| 单词 | mercer |
| 例句 | Garthwaite's designs were bought by the major mercers, woven by master weavers and worn by men and women of the highest rank. Natalie Rothstein obituary 2010-04-20T18:10:00Z One of them, the mercer William Caxton, saw the potential of this type of literature if circulated in print. For Honour and Fame: Chivalry in England 1066-1500 by Nigel Saul ? review 2011-07-22T21:55:04Z During her brief career as helper to the St. James' Market mercer, Emma chanced to attract the notice of a woman of quality who one day entered the shop. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The projector of the next lighthouse for the Eddystone was again a London mercer, who kept a silk shop on Ludgate Hill. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The beau, taken aback by her manner, turned to the silk mercer, who came slowly forward. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "An ill rock, mercer! your words ring right, Well with my thoughts they chime, For my two sons to the world to come It sent before their time." The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z The mercer's stock-in-trade at Colchester was much upon a level with the carpenter's tools. 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 For some reason Emma left Doctor Budd's service rather suddenly and found a job as helper in the shop of a St. James' Market mercer. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Never mind the old lady and the silk mercer. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Mrs. Northey referred to the arrest by bailiffs, the news of which had reached Arlington Street through Lane the mercer. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The lovely ladies flocked within, And still would each one say, "Good mercer, be the ships come up?" The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z He said he sent the summoning officer to Mr. Place, man's mercer, of Charing-cross; but Mr. Place was not the coroner for the verge of the King's Palace, and had no authority to act. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z The entire silence of Juliet to these interrogatories, gave a moment to the mercer to ask for orders. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z But the head gear, Garret," rejoined Dauntrees, laughing; "you pay for that, though the mercer saw my coin for it. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z A linen draper looks at you with kindly pity if you ask him for ribbons or haberdashery, which can only be obtained at a mercer's devoted to this trade. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Good Master Mayor," quoth he, "I am a mercer of London town, And owner of vessels three. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z Pausing only for a word of courteous explanation to the mercer the lady followed the maiden from the store. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z You may think, perhaps, that it will be for the advantage of the mercer, or the linen-draper? The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z Now Peregrine's dame hath a free foot, and the mercer himself somewhat of a sulky brow. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Beneath the star of the French minister beat the present heart of the British mercer—and softly did the great man smile on those from whom he had any thing to gain. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z As the tea-merchants go out to collect their produce of the little farmers; so the mercers in the Nankeen districts leave their cities for the purchase, in the same way, of home-woven cloth. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z In his belief, Kurz was properly a materialist, but by trade he was a mercer. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Captain Jeremiah Buck, it was—the “busy mercer,” as the Restoration writers contemptuously style him. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The Lord have mercy upon us!" said the mercer, in a smothered voice, after they had entered the door; "the Cripple hath matters on hand which it were not for our good to pry into. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z There is a receipted account from a London tailor for two hundred pounds worth of clothes supplied, and one from a Lyons mercer for an hundred francs worth of silk cravats. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z He had been an apprentice to Robert Large, a wealthy London mercer of the time, who was one of the influential men of the period. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z "Ahem," said the mercer, "'Speak that I may know thee,' saith the proverb; proceed;" and the bailiff read another verse. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Grey-haired mercers that stood and conversed in groups, and coltish apprentices in flat caps and suits of blue I noted, and otherwhiles dancers and mountebanks with a host of idle folk following. Idonia: A Romance of Old London But be that as it may: there was the most laughable prank played on the mercer by Halfpenny and the Viewer together, last night, that ever was heard of. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z It is a lofty oblong quadrangular building, with fifteen cupolas and four arched gates—the booksellers', the goldsmiths', the mercers', and the beltmakers'. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Conduct of Princes and Lords," Louvois extracted one paper and read out briefly: "The young Count de Quincé has eloped with Mademoiselle le Brun, daughter of a rich mercer in Guise. In the Day of Adversity "Heard ye the news, neighbour Shakespeare?" said Master Doubletongue the mercer, entering the small parlour we have attempted to describe, and joining the family circle. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Jet black Nubian slaves, clad in snowy white, were bearing in gold-adorned lecticæ or palanquins, proud patrician dames, robed in saffron and purple, to visit the shops of the jewellers and silk mercers. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Have you heard the news, mistress?" inquired the Captain, with an expression of some eagerness; "there is pleasant matter current, concerning the mercer's wife at the Blue Triangle. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z He was born probably in 1422 or 1423, and further than this we know nothing of him till his apprenticeship to Robert Large, a London mercer. The Story of Books Will—will—suppose, I would say, that I wished the whereabouts of this, my child, unknown to any one—would she be safe in the house of this mercer you speak of? In the Day of Adversity Know'st thou not, simple mercer as thou art, that to imagine the Queen's death is treasonable as to attempt her life. