| 单词 | halfpenny |
| 例句 | “That’s right, halfpenny. Yes, sir, empty head still pays full price.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He walked up to the Bird Woman and held out four halfpennies. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I did a quick count: two iron halfpennies, nine shims, and a drab. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Davos stopped beneath the colonnade and traded a halfpenny for an apple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He also embedded some of the halfpennies in clear resin, which he placed in the floor. UK pub owner finds time capsule from the 1970s in the walls 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z Instead local tradesmen and town corporations took on this role by privately issuing halfpenny and farthing tokens. Historic local currencies 2010-09-21T15:30:00Z Brett also told the news agency that the person who left the time capsule even wrote a note apologizing for only leaving halfpennies. UK pub owner finds time capsule from the 1970s in the walls 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z The Libraries Act of 1850 empowered larger local authorities to add a halfpenny to the rate to run a free public library – but not to buy books, or raise the capital to build it. Letters: Can philanthropy again come to the help of public libraries? 2011-01-31T00:05:06Z “Wherever there is a halfpenny sheet of paper, a pen and a few drops of ink, there are the materials for a petition,” wrote one Chartist. Opinion | Radical Ideas Need Quiet Spaces 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z To mark the start of repairs, English Heritage has invited a man to replace a halfpenny he placed under one of the stones in the 1950s when he was a boy. Stonehenge: English Heritage to repair cracked lintels 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z It is postmarked Belfast, where the Titanic was built, and has a canceled halfpenny stamp. Postcard from Titanic’s radio operator being sold at auction 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z After the farthing was withdrawn in 1960, the halfpenny was the lowest denomination coin until its demise in the run-up to decimalisation. What is the least valuable British coin ever? 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z ‘Pick ’em out cheap here! three pair for a halfpenny, bootlaces.’ The 100 best nonfiction books: No 66 – London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew (1851) 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z But in the 1870s, the introduction of the halfpenny stamp meant sending cards was affordable for almost everyone - and it became something of a craze. The odd world of Victorian Easter cards - BBC News 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z The first Christmas card was commercially produced by Sir Henry Cole in 1843 but it was not until the 1870s, and the introduction of the halfpenny stamp, that sending cards was affordable for almost everyone. Frog murder and boiled children: 'Merry Christmas' Victorian style - BBC News 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z When the first Waterloo bridge opened in 1817 users were charged a halfpenny toll to cross it. Views from the bridge 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z It's hard to believe that there was ever a need for such a small denomination as the British decimal halfpenny. Weekendish: Ghostly 'spaceman' and ha'pennies 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Hileman says the story of the halfpenny fits into a broader question over "the big problem of small change". The story of how a tiny, 'annoying' coin was abolished 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z He was that stuffed up with halfpenny papers he couldn’t cuddle any one without crackling like an egg-shell. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z They may never dream of travelling otherwise than first-class, but they know the price of everything to a halfpenny and a farthing. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z I sold the colt shortly after this trial to Mr. Houston, because I wished to put every halfpenny I could raise upon Vanity Girl. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Tom Freeman adds: "I'm just old enough to remember the halfpenny. I liked it. It was useful for buying sweets." Weekendish: Ghostly 'spaceman' and ha'pennies 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z "Sir, Some may dispute the 'rounding-up' or down, of the halfpenny coin, but let not its existence be imperilled. It is indispensable for levelling off pendulum clocks," countered Priscilla Glover in December. The story of how a tiny, 'annoying' coin was abolished 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z A halfpenny a bushel would make a difference to me now, and I should feel it. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z "There's only tenpence halfpenny to take out," said Jasmine. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z Full Moon did not carry a halfpenny of my money. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z He, should he care, can daily stare At statues draped by dear Mrs. Grundy, And ride in trams for a halfpenny fare, And "wire" for sixpence, except on Sunday. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z The Treasury's delay in ending the halfpenny arose from fears that if the coin was abolished, retailers would raise prices to the nearest penny, which would in turn contribute to inflation. The story of how a tiny, 'annoying' coin was abolished 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z If so, do you think it would cost more than a halfpenny a word? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z Sometimes they receive a halfpenny to buy their own meal at a fried-fish shop. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship 2012-03-30T02:00:18.807Z Nothing that I say must induce you to give me another halfpenny. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z “Your halfpenny or your hat” was an offensive cry, and, together with the scuffles with strayed revellers, left little peace to the guardians of the bridge. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Before everyone gets misty-eyed about the bronze halfpenny, it's worth remembering how annoying Britain's least loved coin, notorious for getting lost in trousers and furniture upholstery, was. The story of how a tiny, 'annoying' coin was abolished 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z On learning that they were not in stock he asked for others, and yet others, lessening the monetary value of his demands until he reached those cigarettes that retail at seven for a halfpenny. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Three shillings in her purse, and three-pence halfpenny to do just what she liked with! perhaps buy Myra a roll for tea: there would be butter enough left. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z I've got fifty left of my own, and one always wins when one's down to nothing; but on no account are you to offer me a halfpenny from your money. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z The Daily News, the Daily Telegraph, the halfpenny press, morning and evening as a special product of the age. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z In 1984, not many people mourned the loss of the halfpenny. The story of how a tiny, 'annoying' coin was abolished 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z For, after all, a roll costs only a halfpenny. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Mr. Lloyd George dared add no more than a halfpenny to the impost, but Mr. McKenna with sublime courage proposed to make the tax a round sixpence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916 2012-02-23T03:00:40.467Z How the deuce do you think I'm going to camp without a halfpenny? The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z What the sixpenny magazine is to the monthly press that the halfpenny newspaper is to the daily. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z "The halfpenny played an important role in the important transition to a new currency system. It was a point of familiarity. A way of reassuring people things hadn't changed too much," he says. The story of how a tiny, 'annoying' coin was abolished 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z A few minutes later it scarcely surprised us to see an old woman buy ten fine tomatoes for a halfpenny—or to hear her demand an eleventh as just value for her coin. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z “Lend us the loan of a halfpenny, sir!” The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z Dukes Philip the Good come and go, and leave mankind not a halfpenny wiser, nor better, nor other, than they found it. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The new halfpenny sheets realized on every copy sold a profit larger even proportionately than the penny papers had ever made on their copies, advertisements of course excepted. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z We shall want every halfpenny now that Papa is gone. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z You could buy a bag of confetti for a halfpenny; for the same sum a stick adorned with bright paper streamers, or a tuft of gorgeously-dyed flax. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z But sorrow a step he changed, and his prayer Was still—“Lend us the loan of a halfpenny, sir!” The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z It grieved him a little that for his two offices he had been obliged to pay and to borrow no larger a sum than 135 florins, 41 kreutzers and one halfpenny. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z I was struck in London with the similarity of the plea which the children of both countries urge in order to obtain a halfpenny. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z The interview with Mrs. Hamilton had cost him half-a-crown and his peace of mind: it had cost the driver one halfpenny for the early edition of the Star. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z Are there not numberless penny and halfpenny papers carrying on the good work to this day? England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z These preparations concluded, he thrust his hands into his ragged trousers pocket and pulled from thence twopence and a halfpenny. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z The Conrector received his 135 florins, 43 kreutzers, one halfpenny Frankish; but no answer: the dog remained without name, his master without parsonage. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z A Cambridgeshire "inquisition" of 1313 values each job at a halfpenny, so that the day's work of a "villain" was worth about threepence. