"Fash" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... fash," said David carelessly, "I'm gawn that way mysel', an' if the puir lassie has nae ...
— The Garret and the Garden • R.M. Ballantyne
... 'tis a book for Lady Elleen. Never fash yourself, man; the King, so far as I might judge, is far more taken with Elleen than ever he is with Jean. He seems but a bookish sort of bodie ...
— Two Penniless Princesses • Charlotte M. Yonge
... O Lord! confess I must, At times I'm fash'd wi' fleshly lust; An' sometimes, too, in warldly trust, Vile self gets in; But Thou remembers we are dust, ...
— The Book of Humorous Verse • Various
... condition. In a freak of humor she named this animal "Fashion", after a noted racer of the old times, which had been raised in the county, and had beaten the famous Boston in a great race. She always spoke of "Fash" with a tone of real tenderness in her voice, and looked after her, and discussed her ailments, which were always numerous, as if she had been a delicate child. Mounted on this beast, with her bags and ...
— The Burial of the Guns • Thomas Nelson Page
... having written all the fairy books (an European reputation in nurseries and the United States of America) is 'the burden of an honour unto which I was not born.' It weighs upon and is killing me, as the general fash of being the wife of the Lord of Burleigh, Burleigh House by Stamford Town, was too much for the village maiden ...
— The Lilac Fairy Book • Andrew Lang
... as far as that. If there's anything in blood and loyalty, it would be strange if they did na respond. And I can tell ye, ma frien', there's more in the Hielands than any 'romancer,' as ye call them,—ay, even Scott hissel', and he was but an Edinboro' man,—ever dreamed of. Don't fash yoursel' about that. And you and me'll not agree about Prince Charlie. Some day I'll tell ye, ma frien', mair aboot that bonnie laddie than ye'll gather from your partisan historians. Until then ye'll be wise when ye'll be talking ...
— A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories • Bret Harte
... pard'n, sir, an' makin' so free as to mention et," began Peter at length, pulling off his hat and twirling the brim between his fingers, "but us was a bit taken aback, not understandin' as fash'nubbleness was to begin so smart; or us wou'dn't have introoded—spesh'ly Tamsin. Tamsin was thinkin' this mornin' as a pound of fresh butter might be acceptable to the gentl'm'n down at Kit's House, wi' ha'f a dozen fresh eggs or so, 'cos her Minorcy hen began to lay agen last week, ...
— The Astonishing History of Troy Town • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
... long letters straight up an' down, while these be made with loops. The writin's sloped backwards too, with a rake on it, same as was fash'nable on some o' the tea-clippers in my young days, but now 'tis seldom carried ...
— Nicky-Nan, Reservist • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Q)
... letter, an' he said,—'If that was a' the lo'e that Jeanie Burns had for him, to prefer an auld wife's comfort, wha was naething to her, to her betrothed husband, she might bide awa' as lang as she pleased; he would never fash himsel' to mak' screed o' a pen ...
— Life in the Clearings versus the Bush • Susanna Moodie
... far as the Laverfoot herd's," she announced. "The wife's a freend o' mine and will set me a bit on the road back. Ye needna fash for me. I'm ...
— Huntingtower • John Buchan |
