Sparrowgrass

Say, "said he, before I was half indignant enough at the man who had sold me such an animal," say, ain't your name Sparrowgrass? "

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887

"Sparrowgrass" of humorous literature, said to me once when I expressed something of this conviction:

Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910

"Sparrowgrass," said he, "it don't hurt a tree a single mossel to chaw it if it's a young tree.

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Various 1900

What I gave for him is a secret; I have not even told Mrs. Sparrowgrass ....

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887

The Sparrowgrass papers, or, Living in the country

The Sparrowgrass papers, or, Living in the country 1856

Sparrowgrass instead of Asparagus, or called an object a hobject, as this unfortunate lady would sometimes do, Missy calmly corrected her, and frightened the good soul, her mother, into errors only the more frequent as she grew more nervous under her daughter's eye.

The History of Pendennis William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

By Frederick T. Cozzens, Author of "T.e Sparrowgrass Papers."

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 Various

Lady Clavering talked about Sparrowgrass instead of Asparagus, or called an object a hobject, as this unfortunate lady would sometimes do, Missy calmly corrected her, and frightened the good soul, her mother, into errors only the more frequent as she grew more nervous under her daughter’s eye.

The History of Pendennis 2006