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  • She was wandering over the moor now, a miserable, storm-tossed little personage, when she saw his old-fashioned gig and white pony "Rowney" approaching.

    Polly A New-Fashioned Girl L. T. Meade 1884

  • Old Squires two tall branches of Laurel; — Our three younkers went to Rowney and lug'd home as much Yellow Broom and Cornflowers as they could carry, we set to work, made them with form, and on Wednesday morning up at 6, I hung the outer circle of the parlour window with a garland of flowers, naild a Rose-bush over the door, trimd up Roberts

    Letter 292 2009

  • Rowney — Nightengall has given up his Farm to a Mr Inskip. —

    Letter 305 2009

  • I had Rowney to one side and Fleetfoot and Piddle to the other.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Though he did admit it had been a fine sight to see Rowney running along with captive hens in each hand: what a battle they waged against him, how they heaved themselves about and flapped and scolded!

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Rowney crept forward, and pulled off his leather jerkin and scooped something up with it, saying, “Aha!”

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • But the flower had shown me Rowney, and Rowney had told me Galan was alive.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Rowney knocked on the back door, and chickens scolded us from their coop.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Rowney was pulling folded cloth from the shelves and shaking it out, looking for money.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • I climbed back up and forgot the chore altogether until Rowney reminded me.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

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