Irish] youngsters
youngster n The fault of poor Erin, her glaring offence in the eyes of the Devonshire men, was her woollen manufactures, which were absurdly cheap and remarkably good; in the plantations they were, like Irish pork and Irish beef and Irish "youngsters," half the price of the English article...
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| Language: | English |
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1974
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/66891 |
| Summary: | youngster n The fault of poor Erin, her glaring offence in the eyes of the Devonshire men, was her woollen manufactures, which were absurdly cheap and remarkably good; in the plantations they were, like Irish pork and Irish beef and Irish "youngsters," half the price of the English article, and somehow they got to be the leading staples in the Newfoundland trade. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story August 1974 Used I Used I Not used Stamped but not cited in DNE |
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