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z I come to a mercer's shop in your coach: Boy, call your master: he comes bare; I whisper him, Do you know the Constants and the Sads of Norfolk? A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 "Well, mistress: you must know that Peregrine Cadger, the mercer, who in the main is a discreet man——" "Yes." Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Yet notwithstanding so long a residence in the Low Countries, he describes himself as “mercer of ye cyte of London.” The Story of Books A mercer of London prayed him to undertake the "Royal Book" of Philip le Bel. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History He paused before a mercer's window, filled with shimmering silks and satins. Hildegarde's Harvest His father was a City mercer, who was twice Lord Mayor of London. Old and New London Volume I I had heard it whispered before—but not liking to raise a scandal upon a neighbour, I kept my thoughts to myself—that the mercer's wife had rather a warm side for the Viewer. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z It is to be found in a very quaint account of the Kenilworth festivities, sent by Robert Laneham, a London mercer, to a brother mercer of the same city. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare He was educated at the free grammar school in the town, and was afterwards, to his discontent, apprenticed to a mercer in London. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Gauzes, and muslins, and other stuffs new to Matilda, were laid open on the bed and hung about over the backs of chairs, and the room looked like a mercer's shop. Opportunities Sir William Gore, mercer, being Lord Mayor, displayed at his pageant the famous "maiden chariot" of the Mercers' Company. Old and New London Volume I Peregrine Cadger, the mercer, you know," said the Captain—"but it is a long story, and will take time to rehearse it. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z A gild merchant was granted by Edward I., Edward II. and Edward III., and in 1614 was divided into the three companies of drapers, mercers and leathersellers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" It chanced that the younger Pastoureau, going with a piece of brocade to the mercer, who employed him, on Ludgate Hill, met his old rival coming out of an ordinary there. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges He is described as a mercer, but no mercer could carry on his trade in those days without belonging to a staple. Memorials of Old London Volume I In 1296 the mercers joined the company of merchant adventurers in establishing in Edward I.'s reign, a woollen manufacture in England, with a branch at Antwerp. Old and New London Volume I Then there is here one Master Caper, at the suit of Master Threepile the mercer, for some four suits of Peach-coloured satin, which now peaches him a beggar. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare This meant that a foreign ship bringing wine to the port of London could only dispose of her merchandise to the wholesale vintners: or one bringing silk could only sell it to wholesale mercers. The History of London Esmond found the antechamber crowded with milliners and toyshop women, obsequious goldsmiths with jewels, salvers, and tankards; and mercer's men with hangings, and velvets, and brocades. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The mercer, whom Stephen remembered as a slim youth, presented himself in the changed character of a stout man of five-and-thirty, and warmly seconded his wife’s invitation, as soon as he recognised an old acquaintance. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford The mercers' first station, in Henry II.'s reign, was in that part of Cheap on the north side where Mercers' Hall now stands, but they removed soon afterwards higher up on the south side. Old and New London Volume I My parents were people of substance in a way—did well with a mercer’s shop in the Main Street, and were much looked up to by their neighbours. Marjorie Whittington, originally an apprentice in London, became a wealthy mercer, thrice Lord Mayor, and knighted. The History of London They heard it every night, lifted up in one of the Psalms of David, as Hans Floriszoon came home from his work with the mercer. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot “Well, really, it does look very like a cat!” said the mercer, eyeing Gib still a little doubtfully. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford The mercers in this reign sold woollen clothes, but not silks. Old and New London Volume I Down Chepe they went, past the fine shops of goldsmith, silversmith, and mercer. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea There were men and women plenty wherever you went, and as to silks and laces, she could see them any day over a mercer’s counter. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow I thought Hans but a fool when he went and bound himself to yon mercer—he, the son of a Dutch Baron! It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot The mercer answered by dexterously draping an unoccupied form, first with a piece of rich purple, then one of tawny, then one of deep crimson, and lastly a bright blue. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century In the reign of Henry VI. the mercers had become great dealers in silks and velvets, and had resigned to the haberdashers the sale of small articles of dress. Old and New London Volume I In the vehicles from London were conveyed milliners, toy-sellers, goldsmiths, turners, haberdashers, mercers, drapers, hatters, and in fact representatives of all the trades of the metropolis. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Then is there here one Master Caper, at the suit of Master Three-pile the mercer, for some four 10 suits of peach-coloured satin, which now peaches him a beggar. Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] As Aubrey turned to reply, his eyes fell on Hans, coming home from the mercer’s. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot The mercer’s stock, spread out upon the benches of the hall, was a sight at once gay and magnificent. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century It is not known whether the mercers bought their silks from the Lombards, or the London silk-women, or whether they imported them themselves, since many of the members of the Company were merchants. Old and New London Volume I The third son would, like Roger Stephen, be bound to a pewterer or watchmaker, the fourth to a mercer, and so on in a descending scale. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales My parents, who were mercers in Verdiers, and rather rich, had much ambition on my account. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. He was concerned at the family disgrace, as he foolishly considered it, of Hans’s connection with the mercer, and extremely desirous to attain knighthood for himself. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot “Dame,” answered the mercer, “that is a Cyprus baldekin; it is eight pound the piece of three ells.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century In 1414, Thomas Falconer, mercer and mayor, lent Henry V., towards his French wars, ten marks upon jewels. Old and New London Volume I Or did you woo a mercer's wife a thought too roughly? Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia You find in their cities barbers and mercers; saddlers and gunsmiths; bakers and confectioners; sometimes butchers; whitesmiths and ironmongers; these are pretty nearly all their trades. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity “Twenty pounds borrowed from Mr Thomas Rookwood; twenty lost at play; and about sixty owing to tailors, mercers, and the like.” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot “That have I, Dame,” answered the mercer, displaying a pretty pale green, a dark red, and one of the favourite yellowish-brown shade known as tawny. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Such anomalous institutions are the City companies, that, curious to relate, the present body hardly includes one mercer among them. Old and New London Volume I Caxton in early life was a mercer in the city of London; and in the course of his business, which was a thriving one, he had to make frequent journeys to the Low Countries. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 Most of their members were London mercers, though there were also in the society members of other London companies, and traders whose homes were in other English towns than London. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The persons picked out for his new operators were as remarkable as the patent itself, being a most "miscellaneous rabble" of friars, grocers, mercers, and fishmongers! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The mercer had not seemed anxious to do business with the household. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Few monarchs have been mercers, yet Richard II. was a free brother, and Queen Elizabeth a free sister. Old and New London Volume I I found that he had been apprenticed to a mercer in Cheapside. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Jasper Hope was offered, but he was too young, and besides, was a mercer—and Dennet and her father were agreed that her husband must go on with the trade. The Armourer's Prentices And at the word we charged forward, shoulder to shoulder, and brushed those unmannerly mercers and barber-surgeons aside as a torrent the nettles that grow on its bank. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess “What bought you with your holy relic and your ear-rings, Ivo?” asked the mercer, with a rather satirical glance at his companion, when they were well out of hearing. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century He was of a Norfolk family, and with his three brothers carried on trade as mercers. Old and New London Volume I Public entertainments, frippery, and splendour made frightful inroads; and when the domestic table was spread, the invisible shapes of tailors, bootmakers, milliners, mercers, and hairdressers sat down and helped to consume poor pater-familias' dinner. A Hungarian Nabob And one of them, named Sheffield, a mercer, came into a house and asked for meat, and especially he asked them after eggs. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 Looking round, whom should I see but that same Will Peake, the mercer’s man of London Bridge, with whom I had had so many a merry bout in times past. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess “Dame, I could not,” replied the mercer, firmly though respectfully. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century When old enough, he was apprenticed to a well-to-do London mercer, Robert Large, who carried on business in the Old Jewry. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 The prisoners of no account—the scrivener's clerk, the poor shopkeeper, the small mercer—got the benefit of plea and quibble! Orrain A Romance Afterwards mercers and lacemen invited customers to shops in the Row, and finally it became famous for books and magazines. Chatterbox, 1905. Already I spied sport, for there before us swaggered the mercers’ ’prentices of London Bridge, ready to settle scores for the affront they had received at the New Exchange. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The mercer bowed, with deft quickness executed the order, and proceeded to pack up the remainder of his goods. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century On one occasion, it is related, when still a mercer at Oswestry, he drove over to a Welsh border market town to sell his wares. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway On this occasion the young mercers of the city rose against the Lombards; why or wherefore we are not told. London and the Kingdom - Volume I There were guilds of mercers, wine merchants, goldsmiths, painters and many others. Rembrandt A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation He therefore gave his former occupation—a mercer of the city of London. Hayslope Grange A Tale of the Civil War She found the mercer’s pack open, and the rich stuffs hung all about on the forms, which had been pulled forward for that purpose. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century They were standing, apparently looking at the goods in a mercer's window. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower An example of this is supplied by the Paris mercers, who, from being mainly dealers in foreign goods, gradually became employers of the crafts. The Age of the Reformation There dwelt in London a cousin of my mother, whose husband was a mercer, and who had visited us a year before—when she was newly married—and pressed me to go back with her. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 My father has secured me a post at a mercers in Ludgate Hill. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' The little jeweller was less dignified, but more lively and loquacious, than his companion the mercer. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century A mercer of Mansfield who died at the beginning of 1624, and who apparently carried on business also at Southwell, had a considerable stock of tobacco. The Social History of Smoking In the city of Paris there lived two citizens of middling condition, of whom one had a profession, while the other was a silk mercer. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) Mr. Cordovell, for more than twenty-five years, was the leading mercer and tailor, reporter and originator of fashions in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States She had married Abraham Clarke, a weaver and mercer in Dublin, who took refuge in England during the Irish troubles under James the Second, and carried on his business in Spitalfields. Life of John Milton The mercer, as he spoke, held up the piece of say, of a nondescript colour, not unlike what is now termed crushed strawberry. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Serlo the mercer, their mayor, a prudent and peace-loving man, urged them to seek compensation of the abbot. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) "It was all the result," said Parlamente, "of the great kindliness and simplicity of the mercer's wife, who unwittingly led the maiden to the slaughter." The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) Split me," said one splendid fop, "but since my lady returned to town the price of ambergris and bergamot and civet powders has mounted perilously, and the mercers are all too busy to be civil. 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 The apparitor of the Bishop of London went with a citation into the shop of a mercer of St. Bride's, Henry Clitheroe by name. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) The mercer glanced back, as though to see if any one were following. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Conducted on purely business principles, like a mercer's shop or a marriage between noble families, without hatred or affection, anger or generosity, the work went on. A History of English Prose Fiction Indeed, I have observed of myself, that when I am out of town but a fortnight, I am so humble, that I would receive a letter from my tailor or mercer for a favour. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 My woman, who knows a mercer's wife at whose husband's shop he bought his finery, told me a story of him. 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 Lady.—Upon that condition I agree—I will go with you; but I will go and lay out my money at my own mercer's first, because I wont be tempted. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) The Earls of Denbigh have for ancestor one Godfrey Fielding, who served his apprenticeship in London city, made a fortune as a Milk Street mercer, and was Lord Mayor when Henry VI. was King. Love Romances of the Aristocracy The silk was purchased at Brown's, the mercer's and haberdasher's. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The mercer glanced at the thin fragile frame, and exclaimed to himself, "Deluded old gentleman!" International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 She would laugh in the face of the mightiest lady-killer in London, and flout him as if he were a mercer's apprentice or a plough-boy. 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 After this discourse they drove away to the mercer's shop where the lady used to buy; and when they came there, the lady was surprised—the shop was shut up, and nobody to be seen. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) No doubt the mercer was willing enough to cancel the indentures of an apprentice so unsatisfactory as Gay probably was. Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) This is Campbell the poet's production; or, The production of Campbell, &c.—The silk was purchased at Brown's the mercer and haberdasher. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The mercer left Monsieur Bonelle in the act of protesting that he felt as strong as a man of forty. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Lady Maddon had fits for an hour, after an encounter with her, in their meeting by chance one day at a mercer's in the county town. 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 A lady had, through whim, pestered a mercer in the manner related in the text, turning over all his goods, and only treating him with rudeness in return. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) —Printer and translator, b. in the Weald of Kent, was apprenticed to a London mercer. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature The lovely ladies flocked within, And still would each one say, "Good mercer, be the ships come up?" Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. The sight sent a chill through the mercer's commercial heart, and a presentiment—one of those presentiments that seldom deceive—told him it was too late. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 The makers and venders of punkahs of all sorts and sizes, children's toys, of earth, wood, or lakh; milk and cream shops; jewellers, mercers, druggists selling tea, with other medicinal herbs. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society But she was quite deceived in her expectation; for the mercer, far from treating her in the manner as she had heard, used her with the utmost civility and good manners. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) The mercer insisted that a day or two would lessen the value of the goods one half to him, and Jonathan insisted, as peremptorily, that it was not in his power to do anything sooner. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences "An ill rock, mercer! your words ring right, Well with my thoughts they chime, For my two sons to the world to come It sent before their time." Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. The mercer coughed; the sick man never moved. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 If you desire silks of the mercer or supplies at the grocery, you, of course, pay money. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Madam, I'll wait on your ladyship to your own mercer, and if you can't find any thing to your liking, will you go and try the other shop? The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) Accordingly the fellow came, but when the mercer went to deliver him the goods, the piece had gone, and no account could possibly he had of it. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences And yet it was some mortification to a person of her self-consequence, and gay appearance, to submit to be known by so fine a young gentleman as no more than a mercer's daughter. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 The mercer bore it all very patiently: he could make all allowances for her excited feelings, and only rubbed his hands and bade her a jovial good evening. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 As she stood at the polished counter in the mercer's shop, she glanced without and saw—or thought as much—Lord Cedric himself, pale, yet stepping in full strength from a chair. Mistress Penwick I am sure I shall deal if I go to my mercer. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) Away went the mercer, confounded in his mind, and wondering where this affair would end. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Or any mercer refused to trust him the less, for my calling him so? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 In one of the dirtiest and most gloomy streets leading to the Rue St. Denis, in Paris, there stands a tall and ancient house, the lower portion of which is a large mercer's shop. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Among the acquaintances he made at this period was Mr. Porter, a mercer at Birmingham, whose widow he afterwards married. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Pray what would a bookseller make of his business at Billingsgate, or a mercer in Tower Street, or near the Custom-house, or a draper in Thames Street, or about Queen-hithe? The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) After once the mercers had got Burton, who was the evidence, into their hands, she quickly detected numbers of her confederates, several of whom were apprehended, and chiefly on her evidence, convicted. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences You must get me as much more against to-morrow; for then my friend at court is to pay his mercer. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Those who sought an explanation from the new mercer were still more unsuccessful. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 The toyman will not give his jewels, nor the mercer measure out his silks, for vegetable coin. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler I; besides, I have a mercer of my acquaintance. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) Here was a mercer exhibiting dark cloths to a grave-looking citizen; there an armorer was showing the temper of his wares to an officer. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War Nay, I know not for the mercers; perhaps the citizens may take it for no slander among one another, as they say: but for the gentlemen— Lov. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Toward dusk the mercer left the shop to the care of his attendant, and softly stole up to the fourth story. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 He thought himself grown rich enough to have a lodging in the country, like the mercers on Ludgate-hill, and was resolved to enjoy himself in the decline of life. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler So away they go together to the door; and the lady gets the mercer to send one of his servants to bid her coachman drive to the door, showing him where the fellow stood. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) "These marks," he said to the mercer, "are, I suppose, private, and could not be read save by one in the merchant's confidence?" Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War George Jackson, of Birmingham, mercer, gave certain premises, in Deritend, for placing out two apprentices, annually; present rent, six pounds per annum. A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington The mercer gave him a stealthy glance, which the old man's keen look immediately detected. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Here he became acquainted with one Porter, a mercer, whose widow he afterwards married. Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes She was the widow of a Birmingham mercer named Porter. Samuel Johnson "Yes, it will be wise to do that," the other said, since that little affair when the mercer and his wife in Cheap were found with their throats cut, and you—" "Fire and furies! Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War Let them be, and they will think that we are a wine-ship for Gascony, or that we bear the wool-bales of some mercer of the Staple. The White Company "To meet that difficulty," quickly replied the mercer, "we can reduce the interest." International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 A mercer now by th' yard does measure ore An ode, which was but by the foot before; Deals you an ell of epigram, and swears It is the strongest and the finest wears. The Lucasta Poems Immediately came the mercer's journeyman, and he swore aloud I was the person, and so seized on me. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders This second cousin was a Middlemarch mercer of polite manners and superfluous aspirates. Middlemarch There came a mercer wonder-fine With velvet cap and gaberdine; For all his ships, for all his trade He could not buy the franklin's maid. The White Company This was quite false, and the mercer knew it; but he had his own reasons for wishing to seem to believe it true. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Jasper Hope was offered, but he was too young, and besides, was a mercer—and Dennet and her father were agreed that her husband must go on with the trade. The Armourer's Prentices This pleased the people strangely, and made the crowd increase, and they cried out as they went, 'Which is the rogue? which is the mercer?' and especially the women. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Also, the mercer, as a second cousin, was dispassionate enough to feel curiosity. Middlemarch He could not come to-day, as he was very busy at his shop … you must have seen the biggest draper's and silk mercer's shop in the Zeile. The Torrents of Spring "Indeed, and I hope so," muttered the mercer, who was getting very ill-tempered. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Let me add, that the lodgings at the mercer's, those in Cecil-street, those at the widow's in Dover-street, any of them, may be entered upon at a day's warning. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 It seems it was a mercer's shop that they had rifled. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders "I have a cousin in the city who is married to a mercer's assistant; I shall remain with her for a day or two," the girl answered. The Brown Mask Was it Flint the mercer's wife, think you? The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages "Monsieur Bonelle," said the mercer, in a hollow tone; "may I ask where are your rheumatics?" International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 I languish for Fareham House—my basset-table, my friends, my watermen to waft me to and fro between Blackfriars and Westminster, the mercers in St. Paul's Churchyard, the Middle Exchange. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger The justice then heard the mercer and his man. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Alas! all this is woefully beneath the dignity of Henry More, and shockingly against the majesty of the High and Holy One, so very unnecessarily compared with Hendrick Nicholas, of Amsterdam, mercer! The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge "No mercer's wife, I think," Mistress Quickly answered, after consideration. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Monsieur Bonelle did not trouble himself with useless remonstrances, but when his annuity was refused, employed such good legal arguments, as the exasperated mercer could not possibly resist. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Crowds of goldsmiths--forty were employed at the papal court-- embroiderers and silk mercers, made Avignon famous thoughout Europe. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 When the mercer saw that, 'Well,' says he to the constable, 'you may carry her where you please; I have nothing to say to her.' The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Here a mercer and a bookseller abuse Fielding for boxing the political compass, and for selling his pen. Henry Fielding: a Memoir "She came with two patched footmen, and smacked of gentility;—Master Dumbleton's father was a mercer; but he had red hair;—she is old;—and I could never abide red hair." The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages To go to a Lord Mayor's feast was a treat to the gentleman of the highest order: and to dance with a young mercer at Hampstead Assembly gave the utmost delight to the young lady. The Virginians The drapers' and mercers' shops, which go by the name of "dry goods" stores, are filled with the costliest productions of the world. The Englishwoman in America I warrant you,' says she, 'you shall make the mercer pay you #500 for damages, besides what you shall get out of the journeyman.' The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders There was the Friday-faced clothier and mercer, Master Allwood, strange company here since he was the elder of a dissenting congregation in the town, and therefore well separated from his reverence. The Yeoman Adventurer There are smiths at the forge, curriers at their hides, tanners looking into their pits, mercers selling goods over the counter—all made into beautiful medallions. The Two Paths She ordered the domestics here and there; she drove to the mercer's and the jeweller's, and she called upon her friends with the utmost stateliness, or rode abroad with them to take the air. The Virginians Thereupon the silk mercer concluded that he must have money, and, kind man as he was, grew kinder in consequence, and congratulated him on his independence. The Marquis of Lossie When I came into the room the mercer was surprised. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders My good Sir Ralph," put in the mercer, "fifty thousand savage Highlanders will cut through Stafford as easily as if it were a Cheshire cheese. The Yeoman Adventurer On knocking at the door of the mercer the two friends were admitted. A March on London And there are good mercers and tailors from London always here to wait on the company at the Wells. The Virginians Its glory is departing: the mercer's showy counter and shelves are gradually replaced by vegetable and fruit stores. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present After a little while the mercer said, he did not know me again, and began to make some compliments his way. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders My mercer had his spontoon in his hand, as if he measured his cloth by that implement, instead of a legitimate yard. The Antiquary — Volume 01 While they were choosing, the mercer had sent into his neighbour, a tailor, who now measured them. A March on London And now tailors, mercers, and shoemakers were put in requisition. The Virginians Thus of jewellers, silk mercers, tailors, gunsmiths, saddlers, coppersmiths, and the rest, each have their separate arcade. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán It was not long after the affair with the mercer was made up, that I went out in an equipage quite different from any I had ever appeared in before. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders They comprised the drapers, which always took precedence of the five others, the grocers, the mercers, the furriers, the hatters, and the goldsmiths. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period Mrs. Porter, the widow of a mercer in Birmingham, admired his talents. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes It may be he is the tailor's trouble in fitting an ill shape, or a mercer's wonder in wearing of silk. Character Writings of the 17th Century He was apprenticed to Alderman Robert Large, a mercer, who was afterwards Lord Mayor. Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 Among the words of French origin found in it, we may instance: "dainty," "cruelty," "vestments," "comfort," "journey," "mercer." Halleck's New English Literature On leaving school, Gay was bound apprentice to a mercer in London—a trade not the most propitious to poetry, and which he did not long continue to prosecute. The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan On leaving school he had been apprenticed to a silk mercer in London. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments Even the mercers of the city, when they had need of flowers of superior beauty, applied to Sophia, who willingly acceded to their requests. Tales for Young and Old This was a position of great influence, and it is thought to have enabled the loyal mercer to give good service to Edward IV., who was an exile in 1470. Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 In his eighteenth year Caxton was apprenticed to Robert Large, an eminent London mercer, who in 1430 was sheriff and in 1439 Lord Mayor of London. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation She was standing before the mercer's booth in the chief street of the little town which adjoined her father's castle. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales One day, sixteen years previously, while Madame Raquin was still a mercer, her brother Captain Degans brought her a little girl in his arms. Theresa Raquin The chief opponents of this group were the companies of clothing merchants, the mercers, drapers, cordwainers, etc. Chaucer's Official Life The shops are really very entertaining, especially the mercers; there seem to be six or seven men belonging to each shop; and every one took care by bowing and smirking, to be noticed. Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World Like a milliner's or a mercer's store it has been for many weeks. The Maid of Maiden Lane Some people think that he may have been a mercer or cloth merchant, because later Caxton was apprenticed to one of the richest cloth merchants of London. English Literature for Boys and Girls The mercer took the child, smiled at her and kissed her rosy cheeks. Theresa Raquin In 16 Richard II Richard Forester, citizen of London, with a group of London mercers acquired some land. Chaucer's Official Life So get ye to a mercer’s to-morrow, and set to on proper clothes.” Janice Meredith And then, like a coward, he got into a carriage with Monsieur and drove off, while M. de Beaufort, in a mercer's shop, acted general to the mob, who filled the whole place. Stray Pearls And one of them, named Sheffield, a mercer, came into a house and asked for meat. English Literature for Boys and Girls Throughout the evening, while the guests played at dominoes, the old mercer watched the couple so tenderly, that they guessed the comedy had succeeded, and that the denouement was at hand. Theresa Raquin To a mercer's eyes these bits of tissue are but so many squares of damaged web. If I Were King Being born without prospect of hereditary riches, he was sent to London in his youth, and placed apprentice with a silk mercer. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 It was: 'The wretch has been dogging my chariot through the park,' or, 'my fate pursued me at church,' and 'my inevitable adorer handed me out of my chair at the mercer's,' or what not. Barry Lyndon The story of the death of Robert Packington, mercer, of London, has also provided Foxe with fertile soil for raising his usual crop of calumny. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries Hailing a passing cab they set out, accompanied by the pitiful expressions of uneasiness, and the anxious effusions of the old mercer. Theresa Raquin He passed, dallying, the windows of Brown Thomas, silk mercers. Ulysses There came a mercer wonder-fine, With velvet cap and gaberdine; For all his ships, for all his trade, He could not buy the franklin's maid. Songs of Action He is not lightly within to his mercer, no, though he come when he takes physic, which is commonly after his play. Cynthia's Revels By coach home, calling at Bennet's, our late mercer, who is come into Covent Garden to a fine house looking down upon the Exchange. The Diary of Samuel Pepys At the moment when her niece, pale and unsteady in gait, as usual, was about to retire to rest, the old mercer detained her an instant. Theresa Raquin As for ribbons, the mercers' shops must have been emptied of that article, as far as scarlet and yellow were concerned. Doctor Thorne After a hasty, merry hand-shaking, the whole party proceeded in great glee towards the Market Place, where the shops of the mercers and confectioners offered the attractions they sought. The Golden Dog At Paris, the drapers, mercers, grocers, furriers, hatters and jewelers formed the six bodies of merchants. The French Revolution - Volume 3 Eight or nine hundred men only1245 were concerned in the attack, most of them workmen or shopkeepers belonging to the faubourg, tailors, wheelwrights, mercers and wine-dealers, mixed with the French Guards. The French Revolution - Volume 1 Therese and Laurent rose from their chairs, terrified at this stroke, which had contorted the old mercer in less than five seconds. Theresa Raquin You ladies should know better than to fall out with a mercer.’ The Caged Lion Esmond found the ante-chamber crowded with milliners and toyshop women, obsequious goldsmiths with jewels, salvers, and tankards; and mercers' men with hangings, and velvets, and brocades. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne I am sorry, ladies, very sorry, on my word; but I am busy with my silk mercer. Caught in the Net "I saw," says Bailly, "mercers, jewellers, and merchants implore the favor of being employed at twenty sous the day." The French Revolution - Volume 1 The old mercer, propped up by pillows in a sitting posture, gazed vaguely before her with the eyes of an idiot. Theresa Raquin Gay, who commenced life as apprentice to a silk mercer, became a secretary of legation at five-and-twenty. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 It chanced that the younger Pastoureau, going with a piece of brocade to the mercer who employed him, on Ludgate Hill, met his old rival coming out of an ordinary there. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne First came barges belonging to city companies, beginning with the mercers and grocers, most of them being attended with a pageant, and all of them richly adorned as became their affection and loyalty. Royalty Restored His mercer's shop was the leading one of the city. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English You see," said he to the mercer, "the death of my poor friend has been a terrible blow to her. Theresa Raquin The printing press was brought to London in 1476 by a mercer: William Caxton. Our Legal Heritage The price of redemption was fixed by Moll herself, and until the mercers were aroused by frequent losses to a quicker vigilance, the trade was profitably secure. A Book of Scoundrels "Haro and help, and hue and cry, every true man!" said the mercer. Kenilworth Then is there here one Master Caper, at the suit of Master Threepile the mercer, for some four suits of peach- coloured satin, which now peaches him a beggar. Measure for Measure When Suzanne and Madame Raquin quitted the nuptial apartment, and the old mercer in an unsteady voice told the young man that his wife awaited him, he started. Theresa Raquin Discovery by that hot patriot, the mercer, suspicious as a Spaniard must be, meant ruin infallibly. Juana Because he allowed an insolent mercer to arrest my uncle Agapet for debt. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes "To the devil with thy conscience!" said the dismayed mercer. Kenilworth "And did the mercer*," rejoined Athos, "tell you, d'Artagnan, that the queen thought that Buckingham had been brought over by a forged letter?" The Three Musketeers She caught the old mercer in a moment of doltish calm. Theresa Raquin At Blaze and Sparkle's the jewellers and at Sheen and Gloss's the mercers, it is and will be for several hours the topic of the age, the feature of the century. Bleak House "I will lay no bet to that amount," said the mercer, something sobered by an offer which intimated rather too private a knowledge on Lambourne's part of the secret recesses of his shop. Kenilworth When the mercer had recovered breath and audacity enough to confront them, he ordered Wayland, in a menacing tone, to deliver up his palfrey. Kenilworth "Well," said Porthos, "in the first place make a bargain with the mercer, and a good bargain." The Three Musketeers The old mercer had almost fallen into dotage. Theresa Raquin "That I have, old boy," said the mercer. Kenilworth Touching her complexion," answered the mercer, "I am not so special certain, but I marked that her fan had an ivory handle, curiously inlaid. Kenilworth "Not till he comes, if you please," said the mercer, interfering. Kenilworth How is it possible for a poor mercer, who detests Huguenots and who abhors Spaniards, to be accused of high treason? The Three Musketeers Moreover, the money of the old mercer permitted him to make Therese the customary presents. Theresa Raquin "Not quite so like old Benedict Lambourne, her husband, though," said the mercer, nodding and winking. Kenilworth "Ay, sir, what would you do?" said the mercer, bustling up on the other side of the table. Kenilworth Never believe me, bully Mike," said the mercer, "if I am not as glad to see thee as ever I was to see a customer's money! Kenilworth The door had been opened, and shut again; the mercer's pretty wife had disappeared. The Three Musketeers At Paris Madame Raquin had found one of her old friends, the commissary of police Michaud, who had held a post at Vernon for twenty years, lodging in the same house as the mercer. Theresa Raquin "Pranced off—made immortal ten years since," said the mercer; "marry, sir, Oxford Castle and Goodman Thong, and a tenpenny-worth of cord, best know how." Kenilworth "But," said the agitated mercer, "do me the pleasure, monsieur, to tell me how my own proper affair can become worse by anything my wife does while I am in prison?" The Three Musketeers Here is to thee, Mike, with all my heart," said the mercer; "and thou canst tell one the reality of the new fashions too. Kenilworth At this moment a sudden noise of footsteps was heard upon the stairs; the door was thrown violently open, and the unfortunate mercer rushed into the chamber in which the council was held. The Three Musketeers The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Therese placidly observed the scene. Theresa Raquin They locked the mercer in the same dungeon where he had passed the night, and left him to himself during the day. The Three Musketeers He left the mercer quite astonished at his singular farewell, and asking himself if he had not been a little inconsiderate. The Three Musketeers I accept your wager," said the mercer; "and I think, though thou hadst even the impudence of the devil, I shall gain on thee this bout. Kenilworth But for the moment, let us do as did the amorous Gascon; we will see after the worthy mercer later. The Three Musketeers The old mercer regarded him as the rescuer of her niece, as a noble-hearted young man who had done his utmost to restore her son to her, and she welcomed him with tender kindness. Theresa Raquin A terrible inclination seized d'Artagnan to grasp the mercer by the throat and strangle him; but, as we have said, he was a very prudent youth, and he restrained himself. The Three Musketeers If Bonacieux knew where his wife was, one might, by extreme means, force the mercer to open his teeth and let his secret escape. The Three Musketeers He swore one or two incoherent oaths at the mercer, who refused, reasonably enough, to pledge him to a sentiment which inferred the loss of his own wager. Kenilworth "But you promised me—" whispered the poor mercer. The Three Musketeers On Thursdays he assisted Madame Raquin to light the fire, to do the honours of the house, and displayed all kinds of gentle attentions that charmed the old mercer. Theresa Raquin But a man, were he even a mercer, when he had talked for ten minutes with Cardinal Richelieu, is no longer the same man. The Three Musketeers "The cardinal's?" cried d'Artagnan, breaking into a loud laugh, he having heard, as may be remembered, thanks to the broken boards, every syllable of the conversation between the mercer and his wife. The Three Musketeers "Nay," said the mercer, "it is not altogether pride in Tony neither; there is a fair lady in the case, and Tony will scarce let the light of day look on her." Kenilworth Her reputation would be lost, it is true; but of what value in the world was the reputation of the little wife of a mercer? The Three Musketeers When the old mercer inquired what made her niece so sad, the young woman played the part of an inconsolable widow with consummate skill. Theresa Raquin The queen was ignorant where the mercer's young wife was, but had promised to have her sought for; but this promise was very vague and did not at all reassure d'Artagnan. The Three Musketeers Although d'Artagnan was not of a very sentimental character, the mercer's pretty wife had made a real impression upon his heart. The Three Musketeers "I would I might trade thither," said the mercer, chuckling. Kenilworth Bonacieux wept all day, like a true mercer, not being at all a military man, as he himself informed us. The Three Musketeers "Ah, my God, my God!" murmured the poor mercer, "now, indeed, I am lost!" The Three Musketeers "Yes, Monsieur Officer," stammered the mercer, more dead than alive, "at your service." The Three Musketeers And he moved out of the way to let the mercer pass. The Three Musketeers "And looks grave, and holds his head high, and scorns his old companions," said the mercer. Kenilworth The poor mercer remained standing at the door, while the eyes of the personage we have just described were fixed upon him, and appeared to wish to penetrate even into the depths of the past. The Three Musketeers From time to time the man by the chimney raised his eyes from the writings, and plunged them like poniards into the heart of the poor mercer. The Three Musketeers "Indeed, monseigneur," responded the mercer, "I have heard her pronounce all those names." The Three Musketeers "He sent for me," answered the mercer, proudly. The Three Musketeers "Nay, now the pottle-pot is uppermost, with a witness!" said the mercer. Kenilworth "He calls me his dear Monsieur," said the mercer to himself. The Three Musketeers "Yes, monsieur," replied the mercer, in a tremble, feeling that it was at this point affairs were likely to become perplexing; "that is to say, I HAD one." The Three Musketeers The mercer fancied himself already on the high road to honors and fortune. The Three Musketeers |
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