Heiress of Haddon A groat's worth of wit is worth a pound o' sweat,' as my dame says. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 He wished he had known what he knew now, so that he could have helped her more, have thought of the groats for her. Married Life The True Romance Butterflies are especially numerous and are of groat beauty. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State But as the Duke of Lancaster is but a sort of Duke Humphrey, and not worth a groat, our sovereign was obliged to pay the costs of both. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) "Here, here's a groat then," exclaimed the smith, bringing out his last coin as he saw the other moving away. Heiress of Haddon Why, thou hob thrust, no good can come where thy fingers are a-meddling; there is another jade besides mine own tied to the rack, not worth a groat. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Search in the larder revealed the groats, and the nurse began the cooking over the gas-stove. Married Life The True Romance Unlikely is no word tho',—it would have seemed incredible, neither of us then being worth a groat, God knows, and both as immeasurably removed from commerce as birth, literature, and inclination could get us. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings In place of these foods make up a diet of milk preparations, rice, groats, oats, millet, buckwheat. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration He gave an Irishman 'a groat' to bring him into the way, yet he led him, like a villein, directly out of the way, and so left him in the lurch. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times But how often have we seen men, by the mere strength of their credit, trade for ten thousand pounds a-year, and have not one groat of real stock of their own left in the world! The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) "But will you tell me where to find the patent groats, for I've come to make gruel and I haven't time to talk." Married Life The True Romance He that a bell doth overthrow Must pay a groat before he go; He that rings with his hat on, Must pay his groat and so begone. From John O'Groats to Land's End Milk porridge made of flour for children, arrowroot, cereal flour of every kind, especially oats, groat soups with tapioca, or sago, and potato soup. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration There is a Spider among them, that breeds an Egg, which she carries under her belly, ’tis as wide as groat, and bigger then the body of the Spider. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape Out came two gentlemen with a long table, and behind them fine ladies and gentlemen, each carrying a bag, and one of them was Hereafterthis with the bag of groats. More English Fairy Tales A groat for your tidings," replied Rose, "we poor women hear none in this remote corner. St George's Cross No, he could not stand it; he would rather, a hundred times over, cut wood for five groats the day. The Nameless Castle The salivary digestion being improved, he may now be allowed several more substantial dishes of rice and groat, cooked partly in milk, partly in water and eaten with fruit juice. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Richard III.—All this king's coins are very rare, except the groat, which is less rare than the others, some groats having lately been discovered. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 When she was taking down her big bed she found a bag of groats on the tester. More English Fairy Tales A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, 'keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs These fans are of a mean price, for a man may buy one of the fairest of them for so much money as countervaileth one English groat. Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850 Milk mush made of flour for children, arrowroot, mondanin, cereal flour of every kind, especially oats, groat soups with tapioca or sago and potato soup. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Said he, after I had beaten him down to a reasonable price, "Twould be easy enough, one would think, to spare an honest man a groat of the fortune Pengersick makes on these dark nights." Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts So when Jan came home, she up and said to him, "Jan, what is that bag of groats on the tester for?" More English Fairy Tales He yields not a groat; and seeking no more acquisitions, is only bent on preserving his hoard. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II "My beasts!" said Kennedy to himself, silently chuckling, "mine for a groat!" Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Spinach, also egg omelettes filled with spinach, puddings, groat, oatmeal, light dishes prepared with plenty of eggs, sugar, butter and milk, also roasted meat if desired are the best articles of food for anaemic patients. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration By thousands I am sold and bought, Who neither get nor lose a groat; For none, alas! by me can gain, But those who give me greatest pain. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 "I am Hereafterthis," said the robber, "I have come for the bag of groats." More English Fairy Tales Marco Polo describes porcelain, which was principally made at a place he calls Trigui; it was very low-priced, as eight porcelain dishes might be bought for a Venetian groat: he takes no notice of tea. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson There was boiled groats with sirup, cured fish, oatcakes with butter, a large stack of flatcakes, and a multitude of the best hotel dishes besides. Weird Tales from Northern Seas Dinner: No meat, no soup; fresh greens, fresh vegetables with potatoes, rice, macaroni, and a dish of corn, rice, groats, peas, beans, tomatoes or mushrooms. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Why, there’s my landlord now, the squire, who all in money wallows, He would not give a groat to save his father from the gallows. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 When Jan came home, she said to him, "Jan, Hereafterthis has been for the bag of groats." More English Fairy Tales Like groats, the delight of one's childhood, they began to be desirable as soon as they ceased to be common. The Pleasures of Ignorance Hush-a-bye, my baby wee," she hums, "while I cook the groats for thee. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories Not until the first teeth have made their appearance, should the child begin to have thin groat soup, a few soft boiled eggs, and a little more solid food. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration As Mr. Hamilton resides in the house next to the one I occupy, I had an opportunity of beholding this ovation offered to him, and the people certainly evinced very groat enthusiasm on the occasion. The Idler in France Cursed Scot! sold his King for a groat. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings To fetch, and carry was your humble trade, And ferry Stanford over in a boat, Well paid if he bestowed the kindly groat And spoke you fair and called you pretty maid. Black Beetles in Amber Lauder's groat is the English groat of four pence, sterling. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 The pre-Islamic history comprises, may be, a twentieth portion of the whole work and gives a very groat deal of what we would rather be without. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I No cruel landlady i' th' world, Which lends forth groats to broom-men, and takes use For them, would do 't. The White Devil My friend, do you know that Esteban has not a groat? Ensign Knightley and Other Stories But the test is, that I have known upon occasion some of these absent officers as keen against the interest of Ireland as if they had never been indebted to her for a single groat. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters The groat here is an English groat, which was worth 4d. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 Descending from the tree, Mr. Park found his horse devouring the stubble and brushwood with groat avidity. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Flour, oats, groats, barley, and their kind, are, as we have already said, preferable in all their preparations to all the preparations of arrowroot, sago, tapioca, and their kind. Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not For example, you can get three pounds and eight ounces of sugar for less than half a groat. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 For the most ignorant Irish cottager will not sell his cow for a groat. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters The groat Scots of less value had not been coined for a century. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 "Only a silver groat!" she exclaimed, tossing her head. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Moral presumption, which, in our courts unfortunately, isn't worth a groat. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney The country produces ginger and galingale in immense quantities, insomuch that for a Venice groat you may buy fourscore pounds of good fine-flavoured ginger. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 "A meal's meat twice a week, worth a groat," is mentioned as the farm servant's portion in "Civil and Uncivil Life," 1579. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine Payed for 2 pair of shoes, 6 shillings and a groat. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 A penny saved is two pence clear A pin a day's a groat a year.—Franklin. Science in the Kitchen. Where Walton-on-Thames gleams fair through the stems Of its tufted willow palms,There were loitering folk who most vilely spoke, Nor would give him one groat in alms. More Bywords There is also much game, both beast and bird, insomuch that for a Venice groat you can have three good pheasants. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 She could have afforded to have sold Lady Mary Wortley a clean shift, of the usual coarseness she wears, for a groat halfpenny. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I Instead of crust a peacock pie, Instead of bone sweet venison, Instead of groat a white lily With seven blooms thereon. Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes Volume II. No man would give a groat to sit, where he cannot get a groat himself for sitting, unless there were either parties to gratify, profits to be made, or interest to support. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV Ten groats to set a bone broke, or out of joint; and for letting of blood, 1s. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 They have fish in great profusion, and notably plenty of tunny of large size; so plentiful indeed that you may buy two big ones for a Venice groat of silver. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Perhaps, if every one who employed or harboured an author, was assessed a groat a year, it would sufficiently lessen the nuisance without destroying the species. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces I wish it were in my power, my dear child, to give you some pledge of my gratitude, but I have nothing--not so much as a single groat. Among the Trees at Elmridge The box of groats has been called for and delivered up in your name to a Herr Meyer. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The groat came down with a splash in the bottom of the wherry. Master Skylark I find they consumed: Three quarts of whole groats . Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it His chance was now weak indeed, quite like Grantham gruel, three groats to a gallon of water. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828 So the price was set, a groat a-pound for the hog's flesh, and sixpence for the woman's. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 334, October 4, 1828 This is best, to my thinking, when made as under:—Smooth two or three tablespoonfuls groats in a basin with a little milk or water. Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. The groat twirled in the air and came down clink upon the thwart. Master Skylark One of them carried a young bittern which they had caught upon the moor, and they offered it to Alleyne for a silver groat. The White Company In olden times it was said that "the stranger buys of the Englishman the case of the fox for a groat, and sells him the tail again for a shilling." Men of Invention and Industry Oh, tolerably well, sir; we get bread and cheese and have a groat in our pockets. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery Pour on boiling milk or water—a cupful to each spoonful of groats—stirring the while. Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. "More haste, worse speed," said the gardener; "only evil weeds grow fast!" and he rubbed the groat on his jerkin. Master Skylark Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death. The White Company I saw a silver groat in the water, and the man's list of what he would buy was rain-pulped in his wet hand. Rewards and Fairies I went on sipping my ale and finding fault with its bitterness till I had finished it, when getting up I gave the old lady her groat, bade her farewell, and departed. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery The money, as I remember, was about thirteen shilling and some smooth groats and brass farthings. A Journal of the Plague Year, written by a citizen who continued all the while in London He pulled a groat from his pocket and began spinning it in the air. Master Skylark Would you take a creature that has not a groat in the world?' The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders The King cast down a silver groat, A silver groat o' Scots money, "If I come wi' a poor man's dole," he said, "True Thomas, will ye harp to me?" Verses 1889-1896 Now if you will drive them for me there and wait till I come, which will not be long, I will give you a groat.’ Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery We had plenty to fill our bellies and put on our backs; we had welcome wherever we went, and the groats and pennies rained into our caps. The Armourer's Prentices Well, once again I'll set ye up: here is four groats I have got by bearing water this week: make up your stock, and run no more behind. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 Thanks, noble peer; The cheapest of us is a groat too dear. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier "A pin a day is a groat a year." From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin I have an anker newly come, which never paid the King a groat.' Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 If I ne'er got or lost a groat, By any trick, or any fault; And if I pray by reason's rules, And not like forty other fools: As thus, 'Vouchsafe, O gracious Maker! The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 What will you lay on that? for I myself dare lay six groats to six of your bald ballads, that you yourself shall say I sing better than you. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 Witness the great parables of the finding of the lost sheep and the lost groat.' The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales I will do, sir, even as you will; But, I pray you, let me have a new coat, When I have need, and in my purse a groat, Then will I dwell with you still. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 He cannot have been dead long, and yet every groat is gone. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Not one of them cares a groat for me. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 That is nine shillings and eightpence: so we are worse by a groat than when we began. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 How often, whether wrong or right, Must he in jest or earnest fight, 10 Risking for those both life and limb Who would not risk one groat for him! Poetical Works Where is Cacus, that knave not worth a groat, That was wont to blow clouds out of his throat; Which stole Hercules kine, and hid them in his cave? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 She went to our house, took in one hand a potful of roasted groats, ready for dinner, and in the other a kettle of boiling water. In Those Days The Story of an Old Man That which most sorely vexed Sir Gawain was that his sword scarce seemed worth a groat, the knight's armour was so good that Sir Gawain's weapon was stayed upon it. The Romance of Morien He turned over from side to side; the potatoes and cabbage, groats and bread gave him indigestion, but he got over it and went to sleep. Selected Polish Tales There we saw some pettifoggers and catchpoles, rogues that will hang their father for a groat. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Epistemon said, By the cross of a groat, we are to blame, nor shall we get from her any response at all, for we have not brought along with us the branch of gold. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Unnoticed she approached the Catcher, spilled the hot groats upon his hands, and at the same time she poured the boiling water over them. In Those Days The Story of an Old Man They who rode with King Arthur were unarmed, and defenceless; their strength was not worth a groat. The Romance of Morien She had ordered boiled groats for dinner, as an experiment. Married Think of the mad poet, William Blake, assuring his sedate contemporaries, All pictures that's painted with sense and with thought Are painted by madmen as sure as a groat. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years Had it chanced that you were out at the time they came, I would not have given a groat for your life. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire "My bride is, in sooth, mickle rich to me Though she brought not a groat in dower, For her face, couldst thou see it as I do see, Is the fairest in hall or bower!" Kenelm Chillingly — Complete It is plain that a Scot who can blindly dote On the face of an Eastern ghoul, And a ghoul who was worth not a silver groat, Is a Scot who has lost his soul. Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03 And groats never again appeared on his table. Married When the New Year is drummed-in in the city they wander out into the country, and drum there for bacon and groats. O. T. a Danish Romance You told me yesterday you had not got a groat. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire It is plain that a Scot who can blindly dote On the face of an Eastern ghoul, And a ghoul who was worth not a silver groat, Is a Scot who has lost his soul. Kenelm Chillingly — Complete Neither did he care a groat for his old friend Twemlow's advice upon that subject. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War He liked groats very much indeed—milk did not agree with him after his attack of ague. Married "If thou hast already a sweetheart," said he; "then the corn which is within it will be turned to flour; but if thou art still only a young cuckoo, then it will remain only groats." O. T. a Danish Romance I had a groat sometimes," the boy said, "but that is all. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire "A goose, stuffed with groats, would be acceptable," put in Raisky. The Precipice A search of my various pockets resulted in the discovery of one shilling and a groat. Peregrine's Progress He couldn't take milk, but groats he would like to see on his table every evening, every blessed evening of his life, if only she wouldn't be angry with him. Married The poems of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries mention soups made of peas, of bacon, of vegetables, and of groats. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period No doubt, he thinks he might have done so; though I believe not worth a groat. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 "A practical conversation about groats, a goose, and a quarrel with Grandmother." The Precipice For, thinks I, if one Christian is worth but a groat to the Turk, two must be worth eightpence, therefore we together stand a better chance of buying Moll's freedom than either singly. A Set of Rogues When he meets with anything that is very good he changes it into small money, like three groats for a shilling, to serve several occasions. Character Writings of the 17th Century In this city I saw 300. li. of good and new ginger sold for lesse than a groat. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II He was promised a groat if he would see Phineas safely home when the rain had ceased, and was asked if he would care to take the piece of silver now. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction Cream the butter and sugar, add the eggs, then the flour and groats, which should be mixed together. The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. After a family quarrel, Mr. Mountjoy declared that he would never leave Stephen and Mary a groat, and the son-in-law brought suit for a dowry. Halleck's New English Literature I sold it to an old woman For a copper groat; And I'll not sing my song again Without another coat. The Real Mother Goose The neighbouring country abounds in fish, beasts, and fowl of all kinds, especially with pheasants as large as peacocks, which are so plentiful, that three may be bought for a Venetian groat. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time I pray you, gentlemen, give three groats for a shilling. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose, all his life, to the grindstone; and die not worth a groat at last. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments Nay, not all, some sing another note; My mother will say no, I hold a groat. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat,-- If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you a groat. The Real Mother Goose Four partridges are sold here for less than an Italian groat; and the mountains have excellent pastures for cattle. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time INGREDIENTS.—1 tablespoonful of Robinson's patent groats, 2 tablespoonfuls of cold water, 1 pint of boiling water. The Book of Household Management Roger North says that the Tories nicknamed the opposite party 'Birmingham Protestants, alluding to the false groats struck at that place'. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III The staunch old loyalist, who would willingly impoverish himself to aid the King's troops, stoutly refused to give "a single groat or oat," as he expressed it, to the King's enemies. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 THE OLD MAN There was an old man In a velvet coat, He kissed a maid And gave her a groat. The Real Mother Goose In this country the people subsist chiefly on dates, forty-two pound weight of which may be purchased for less than a Venetian groat. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Mode.—Mix the prepared groats smoothly with the cold water in a basin; pour over them the boiling water, stirring it all the time. The Book of Household Management A panegyric on the return of the Duke and Duchess of York from Scotland says of Shaftesbury's medal that 'Twas coined by stealth, like groats at Birmingham. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III Not that he cared a groat for anybody's gossip; only that he kept a lofty tenor of good opinion. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale The groat it was crack'd And would not go,-- Ah, old man, do you serve me so? The Real Mother Goose In this city I saw 300 pounds of good and new ginger sold for less than a groat. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Prepared groats may be classed with arrowroot and raw flour, as being innutritious. The Book of Household Management The old gentleman, at every bit he put into his mouth, amused himself with saying, 'There goes two-pence, there goes three-pence, there goes a groat. Inns and Taverns of Old London We never wasted none of it, not half a groat, Sir. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale I had provided her a proper match, a sober man and one of substance; but she, forsooth, would chuse for herself, and away she is gone with a young fellow not worth a groat. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The country abounds in ginger and silk; and fowls of all kinds, particularly pheasants, are so plentiful, that three of them may be purchased for a Venetian groat. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost. The Splendid Spur "And in case to repay you, my good friend," answered Roland, "your ten groats of silver." The Abbot Your father is terribly particular, I know, and that is the worst thing there can be; but I do not care a groat for all objections, Mary, unless the objection begins with you. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale "Now," whispered Christie of the Clinthill to Halbert, "if he refuse to sit down, I would not give a gray groat for his head." The Monastery Cheats everywhere: fleece you in a year; won't leave you a groat. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 "That's fair," said the fellow, and laid a groat on the board. The Splendid Spur "Do," said the gallant squire, "and if you bring me to him, you shall have a groat to-night, and a kiss on Sunday when you have on a cleaner kirtle." The Abbot For so their word was given and sworn to him again, If they looked ere that within them, forsworn should be the twain, The Cid would never give them one groat of usury. The Lay of the Cid By the evening of the eighth day they had stored enough groats to make the sacred meal for one year's ceremonies of the entire Roman ritual. The Unwilling Vestal I read not that ever man did give unto Christ so much as one groat; but the women followed him and ministered unto him of their substance. The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works "Why, a groat or two," said I, "when it comes to the reckoning." The Splendid Spur If a man save not as he gets, he may keep his nose to the grindstone all his life, and die not worth a groat. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets For where's the difference, down the rabble's throat To pour your gold, or never spend a groat? The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry The resultant groats were then put away in great earthen jars in the outer storeroom of the temple. The Unwilling Vestal Burton, "A copper carat, a bright polished groat." Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp I sold it to an old woman For a copper groat; And I'll not sing my song again Without a new coat. Young Canada's Nursery Rhymes There was an old man in a velvet coat, He kiss'd a maid and gave her groat; The groat was crack'd and would not go. The Only True Mother Goose Melodies Wallace offered him three groats for a blow. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce She could have afforded to have sold Lady Mary Wortley a clean shift' of the usual coarseness she wears, for a groat halfpenny. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 "Five golden pieces, besides groats and testers, madam," replied Sir Andrew. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Why, he did but rob a Steward of ten groats tother Night, as any man would ha done, and there he lies fort. The Puritaine Widdow When I sealed up my letter this morning, I looked upon myself to be not worth a groat in the world. The Journal to Stella And three James shillings, and an Elizabeth groat, Just twenty nobles. The Alchemist He thinks of nothing but the present time: For one groat ready down, he'll pay a shilling, But then the lender must needs stay for it. The London Prodigal; "by William Shakespeare." as it was played by the King's Majesties servants. Now and then you will put a groat by for me; and when my necessity grows breast-high, you will help me with as much as you may happen to have for a poor friend. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 A lady, so painted and smart, Cried, Sir, I've exhausted my stock o' late; I've got nothing left but a groat - Could you give me four penn'orth of chocolate? Rejected Addresses His pay is in all a thousand pounds a year, and they have never paid him a groat, though I have teased their hearts out. The Journal to Stella There the sycophant, and he That with bare-headed and obsequious bows Begs a warm office, doomed to a cold jail And groat per diem if his patron frown. The Task and Other Poems Not worth a groat, not worth a halfpenny, he. The London Prodigal; "by William Shakespeare." as it was played by the King's Majesties servants. In faith, sir, the hat's as good as any man in this town can serve you, and will maintain fashion as long; never trust me for a groat else. Every Man out of His Humour The unmarried men receive from every house in the village groats, flesh, and brandy. The Golden Bough I have taken a memorandum of it, because I never design to give him a groat more. The Journal to Stella She left three groats and a tester on top of the skin. The King of Ireland's Son For the woman that had lost her groat, and sought it with a light; unless she had remembered it, she had never found it. The Confessions of St. Augustine Marry, he tells me, if I please to shew the bounty of my mind, to impart some ten groats to his use, or so — PUNT. Every Man out of His Humour The remains of the groats and the other food are then distributed among all the houses in proportion to the amount that each contributed, and each family consumes its share. The Golden Bough I honestly delivered my message to the Treasurer, adding, the knight was a puppy, whom I would not give a groat to save from the gallows. The Journal to Stella "And here's the price of it—three groats and a tester," said he, leaving the money on top of the skin. The King of Ireland's Son But when the time came for the discharge of the interest due not a groat was forthcoming. The Virgin of the Sun One consequence is that I don't think, however foolhardy it may be to say so, I don't think I care a groat for any opinion as human as my own, good or bad. The Return And in his books of Nature he says, that a wise man, if he has lost the greatest wealth imaginable, seems to have lost but a single groat. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies However, at worst, the girl will have about ten thousand pounds a year to support the honour; for Lord Treasurer will never save a groat for himself. The Journal to Stella As additional reserves there were sweetbreads, and five milts, sewed up at one side in the form of a chrysalis, and stuffed with thyme, sage, parsley, mint, groats, rice, milk, chopped egg, and other ingredients. The Trumpet-Major Not a groat shall you have from me this journey. Sir Nigel "Here's twenty groats out of my purse; And twenty I have of thine: And I have one more, which we will spend Together at the wine." A Bundle of Ballads A company of fiddlers that have disturbed your rest for your groat; �2,000 to one, �3,000 a year to another, has been nothing. The Commonwealth of Oceana It was but a ring, with an emerald in it, that Bevis knew to be sham, and not worth a groat. Burlesques Like a true goldsmith he kept all your holidays; there was not one wanting in his calendar; when ready money was scarce, he would set them a-telling a thousand pounds in sixpences, groats, and threepenny-pieces. History of John Bull It was a mere chance whether what was called a shilling was really tenpence, sixpence or a groat. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 Never could keep a groat of what he got, or hold his fingers from what belonged to another, said you? Redgauntlet "You silly boy, we don't play for groats here as you do at Cambridge." The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne Wamba took the purse, and seal, and groats, but he left the locket of hair round his master's neck, and when he returned to England never said a word about the circumstance. Burlesques His wealth brave Timon gloriously confounds; Asked for a groat, he gives a hundred pounds; Or if three ladies like a luckless play, Takes the whole house upon the poet’s day. An Essay on Man Look'ee," says I, laying a groat upon the table, "there's my all—come turn out your pockets—" "Pockets!" murmured the plump man, "Lord love me, what's this? Black Bartlemy's Treasure Come forth, Sir Host, and offer first anon, And thou shalt kiss; the relics every one, Yea, for a groat; unbuckle anon thy purse. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems "Stop, lad—I forget thy name—here is thy groat, and a shilling added, for being kind to my son." John Halifax, Gentleman They were favours which had not cost the Queen a groat, nor had they put a groat into Bacon's purse. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Let him take castles who has ne’er a groat.” An Essay on Man They would betray one's private life for a groat, for they hold nothing sacred. Poor Folk Nor in all the wide London lay there one he could claim as his, but the groat in his pocket. David Elginbrod He kept the groat, and put back the shilling into my father's hand. John Halifax, Gentleman Fine masters these—masters who grudge one a groat, and squander a rouble! Through Russia But ’faith, your friends will soon be sore; Patriots there are, who wish you’d jest no more— And where’s the glory? ’twill be only thought The Great Man never offered you a groat. An Essay on Man Indeed, I had not a groat on me. Poor Folk Now I am without money—without a single groat. The Gambler Well," said my father, after a pause, "thee shall take my son home, and I'll give thee a groat. John Halifax, Gentleman |
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