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The cost of making a bank-note for any amount is less than one halfpenny. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z A modern halfpenny wood-cut of several groups, among which is a man presenting an old woman to Death. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z Tom knew that now his chance was worse than ever, for surely now no one would stop to pull out a penny or a halfpenny—the cold was much too intense. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z These poor fellows gave him the wildest reception, and the whole assemblage laughed most heartily when, on the invitation of one of them, he flicked halfpennies in a "two up" game. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z I gave him a halfpenny, and I wish now that he hadn’t taken it.” Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z It meant about eightpence halfpenny in our money, and would buy a great deal more than we can get for eightpence halfpenny now. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z They do not forget to hold their hats to those who make use of this convenience; and good-natured people seldom fail to drop a halfpenny into them, like the gentleman in the picture. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z His luck was all against him; not a halfpenny did he earn. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z It was hay-making time, and everybody, boys and girls, children, servants, and all, were down in the hayfield, when someone brought me a shabby little halfpenny wrapper with the magic word 'Jersey' at the top. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z In former days, at western corner of same, close to No. 75, there existed a narrow and precipitous passage which was formerly the approach to the halfpenny boats. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z "A shillingsworth of penny stamps, please," Christina said, when with much deliberation he had tied up the parcel of brown sugar and handed it to his customer, "and a packet of halfpenny cards." Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z When the publisher sent in his estimate, Mrs. Drake was quite unable to understand how a newspaper could be sold for one halfpenny. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Or he might flatten his nose against the shop windows, or he might play halfpenny pitch and toss. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z A halfpenny is considered as a profuse offering; a nail, a pin, or a rag, is all that the saints exact in return for the benefit of these healing waters. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z I gave him a halfpenny, and I wish now that he had not taken it.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The points at whist were fixed at a grote, about equivalent to a halfpenny—any higher play would have been considered gambling, and would have been regarded with extreme disfavor. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The "Broad Down" had a name of its own, I doubt not, before the existence of either a penny or halfpenny. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-24T03:07:54.103Z The pence he laid on the three-legged stool, by the side of the matches, the halfpenny he put for safety into his mouth. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z The only other stamps printed in this style were the twopenny blue, issued concurrently with the penny black; the halfpenny rose; and the three-halfpenny red rose, both issued on October 1, 1870. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z Says Tooke, “Dunning and myself were generous for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece, but Kenyon rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with only a promise.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Now, the Noble Swells take five shillings' worth of "heaves," and carry off a halfpenny wooden pear in triumph. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Out of two windows were long poles with bills underneath, announcing the pleasing fact that a "clean shave and a wash could be had within for one halfpenny." The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z It may here be mentioned that the practice of collecting letters by the sound of bell did not cease with the halfpenny carriage. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Of the letters, postcards, and halfpenny packets, it seems fair to assume that three-quarters were franked by halfpenny and penny stamps in the proportion, probably, of two of the former to one of the latter. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z If a shilling were required, Kay would pay into the hands of the steward about nine pence halfpenny, vowing that he had no more, and Beans always declared himself out of pocket by Kay. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z A fellow who has not a halfpenny to bless himself with! Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Any more that's wanted costs two shillings and a halfpenny an acre. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z For no less than seven months—from the 4th of October 1709 to the 4th of May 1710—the halfpenny post had been in full activity, to the serious injury of the penny post. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z They come largely from the United States and the Union of South Africa, and are, of course, only available in the penny and halfpenny, or equivalent, values. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z It was the boy over again in his underground cellar, unwilling to be worsted in his “penny a shave,” striking out the bold line of a halfpenny one. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z One of those voluminous telegrams which women send when they are in no mood to consider that each unnecessary word means another halfpenny. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Then, full of importance, they walked up to the refreshment counter, and each 110 parted with five ore—about a halfpenny—for chocolates, and the other five ore for cigarettes. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z For the sum of one halfpenny he undertook to do what Dockwra had done, and what the postmasters-general were now doing, for the sum of one penny. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z A charge of three-halfpence, for instance, is made for a penny stamp, a penny of the sum being appropriated by the postal authorities, and a halfpenny being remitted to the Red Cross Fund. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z “Here it is,” said our worthy friend, producing a dirty piece of bread about as big as a halfpenny roll. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z It was a love-letter which this young lady had flashed across the wires at a halfpenny a word, evidently caring nothing if strangers learned what was in her heart so long as he did. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Her father, a poor road-mender, earned only just enough to make a bare living for his wife and child, and certainly not a halfpenny could be spared for toys. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z For the halfpenny post, again, letters were collected by the sound of bell. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z At first sight there appears to be one variety of each value, with the exception of the halfpenny and the fourpenny, which are both found in two obvious varieties. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z Mr. M. then secured the dog, which kept struggling and growling while the servant went under the bed, where she found seven pence halfpenny under a bit of cloth. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z My aunt had to pay full fare--twenty-one and twopence halfpenny--for each. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Adeline tasted it, said it was very good, and, giving him a halfpenny, the tawny boy disappeared again: the noise he made as he bounded down the stairs woke Glenmurray. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z He set to sale the Saviour of the world for thirty pence, and you do so even for one poor halfpenny. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z The earliest dies of the halfpenny and penny values were re-engraved at least twice, but not until the small head was replaced by the larger profile bust could they be considered even passable. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z To be sure, the tradesman charges elevenpence three-farthings for many things, but an odd farthing on the total of his bill always becomes a halfpenny. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z The ways of ballad singers, and the cries of halfpenny pamphlets, appeared so extremely humourous, from my lodgings in Fleet Street, that it gave me pain to observe them without a companion to partake. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z Also, in the season when herrings were sold, the purveyors of the abbot should always buy a hundred herrings at a halfpenny less than other people, and likewise the cellarer and his purveyors. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z Fifteen shillings and five-pence halfpenny bought him a third-class ticket, and vanity and temptation cost him four shillings and sixpence at the Gaiety Bar. The Phil May Album 2011-10-17T02:00:17.247Z King Edward was first revealed to us philatelically by the halfpenny, penny, twopence-halfpenny, and sixpenny values of Great Britain—these four stamps being issued on the same day, January 1, 1902. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z "Oh, a halfpenny worth—if they would sell it—half an ounce, Jem; that will make up five pounds of flour well." Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z Bawbee, baw-bē′, n. a halfpenny: originally a Scotch coin of base silver equivalent to six Scotch pennies. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z I found a few stones piled up on two large boulders, and under each a halfpenny, one of which I pocketed. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z A penny to Ransey and a halfpenny to Babs secure them additional happiness; but in less than an hour the anchor is weighed, and the Merry Maiden is once more going on. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z The labels serve for ordinary postal work, but as a rule cost a halfpenny or penny above face value. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z There is an excellent service of telephones, a branch of the post office, and halfpenny postage within the city boundaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z In the seventh year of Nebuchadrezzar dates were about a halfpenny a quart, in his thirty-eighth year the quart was only 1/25 of a penny. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z Another woman, who had been ill, described herself to me as being "as thin as a halfpenny herring." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z Mrs. Bindle next proceeded to quarrel with the conductor about the fare, which had gone up a halfpenny, and she ended by threatening to report him for not setting her down between the scheduled stopping-places. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Sevenpence halfpenny’s worth per week is a good round diet for a child; a great deal may be got for sevenpence halfpenny, quite enough to overload its stomach, and make it uncomfortable. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z At the beginning of 1844, the changes, already mentioned, of charging letters by weight instead of number of enclosures, and of charging newspapers a halfpenny per sheet, came into operation in the Maritime provinces. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z It was getting dark, and, on counting our coppers, we made the startling discovery, about which we had never previously thought, that we had but two shillings and eightpence halfpenny in our pockets, all counted. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z Miss Bruce looked hurt, as she went on applying halfpenny stamps to the postcards that formed an increasing mountain on the writing-table in front of her. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z He promises, that no person shall be obliged to receive more than fivepence halfpenny of his coin in one payment. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z My boys have contributed to the African project—Egbert, one and six, being the entire allowance of nine weeks; Oswald, one and a penny halfpenny, being the same; the rest, according to their little means. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z Boats with fish, according to size, a halfpenny. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z I have not got a halfpenny in the world. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z Nothing could induce him to borrow; not a halfpenny would he take from any man. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Very well, then, You distress me Because The price of you is one halfpenny. Outlook Odes 2011-08-16T02:00:47.257Z He seized Ulrica Eleonora and the guardian angel, wrapped them in paper, wrote Smith's name and address on the parcel, and handed the messenger his threepence halfpenny. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Still there are a vast number of halfpenny ballad-sheets worked off, and in proportion to their size, far more than the “Monsters” or “Giants.” A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Yes, Bumps, that will be the thing; you must put a halfpenny by, and that will be your tenth. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z When he did accept the terms and the ready cash, every halfpenny of it went to complete streets on his own account; and so he lived, as it were, from hand to mouth. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z At least so I gather from the halfpenny papers, And I am free to admit That when I read the paragraph Descriptive of your landing at Flushing My bosom swelled with honest pride. Outlook Odes 2011-08-16T02:00:47.257Z But with threepence halfpenny there was no necessity to starve. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z One class of literature which the late Jemmy Catnach made almost his own, was children’s farthing and halfpenny books. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z But once he had managed to buy himself a slice of an inferior sort for a halfpenny, in Meakin Street. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z It was about the size of a modern halfpenny and had a cross on one side. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z I am of opinion That in the present condition of the general purse, Things which are sold for a halfpenny Are really too cheap. Outlook Odes 2011-08-16T02:00:47.257Z Therefore I only got one and twopence halfpenny for both. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Consequently every steamer in the harbour was at work night and day condensing, at a cost of twopence halfpenny a gallon for the coal consumed in the process. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Coming directly, ma’am—one farthing is one forty-eighth; one halfpenny is one twenty-some-thingth—oh, fourth. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z You should make some profit, even if it were only a halfpenny on a dozen stamps.' The Green Casket and other stories 2011-07-27T02:00:30.510Z Every halfpenny you give to the undeserving is so much taken from the deserving. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z Well, he’s dead; and there’s a wife and five children, and an invalid aunt, without a halfpenny. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z The first person who mentioned to me the idea of a halfpenny newspaper was Mr. Passmore Edwards. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z The expense would have been one halfpenny a year to each elector. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z And he also gave Leo a present of a packet of big envelopes of different sizes, which he told him he might sell for a halfpenny each, as they were thick and strong. The Green Casket and other stories 2011-07-27T02:00:30.510Z Not to be outdone, Arkwright lowered his charge to a halfpenny, and still retained his rank as the cheapest barber in the place. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z Quarter-as: in Cicero’s time, the as was equal to rather less than a halfpenny. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Workman, in which I had a department, was intended, I was told, to be a forerunner of the halfpenny paper. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Now a workman can read in the morning telegrams from all parts of the world in a halfpenny paper, hours before his employer is out of bed. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z After they had waited some time, the servant brought out each of them a halfpenny, for which his brother mendicants were very thankful. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z The card already bears a halfpenny stamp impressed, and nothing more remains to be done but to deposit it in the nearest office or pillar-post. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z I told her that it was my intention not to keep a halfpenny of it, but to send it anonymously to a London hospital. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z The Echo was the name fixed upon for the first halfpenny paper. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Three pennies and three halfpennies are placed on the table before the child. Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z This was a sly thrust at Susan Yellam, one of the few villagers who took in and read a halfpenny paper. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Penny and even halfpenny papers compete with the leading journals in activity and enterprise. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Only four pence halfpenny, said the old lady. 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 A subscription of a halfpenny each from the working-class travellers who had profited by the repeal would have amounted to a handsome acknowledgment. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z He was a screw: he had lived on a crust, and he now grudged every halfpenny. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z But this seems affluence when we look at that solitary halfpenny. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z A rival newspaper, called the “Eastern Daily Journal,” published at the price of one halfpenny, was issued this month, and had but a very brief existence. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Opening it, he went back to Granny's side and showered its contents upon her lap—two halfpennies and four pennies, a sixpenny and a threepenny bit, and a bright farthing. That Little Beggar 2011-05-21T02:00:09.877Z Wherefore he made shift to live for ten years in foreign parts, and for half a year in the imperial burgh, without asking his guardian for a single halfpenny of the interest of his capital. 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 Jane spared him the trouble of answering, by looking in, and conveying the intimation that more luggage had come, and that there was a bill of one pound ten and elevenpence halfpenny to pay. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z She took a halfpenny tram to Victoria Street, meaning to walk from there to the theatre. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The employers declined to accede to these demands, but submitted a code of their own, and offered a halfpenny advance. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The people who are in the carriages give you a halfpenny or a penny for doing this, don't they?' The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Her and Mr. Rupert haven't a halfpenny between 'em of their own. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z It only cost a halfpenny a day, and Katty liked small, sensible economies. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z So at night she took a 'bus to Westminster Bridge at the cost of a halfpenny and from thence, in all weathers, she faithfully padded-the-hoof for home. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z He will laugh in your face, if he doesn't spit in it or give you a blow—though maybe he is not worth a bad halfpenny himself. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z So he stepped forward, presenting his halfpenny, offering to toss up with the stable-boy, who, after looking him full in the face, accepted the proposal, and threw his halfpenny into the air. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Instead of the sixpence he fondly reckoned on, Chattaway had flung him a halfpenny. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z I have known a man who required an absolute account of every halfpenny spent by his wife, and who took from her change of the shilling he had given her for a cab fare. Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z It grieved him a little that for his two offices he had been obliged to pay and to borrow no larger a sum than 135 florins, 41 kreuzers, and one halfpenny. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Halifax, however, stood pre-eminent for sharp practice; a thief in that parish had no chance of stealing twice, for if he stole to the value of thirteenpence halfpenny, he was forthwith beheaded. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z There are things one doesn’t believe even if they are printed in a halfpenny paper. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z Mrs. Connolly knew that the price of the dolls she had in her eye was actually sixpence-halfpenny, but she at once resolved to pay the halfpenny herself and not let on. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Were it so, I imagine that I should have heard of it before now through some other channel than the Society columns of a halfpenny newspaper. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z The Conrector received his 135 florins, 43 kreuzers, one halfpenny Frankish; but no answer; the dog remained without name, his master without parsonage. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Soon the little halfpenny boulevard papers spoke of it, and Dumesnil heard of it one evening in the greenroom at the Odéon. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z At the Westgate came Thornton in With a hap, a halfpenny, and a lambskin. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Up went the halfpenny, and we looked with anxious eyes for its descent, when, unluckily, it stuck in a gooseberry bush. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z I was surprised to hear of the state of society at Louisville; it seems to me you are just as ridiculous there as we are here—threepenny parties, halfpenny dances. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The sum you are offered is out of all proportion to their value—a few months’ delay and they could easily be acquired by the writer without the expenditure of a single halfpenny. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z At Hackney, for example, a “very efficient” fire brigade was maintained at an expense of about �500 a year, or about one halfpenny in the pound on the rating of the parish. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z People are often saving at the wrong place, and spoil the ship for a halfpenny worth of tar. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z So long as I can get a good living, I don’t care the toss of a halfpenny who’s uppermost. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z One halfpenny candle, however brilliant, can hardly do justice to such a room; pretty taper—very pretty—isn't it? The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z It would be a right comfortable thing to pay off one's mortgagees with fractional parts of a halfpenny, and get rid of one's creditors on the "decillionth" scale. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z In fact, that he who passes base money can scarcely refuse, now and then, to accept a bad halfpenny in change. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Why, in tossing up a halfpenny, do we reckon it equally probable that we shall throw cross or pile? A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II 2011-03-01T03:00:40.557Z It was an observable fact that quite a large trade was done at the chandler’s shop in halfpenny bundles of wood, consequent upon fires being neglected, and doing what fires will do, going out. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z "So you've turned up again like three bad halfpennies," remarked the Senior Officer of the base to which the "Hippodrome" was attached, as the three airmen reported themselves. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The Victoria Cross is a simple Maltese cross of bronze, worth about fourpence halfpenny, and it is so called because it was first instituted by Queen Victoria in the year 1856. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z There's thirty-seven pounds nine and sevenpence halfpenny in there, and they may as well be told to get it ready for me. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Mrs. Arbuthnot was perusing that journal which for the modest sum of one halfpenny purveys the glamour of history with only five per cent. of its responsibilities. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z He’s as soft as butter, sir, easy as a glove, sir, deep as a halfpenny plate. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z I have a strong conviction that if Mrs. Fielden were to give a beggar a halfpenny he would probably stoop down and kiss the edge of her skirt, or do something equally unconventional and self-abasing. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z Grocers, butchers, and bakers taught Mrs. Wimble to become very practical, and the halfpenny newspapers stirred her social ambitions for her children. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The income was estimated at fifty pounds, one shilling, eleven pence halfpenny, of which twenty-one pounds, six shillings and eight pence was paid as salary to four chaplains. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z In the next moment a cry of surprise floated out of the depths of the halfpenny newspaper. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z In 1737, Dr. Johnson came up to the metropolis with two-pence halfpenny in his pocket—David Garrick, his companion, having one halfpenny more. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z Fuller and fuller grew the kitchen of smoke, and Teddy and George began to dream of camp-fires, but Auntie Kate still dreamt of bazaars and pincushions marked tenpence halfpenny. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z His search was rewarded with the discovery of a single halfpenny in an odd waistcoat pocket. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z And there's nothing cheaper or simpler than shoving a halfpenny back and forth across the top of a table. From Subbuteo to Test Match 2011-01-14T10:35:32Z A fat goose cost but twopence halfpenny, and when the father of a family can buy two fat geese for his daily wages, there is no danger of the family starving. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Countless pennies and halfpennies are driven edgeways into the wood.” Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z They carried them up the cliffs by little baskets-full at a time, and laid them in a heap, and then the bricklayers gave for them a halfpenny a bushel. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z They are lefts and rights, and only cost a halfpenny the pair. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z "Bet you a halfpenny you don't get a word out of him," said the first speaker. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Here you buy chickens by the pound and new-laid eggs—sometimes—for a halfpenny each; but the place is neither beautiful nor interesting. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z As to that perennial favourite, the bawbee or halfpenny, nothing need be said. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z There was the sum of twelvepence halfpenny between us and destitution, but even this could not avail us in such a solitary darkness, in the absence of a house and human aid. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z At this time Mr. Jackson held evening classes for men and charged them a halfpenny a week. The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] 2010-12-21T22:55:56.210Z A halfpenny would have been thought a more than sufficient tip for such a task as the Indian boy had performed. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The Lightning replies in the same strain, and the public gets amusement for the moderate sum of one halfpenny. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z One day Carl's mother sent him to the shop for something, and he kept a halfpenny out of the change. Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners Which is twelve-pence exactly and a halfpenny more than there is in mine. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z "Do you want a penny or a halfpenny stamp?" asked the clerk. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone As he himself put it, there was scarcely a halfpenny left for the communion collection. The Undying Past "Where did you lose your arm, my good lad?" said the smiling Betsy, as she offered a halfpenny in jest. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 During the summer of 1916, food in the town was comparatively cheap, eggs being a halfpenny each or less, and good white flour about sixpence a pound. A Kut Prisoner "In that case," says I, "the only chance we have is to get away from here at once, furnished with the clothes we stand in, and the sum of twelve-pence halfpenny." The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Now, though I did not say so, I thought that pretty good, just about as good as a dozen glass marbles for a halfpenny. Deep Moat Grange The halfpenny postage rate for bulky newspapers, for example, or the extension of telegraph offices to rural districts, may be socially useful, but they are unremunerative. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Yet here he was sending a telegram thirty-four words long, apart from the address and signature, and spending halfpenny after halfpenny with reckless profusion to make every detail explicit! The Spy in Black We got eight pounds, fifteen and twopence halfpenny in the collecting boxes this afternoon," announced Viola, "and we ought to drink the health of the Prince of Wales's Fund in cocoa. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life As for the means at our disposal, we had the sum of twelve-pence halfpenny sterling. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Suddenly I turned my pockets inside out and let him feel the linings of my coat—there in that lighted room, to prove that he would not be twopence halfpenny the richer by the transaction. Deep Moat Grange Of all letter packets, postcards, halfpenny packets and newspapers, the number exceeding 4 ounces in weight forms less than 10 per cent. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Twice did the citizens, from the highest to the lowest, pay the tax of the hundredth halfpenny on the strength of their oath. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster A penny each was charged for admission, and catalogues of the exhibits were sold at one halfpenny. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life "Would not a case of iron pistols against the sum of twelvepence halfpenny be more appropriate in the circumstances?" says Cynthia. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z There was only one halfpenny candle lighting it, and that was stuck in the wall at the far end of the house. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Before enclosure in the mail-bags, all short letters, postcards, and short halfpenny packets, and some of the long letters, are tied in bundles, other packets being sent loose. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Our hero, proud as a king at the success of his plan, and the two pence halfpenny clear profit it has brought him, steers for the town and arranges his business. Friend Mac Donald As all the girls, the mistresses, and three of the servants patronized the show, the sum of five shillings and twopence halfpenny was cleared, and put in the Belgian Relief Fund Box. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life It was ever his chief foible to make a halfpenny go as far as two farthings possibly could. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z How often had she nursed a halfpenny paper through the whole of a traffic-distracted day that she might read the feuilleton at night! The New Gulliver and Other Stories There is, therefore, in the matter of delivery, a heavy balance against the heavier and more bulky packets, as compared with the short letters, postcards, and short halfpenny packets. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study My word, I'm very sorry not to have a penny to give you, but my wife and I have spent all our money; I have only a halfpenny left.... Friend Mac Donald With her heart pounding with excitement she asked for the paper in a choked voice, refusing the halfpenny change. A Bed of Roses In the time of Richard de Bury a common scribe earned a halfpenny a day. The Story of Books This appears to be an allusion to the proverb, "At the west-gate came Thornton in, With a hop, a halfpenny, and a lamb's skin." A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Halfpenny packets which are of such size as to admit of handling with the short letters are referred to as "short halfpenny packets." The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Now the prison was in the chief town of his county, and it so happened that he had a little business to arrange there, but the railway fare was two shillings and eight pence halfpenny. Friend Mac Donald "Just look at my halfpenny," said Belle; "it's twice as big as it was before." Bosom Friends A Seaside Story But first he took out his pocket-book and fastened the lath which lifted most easily, to those above and below it, with halfpenny stamps. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days There was a restaurant also which supplied good food at very moderate rates, and how moderate may be judged from the charge made for afternoon tea of a halfpenny! Russian Life To-day The public, or rather the omnivorous readers of the halfpenny press, little dream how near we were at that moment to disaster. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England Later on the guests, having, as is usual, exchanged over-coats, and tossed with the Club halfpenny for umbrellas, separated to their homes. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 June 7, 1890 Yet at the level crossing she certainly said the halfpenny was all she had until she got her weekly money to-morrow. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story She had never held a halfpenny illustrated paper in her hands before. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days One bore a halfpenny stamp, and was consequently of no particular importance. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Postcards are a penny each, and they need halfpenny stamps, so it'll cost exactly one and ninepence to send two to every one of you. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story "Not always; but I had a convenient halfpenny left from the change at Willmott's, so I went to buy a stale bun at the little shop in Saddler Street." Under the Mendips A Tale This explains why the post-office is able to forward a letter from any part of the kingdom to any other part for a penny or even a halfpenny. Political economy No doubt it was an excellent paper, and met the need of an immense number of people, to whom an additional halfpenny a day would be a consideration. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days Even the fiction of Mr William Le Queux is not quite so abundant in strange coincidences as the life of the most ordinary man you could see reading a halfpenny newspaper. The Book of This and That Having learned that journalese translations annoyed him, they racked their brains and searched the halfpenny press for new phrases. Years of Plenty “Oh, we’ll draw lots, or toss a halfpenny, or anything you like.” Man and Maid "Humph!" grunted the old man, and solemnly presented the organ grinder with a halfpenny. Carnival But, that the Professor, when providing her with one paper, should have chosen a halfpenny instead of a penny paper, seemed to hold a curious significance, and called up sudden swift memories of the Boy. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days "She has not a halfpenny more than three hundred a year assured to her," the other replied; "and she shares that with Madame Bernstein." The Red Rat's Daughter Still I steadily held on unflinching, adding halfpenny to halfpenny, my mind a prey to a new fear, that of losing my treasure. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 You are quite right, it would be better to move, but I’m not going to touch a halfpenny of your money, sweetheart. An Unknown Lover Swanking round in evening dress with a bent halfpenny and his latchkey. Carnival Away back in good old Ireland I’ve a castle and a mansion, and any amount of acres which bring me in about twopence halfpenny a year. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Not even a halfpenny in the pound would any composition afford. A Veldt Vendetta A tumbler of this costs a halfpenny; its imbibing occupies two or three minutes, and assuages for hours the sufferings of the thirstiest palate. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Slide your right hand off the table, leaving one halfpenny behind, and carrying the second coin away with your fingers. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings The play was over; the halfpennies had been gathered in. Carnival The fact that this is taken from a very popular halfpenny work indicates the remarkable familiarity with such a name as that of Giotto among the people. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series My seven pounds nine and a halfpenny wouldn’t last long, and I had already begun to bore into it. A Veldt Vendetta "I never think of anything but a biscuit and a glass of ale, and they charged me elevenpence halfpenny for that." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance I intend to make this halfpenny join its companions. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings With them she broke the windows of empty houses; climbed ladders and explored roofs and manipulated halfpennies stuck with wax to the paving-stones. Carnival And it is worth noting that one of the commonest halfpenny pamphlets sold in Florence, which is to be found at every public stand, is a poem called “Orpheus and Eurydice.” Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series “Seven pounds, nine and a halfpenny,” I said. A Veldt Vendetta Then that will be another halfpenny—it will be sent off in its proper turn. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887 Repeat this until there is not a single halfpenny left. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings For this service they charged an extra halfpenny, which was refunded when the empty spool was returned. The Invention of the Sewing Machine Dicky had tenpence halfpenny, and Oswald had a two-shilling piece of his own that he was saving up to buy a gun with. The Wouldbegoods There are women whose names I could tell you that I would not trust with a tin halfpenny. The New Warden He feathered his nest with the passenger's halfpennies, Smoking his pipe, with a drop in each eye. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Slide the shilling off the glass into your right hand, and as your friend holds out his hand to receive it back, drop the concealed halfpenny into it. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings It rarely rose to sevenpence halfpenny, but in all cases a third went to Dumas' collaborateurs, another third to his creditors, and the rest to himself. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections That is to say, Mr. Hearty had taken off a halfpenny a pound from his tenpenny apples, and Mr. Black three farthings a bottle from his one and ninepenny lemon-squash. Adventures of Bindle You none of you know anything about the cost of things, and you expect everybody to be bien mise on a halfpenny a day. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June I don't owe a halfpenny in the world. Long Live the King Sew a halfpenny in the corner of your handkerchief and place the latter in your pocket ready for the trick. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings We don't want an extra halfpenny on the rates. Loyal to the School Pál Gregorics heard that he had displeased the good townsfolk by smoking such dear cigars, and immediately took to short halfpenny ones. St. Peter's Umbrella “It’s only a halfpenny,” he said, startled out of railway decency. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) Tin funnels are sold “at the low price of a halfpenny.” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Show another halfpenny to the company, and when it is returned to you, place it in front of you on the table while you turn up your sleeves. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings "No," she answered, "but he spends most of his time here, and begs halfpennies from the people who pass." Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" If he succeeded in cracking it, the vanquished egg was his; and he either sold it for a halfpenny in the market, or reserved it for his own eating. Wanderings in South America 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 There sits Aunt Priscilla at the davenport, with a smile of triumph on her lips, as she finds her accounts right to a halfpenny. Rossmoyne Then place your right hand over your left, and pretend to rub the halfpenny the audience have examined very vigorously, and, showing both coins, say you have rubbed one halfpenny into two. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings Many is the halfpenny which, as a child, I gave Hardy, that I might see him buy his own meat—which he did with judgment, and a due regard to value. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" You bring me a halfpenny at a time, which is good for nought. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages They fit exactly, and are secured by a couple of halfpenny stamps, with the initials of Dr. S. and myself upon them. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research An unpopular toll of one halfpenny on week-days for every person, and of one penny on Sundays, was exacted. Old and New London Volume I Sweep two coins into your left hand, get possession of the stuck halfpenny, and close your hand. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings He learnt that for a halfpenny he could get two biscuits, and for a penny, three; and, having become able to distinguish between the two coins, it was found impossible to cheat him. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" Of course the pig was sent after me by the next train; and as the charge for him was less than a halfpenny a mile, I presume he was not considered to be a horse. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Not worth a halfpenny to us, though they are paying twenty per cent. on the paid-up capital. Lady Anna The silver halfpenny, though inconveniently small, continued down to the time of the Commonwealth. Old and New London Volume I Hold it up, and say: “There are two halfpennies on the table, and I have two in this hand.” More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings This was right; the dog paid his halfpenny, took his shortbread, and ate it with decorous satisfaction. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" A halfpenny, January 21,1793: obverse, a man hanging on a gibbet, with church in the distance; motto "End of Pain"; reverse, open book inscribed "The Wrongs of Man." The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 But I flung the child a copper, and found the halfpenny journal thrust into my hand. The House by the Lock In 1594 the Government struck a small copper coin, "the pledge of a halfpenny," about the size of a silver twopence, but Queen Elizabeth could never be prevailed upon to sanction the issue. Old and New London Volume I Picking up the two halfpennies with your right hand, tell the company that you intend to pass one of them into the other hand. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings Ready for delivery, at a halfpenny per pound, forty tons of foundered literature; viz., English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. Let me see; the soup don't cost above a penny a bowl, and say a halfpenny for a hunch of bread. Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines The newspaper has probably done more to kill letters than any penny post, halfpenny postcard or even sixpenny telegram could do. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing Since then he has made for his owner £5,000,000 in added money, at an initial expense of twopence halfpenny for saveloys and onions, a combination of which this splendid animal is particularly fond. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 Then lay both hands flat on the table, lift your left hand, and show three halfpennies under it. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings It was humorously observed of this vessel that she was in danger of making a round turn and appearing with her keel uppermost; and that she would even turn a halfpenny if laid upon deck.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) They go on foot, sleep in étapes or barracks, and the daily allowance for their subsistence amounts only to five kopecks—equal to a halfpenny in English money. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. He picked up and pocketed the sixteen shillings and a halfpenny, so described. When Ghost Meets Ghost I got a penny a cut and a halfpenny a set of verses from the flint-hearted publisher, and only one specimen copy, as I’m a sinner. —— was apostolic alongside of Osbourne. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) As 35 your hand leaves the table, press the halfpenny with your thumb against your two middle fingers, and nip it with your first and little fingers. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings It's all ready—see—this is one of my shillings, and a sixpence and three pennies of Tom's, and Racey's fourpenny and two of his halfpennies. The Boys and I Did you get the pepper and all for a halfpenny?' they cried. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends Six new pounds, and one, two, three, four shillings in silver, and two sixpences, and one fourpence, and a halfpenny! When Ghost Meets Ghost She had heard that soup was made of bones and water; but she had no bones, and those nice little halfpenny packets for making soup out of nothing were not invented in those days. Fairy Tales from the German Forests Then with the right hand sweep the three halfpennies back into the left hand, at the same time letting the “palmed” coin fall with them. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings "Antelope of the western horizon," she said, to a surly onlooker, "I will give you three piastres and a French halfpenny if you have ze goodness to tell me if this is ze Ryde steamer." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, January 25th, 1890 The Raven Patrol had purchased it by putting together a halfpenny each, and Chippy was the custodian. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The tension of the situation did not admit of the measuring test—nor indeed had Aunt M'riar data to go upon—and as for the halfpenny, it stood over. When Ghost Meets Ghost She never spent a halfpenny without carefully considering if a farthing would not do as well. Fairy Tales from the German Forests Unless you really desire to swindle your friend out of elevenpence halfpenny you will, of course, explain to him how he has been “had.” More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings I had been short of money and had allowed my debt to mount; and it had now reached the sum, which I shall never forget, of twelve pounds thirteen and fourpence halfpenny. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) On the one side sat the bride, a high-coloured, buxom young girl, serene and erect as Britannia on the halfpennies, and guarded by two stout fellows, masons or slaters apparently, in their working dresses. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Sailors ought to be serious men; every halfpenny they earn is won at the risk of a life. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations I may be quite wrong, of course, but that is how it appears to me--despite all the uplifting influences of halfpenny newspapers, and picture theatres, and the forward march of democracy. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Here and there a single halfpenny was forthcoming; the net result of a collection never exceeded half a franc; and the Maire himself, after seven different applications, had 279 contributed exactly twopence. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) The mania has extended eastward, and twopence for a penny piece, and a penny for a halfpenny, etc., are now asked for the ‘precious issue.’ Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Of course we haven't got a halfpenny now belonging to us. The Landleaguers "Take the halfpenny at least, my boy," said she. The Thirteen Little Black Pigs and Other Stories The later subtleties of unadmitted advertising, the headline, the skittishly impressionistic descriptive masterpieces of 'our special representative,' and the halfpenny newspapers, were all unthought-of boons, then. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography So in a lesser degree does the sixpenny pamphlet, but neither book nor pamphlet reach so wide a public as the halfpenny and penny press. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism They had been six weeks in New York, and neither of them had yet found a single job or earned a single halfpenny. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Of the powers I do not intend to speak; the wonders of steam and electricity are the hackneyed theme of every halfpenny paper. A Modern Symposium For of course Billy's halfpenny was not to interfere with her regular Sunday morning's dole to the first crossing-sweeper she met. The Thirteen Little Black Pigs and Other Stories Can’t you see all the halfpenny papers coming out with great headlines? The Phantom Lover This in a world in which the majority of people live in cheap cottages, villa residences and tenement houses, read halfpenny newspapers and wear ready-made clothes! New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism He had been three months in New York and had not yet found a single job nor earned a single halfpenny. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) The lowest price for salmon was then twopence halfpenny a pound. My Autobiography A Fragment If she returns to live with her friends, the husband has to give her one penny halfpenny a day. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It “Poor old Pringle won’t say stay,” he muttered; and reaching out of bed, he felt in his trousers pocket on the chair for a halfpenny. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam I had the whole lot out for a halfpenny apiece. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Mrs. Demijohn was as greedy of news as her neighbours, and would generally send round the corner for a halfpenny evening journal. Marion Fay The halfpenny jug of milk had been placed on the doorstep long ago, but Mrs. Prettyman had not yet opened the door to take it in. Robinetta And, wonders of wonders! all within that paper, and the paper itself, you could have for one halfpenny! Young Barbarians I had not a halfpenny, and I was hungry and cold and sick with an intolerable sense of wrong.” An Orkney Maid We English have rattled deep into a paradise of machines, chimneys, cinemas, and halfpenny papers; have bartered our heritage of health, dignity, and looks for wealth, and badly distributed wealth at that. Another Sheaf This is the size of a shilling, this is the size of a halfpenny. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule A penny, or a threepenny-piece every night that the accident does not happen, and a forfeit of a halfpenny or two pence for every night of misfortune, is a very efficacious help to a cure. The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases Na, na, it reads plain as a pikestaff; ye pay elevenpence halfpenny and ye get a pound of tea and a glass of whisky. Young Barbarians The earliest mention of the spring is in the time of Charles II., when a halfpenny token with the words "Dorothy Rippin at the well in Hampsted" on the obverse was issued. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London For each square they will pay the lessee a halfpenny for the day, which is only three hours or so. The Soul of a People The Irishmen use the halfpenny size, and will use no other. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule If the gamblers are cowed, they give him dos cuartos, a halfpenny each. A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain Items: Income Tax doubled; threepence a pound added to tea; a halfpenny clapped on price of every modest half-pint of beer consumed. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 The ornamental water is in shape something like the three legs on a Manx halfpenny. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London Can't you even afford a halfpenny a month to buy good oil? Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India A street hawker proffered the comedian a metal pencil-case for the sum of a halfpenny. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 "Of course they do," answered Valentine, "but he throws it away somehow; and he's the most selfish fellow in the world, and never spends a halfpenny on any one but himself." Soldiers of the Queen Then I bought a kettle at the sixpenny halfpenny shop, and a cup and saucer and plate in the next street, where the barrows are. People of Position It is a large scarlet bow with vivid green and white spots the size of halfpenny pieces, arranged astigmatically. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 The vessel the potters are making here is worth about a halfpenny, but it is perfect of its kind. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India Say—what a sensation it would cause in the halfpenny papers, wouldn’t it?” The White Lie Beer brewed in this way will not cost one halfpenny a pint. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families May allowed no one to rob her husband, even of a halfpenny. People of Position They were aware of the last halfpenny, and instinct made them not waste the peeling of their apple, for it would help to feed the cattle. The Rainbow There are several shops, and it is not a very small place; but I could not meet with a silver thimble, and bought a halfpenny brass one. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 In his far-sightedness he remembered that coiners use water, so he bought two enamelled iron bowls at sixpence halfpenny the two. Oswald Bastable and Others Every ten minutes or so this floating bridge passes over from one side to another, and people pay a sou, which is the French halfpenny, to travel with it. Round the Wonderful World This was the only thing that was new, and it cost tenpence halfpenny. Harding's luck They did so far follow his example as to give me some a penny and some a halfpenny, so that in a short time I had one shilling and sevenpence halfpenny. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago "For old sake's sake," as she phrased it, she counted out a halfpenny apiece for the singers, out of the copper bag, and threw them down below. The Grey Woman and other Tales Three bottles of yellow stuff and tenpence halfpenny in coppers is not much to start a coining enterprise with. Oswald Bastable and Others We give him a halfpenny stamp, which he carefully puts away in a battered purse already containing two French pennies. Round the Wonderful World All the rest of the things together cost twenty-six shillings and sevenpence halfpenny, and I think they were cheap. Harding's luck And if that's not what the schoolmaster calls Eldorado, then I'll send him a halfpenny card to find out just what is. The Man Who Drove the Car He then crossed the road to the baker's, where he purchased a halfpenny bun, for which his escort was expected to pay. Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman The odd halfpenny presumably represents the cost of an evening edition bought by the official contradictor in the exercise of his duties. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914 A yen is equal to two shillings and a halfpenny, and a sen is only the hundredth part of a yen, or about a farthing. Round the Wonderful World When Dickie came down his aunt slightly slapped him, and he took the halfpenny and limped off obediently. Harding's luck For thirteen and eleven pence halfpenny was burning in his pocket. The Combined Maze Why, I kept myself in weeds a few years ago—got 'em for twopence halfpenny from a butler in Curzon Street and never smoked better. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar Notes of two shillings and two-pence, thirteen pence, sixpence halfpenny, and even of three-pence farthing, are very common: indeed, they constitute the chief part of the circulating medium. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The flowers are lovely; you can buy a big bunch of violets for a son, and sou is the peasant word for a halfpenny. Round the Wonderful World By this amount—the breadth of a halfpenny at 2,000 feet—he is, to a spectator on the rotating earth, removed at rising and setting from his meridian place in the heavens. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition She was, in fact, triumphant, for she looked on ices as the close and crown of everything, and she calculated that out of that sovereign there would be exactly eleven and twopence halfpenny left. The Combined Maze Once or twice we saw these women sell a handful for a halfpenny; but it must be a sorry trade whereby to earn a living. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Then four little boys went back and each dropped a penny or a halfpenny into the child's hand. Highways and Byways in Surrey I'll take that roll with me if I may,” said Alyosha, and taking a halfpenny French roll he put it in the pocket of his cassock. The Brothers Karamazov 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 “Well, but the sheep are cheap enough; he only asks twopence halfpenny each.” One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Wardrobe:—3 pounds wax, 15 pence; lights, 1 halfpenny; half a pound of candles of Paris, 1 penny. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Were this so small that the poor would get five pounds apiece it would be one question; were it so large that they would receive a halfpenny apiece it would be another question. Progress and History But I know that by nightfall you could not have purchased a quartern loaf for elevenpence halfpenny within ten miles of Charing Cross. The Message Away they drove, and finally drew up at a very nice house, where he paid the twopence halfpenny fare for his cab, rang the bell, and was admitted by a woman servant. Through Finland in Carts “Thank you,” said Stephen; and dropping the halfpenny into his purse, he secured the loaves in his girdle, and went back to the small screened-off corner of the garret which at present he called home. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Each man carried a locked leather wallet, into which, through an opening, letters and other articles were placed, the postmen receiving a fee of a penny on every letter, and a halfpenny on every newspaper. A Hundred Years by Post A Jubilee Retrospect At all events, I never sent that miserable twopence halfpenny, so I conclude my first manuscript went to light the fire of that heartless editor. How I write my novels An experienced reporter once told the present writer that he could distinguish, by internal evidence alone, the authorship of almost every paragraph in the detestable halfpenny newspaper to which he then contributed. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work Sparrey is chiefly remembered by his own account of how he purchased eight young women, the eldest but eighteen years of age, for a red-hafted knife, which in England had cost him but a halfpenny. Raleigh William III., a few days after the Battle of the Boyne, ordered that the crown piece and half-crown should be taken as one penny and one halfpenny respectively. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. The halfpenny cards have become a great institution. A Hundred Years by Post A Jubilee Retrospect "One, eighteen, eleven and a halfpenny," said Miss Biles, who had learned the figures by heart before she ventured to enter the shop. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm The leader-pages of the halfpenny dailies make a feature nearly every day of one or more signed articles. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work And yet two or three years earlier he had certainly been earning from fourpence halfpenny to fivepence an hour, or, say, from three and sixpence to four shillings for a day's work. Change in the Village They were avaricious and penurious to the last degree, and grudged every halfpenny to the labouring man. The Toilers of the Field The saint thanked him, and Brother Merry journeyed on with all he had left—one quarter of the loaf and a single halfpenny. Folk-lore and Legends: German "The identical pelisse, if you please, sir," said Miss Biles, "which you there advertise as for sale at one, eighteen, eleven and a halfpenny." The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm Alas! he had forgotten to give his uncle Archie the traditional halfpenny, but he took good care to extract a sou from le Grand Bonzig! The Martian The builders' labourers are rather better paid—if their employment were not so intermittent—with an average of from fourpence halfpenny to fivepence an hour. Change in the Village This process of deterioration of the press is proceeding rapidly in England, with the advent of the halfpenny newspaper. Appearances Being Notes of Travel When he came to a tavern, being hungry and thirsty, he went in and ate the bread, and spent the halfpenny in beer to drink with it. Folk-lore and Legends: German "There," said she, appealing to the young man who was nearest to her, "one, eighteen, eleven, and a halfpenny." The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm And even during this year, how great has been his help; for the income for the work altogether has been twelve thousand seven hundred and eighty-five pounds fifteen shillings sevenpence halfpenny. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller But the man was an "Oddfellow," and his subscription was nine shillings a quarter, or eightpence halfpenny a week. Change in the Village A man demands a glass and hands down a halfpenny; a mug of sparkling water is sent up to him. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia However, he divided the loaf into four parts, and gave the saint one, with a halfpenny. Folk-lore and Legends: German You will put the noses of the Christian Scientists out of joint, and the New Theologians will argue no more in the columns of the halfpenny papers. The Explorer The means which the Lord has sent us, as the fruit of many prayers, during these seven months, amount to one hundred and sixty-seven pounds ten shillings and halfpenny. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller Were this done, the post-office would be preferred, for its greater certainty, even though the carriers would go for a halfpenny. Cheap Postage It is very hot, already people are blowing and panting, boys sell fans at a halfpenny each. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia The last quarter I have just eaten at the tavern, and I have spent the last halfpenny in drink. Folk-lore and Legends: German But Chesterton, cheerfully playing toss halfpenny among the fairies, sees an idiot child, and calls it God. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Up to the close of 1836, seven hundred and seventy pounds and ninepence halfpenny had been given, and forty pounds promised. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller He gave me nine-and-tenpence without a word, but with more halfpennies than was quite nice. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914 Those were sold for a halfpenny each—doubling his capital at once. The Old Helmet, Volume II Brother Merry gave him a third quarter of the loaf, and the third halfpenny. Folk-lore and Legends: German He himself—Throckmorton himself—loved Kat Howard with a love compared to which the magister's was a rushlight such as you bought fifty for a halfpenny. Privy Seal His Last Venture There was also found in the boxes at the Orphan Houses two shillings and a penny halfpenny, and one shilling fourpence came in for stockings. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller “Let me see; eight tenths of a cent, or less than a halfpenny, English.” Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Two for a farthing; five for a halfpenny. Standards of Life and Service "Good day, comrade," said he; "can you give me a morsel of bread, and a halfpenny to get a drop of drink?" Folk-lore and Legends: German On one occasion, three assemblies produced a halfpenny and six half-farthings. The Huguenots in France From the 12th to the 16th had come in four pounds five shillings elevenpence halfpenny for the orphans. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller With pathetic tenderness Mr. M�ller adds that this precious little legacy of six shillings sixpence halfpenny, received September 15, 1837, was the first they ever had. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God And he charged me fourpence three-farthings for the information, and as I only had fourpence halfpenny I have to pay him the odd farthing when I sell some of my poems. The Wallypug in London On the coldest days I have seen beggars collected in groups and gambling for the few cash they possessed, the total sum probably not exceeding a halfpenny. Life and sport in China Second Edition To the poor, who keep no books, the whole secret is "Sixpence farthing to the half shilling, twelve pence halfpenny to the shilling." A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Up to May 26, 1848, I had received altogether towards meeting the expenses connected with the building of the new Orphan House the sum of eleven thousand and sixty-two pounds four shillings elevenpence halfpenny. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller He produced two florins, a sixpence, and a halfpenny. Antony Gray,—Gardener "It is one shilling and a halfpenny a yard," the assistant replied. The Book of Stories for the Story-teller When she has not a halfpenny, and I might marry anybody!’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster The new twopence halfpenny, or cent, will be at once five to the shilling. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II There was in it one pound eight shillings and tenpence halfpenny. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller This nearly obsolete saying means, literally, loses a sixpenny dagger for the sake of a halfpenny thong. The Proverbs of Scotland Instead of two pennies and a halfpenny perhaps, or something like that, there were—let me see—yes, that was it—there were a gold pound, a half-a-crown, and a shilling. Hoodie All excavation has consequently ceased, and so low is the estimation in which the bitumen is held, that the duty on embarkation is only one halfpenny per ton. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II A Russian copper coin, 100 of which make a rouble; in value nearly a halfpenny, and named from kopea, a spear, because formerly stamped with St. George spearing the dragon. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Our money had been reduced to two pence halfpenny; our bread was hardly enough for this day. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller Rapidly it melted away; for a few pence do not last very long, even when one buys only a halfpenny worth of bread a day and sleeps on a doorstep. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls "I get ninepence; some of the women only get sevenpence halfpenny." Littlebourne Lock But you'll make nothing out of me; not a shilling, not a halfpenny. The Prodigal Father An Italian copper coin, about equal to our halfpenny. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. This evening the Lord sent still further supplies; eight pounds eleven shillings and twopence halfpenny came in, as a further proof that the Lord is not unmindful of us. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller They listen to stories of wrecks, and find a halfpenny for the sham sailor who trolls his ballads in the street. Stray Studies from England and Italy It was once, I think, the approach to the halfpenny boats. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Logotheti put away his jewelled pencil, took out his jewelled fountain pen again, spread the cheque on the seat of the bench beside him and filled it in for the amount, including the halfpenny. Fair Margaret A Portrait The mate following his finger, saw a small canvas bag, and by the side of it fourpence halfpenny in coppers and an unknown amount in brace buttons. More Cargoes 1897 There was in the box of the Girls’ Orphan House one pound one shilling, and in that of the Boys’ Orphan House one pound seven shillings and twopence halfpenny. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller The washerwoman stops her mangle to talk about the hard times and the rise of a halfpenny on the loaf. Stray Studies from England and Italy It was once, I think, the approach to the halfpenny boats. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete You see it doesn't matter so much about the halfpenny, but if there were a little slip in the thousands, you know—it would make quite a difference——' She paused significantly. Fair Margaret A Portrait Twenty-seven pounds eighteen and sevenpence halfpenny, and I think, for all that damage, it's a very reasonable bill. More Cargoes 1897 Janie smiled as he approached the bed, and fumbled with the halfpenny daily paper that somebody had given her to look at. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions "No, sir, nor supper last night, do pray give me a halfpenny, I am so very faint for want of food." A Week of Instruction and Amusement, or, Mrs. Harley's birthday present to her daughter : interspersed with short stories, outlines of sacred and prophane history, geography &c. As for ink, Edith had a halfpenny bottle in her pocket. Daisy Ashford: Her Book Nobody wanted any more; so they had a hymn from the "Sacred Songster," a copy of which volume I purchased in the hall for twopence halfpenny. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis But nobody stayed to answer him, and only two or three gave him a halfpenny; so that the poor boy was soon quite weak and faint for the want of victuals. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes That countryside really looked remote enough from the centre of affairs, from the place where men, undistracted by the news and pictures of the halfpenny illustrated Press, were getting work done. Old Junk He had complete control of my privy purse, did all my shopping, and haggled over my every halfpenny as carefully as though it were his own. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France You might as well try to blow up the Castle keep with a halfpenny cracker! In the Mayor's Parlour I came into the city with a quarter of a dollar, two bits, or one shilling and a halfpenny in my possession. A Tramp's Notebook ‘Landlord, here’s the money for the pint of half-and-half—four-pence halfpenny, a’nt it?—here’s sixpence, keep the change—confound the change!’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' It came in a popular halfpenny paper, and that outer world must therefore have seemed to Clayton to be all aeroplanes, musical-comedy girls, dog shows, and Mr. Lloyd George. Old Junk "What do you mean?" said I. "It needn't cost you a halfpenny," he went on, smiling. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 They were rather like offering a hungry lion a halfpenny bun. Mufti He gets a halfpenny a day for every hound. Early English Meals and Manners She knew many people who never looked for the halfpenny change from a newsboy. Mary, Mary He says I'm like a cat with nine lives, or a bad halfpenny that always turns up again. A harum-scarum schoolgirl There was a bit of quiet revenge in this halfpenny. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In the small towns in the Highlands of Brazil, Captain Burton found that excellent cigars, better than many "Havannas," were retailed at a halfpenny each. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce “But the time may come, Timothy, when we may find ourselves without money, as we were when we first commenced our career, and shared three-pence halfpenny each, by selling the old woman the embrocation.” Japhet in Search of a Father Yet not to be beaten, Arkwright altered his sign to "A clean shave for a halfpenny." An Australian Lassie So Mr. George bought two oranges of the woman, and paid her a halfpenny over and above the price of them. Rollo in London He had known what it was to live on fourpence halfpenny a day and scorned the life of sofa cushions and beef-tea into which well-attended old gentlemen so easily slip. Dr. Johnson and His Circle And these I do not sell for gold Or coin of silvery shine, But for a copper halfpenny And that will purchase nine. The Book of Humorous Verse In Colman's Elder Brother we read of a gentleman who lounged and chatted, "not minding time a souse," where souse is the plural of Fr. sou, halfpenny. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Dot had two shillings and sixpence halfpenny in her small worn purse. An Australian Lassie You can't get a hat for a halfpenny, you know, dear. Eliza The Rambler had no sixpenny magazines of triviality, no sensational halfpenny papers, to compete with it, and it pursued an even course of modest success for its two years of life. Dr. Johnson and His Circle |
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