tradesfolks

The spokesman of the other party, snuffing up his breath through his nose, repeated the words with a sort of sneer; --- ` ` You Glasgow tradesfolks hae naething to do but to gang frae the tae end o 'the west o' Scotland to the ither, to plague honest folks that may chance to be awee ahint the hand, like me. ''

Rob Roy 1887

Only one word more: you know that my husband and I are but quiet tradesfolks, not in the society, nor aspiring to it, to which my son's talents have raised himself; yet dare I ask that you will not close here the acquaintance that I have obtruded on you?

The Parisians — Volume 09 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

Only one word more: you know that my husband and I are but quiet tradesfolks, not in the society, nor aspiring to it, to which my son's talents have raised himself; yet dare I ask that you will not close here the acquaintance that I have obtruded on you?

The Parisians — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

Madame de Mourairef was an exceedingly affable person; and the English family aforesaid, whom I have reason to believe were Cockney tradesfolks, pronounced her to be very high-bred -- without a fault, indeed, if it had not been for that horrid habit of smoking, which, as they judiciously observed, however, was a peculiar characteristic of the Russians.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 Various 1836

They were so numerous everywhere, either in little forts occupied by them or in the villages and country-places, that peasants and tradesfolks could not travel but at great expense and great peril.

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 1830

The spokesman of the other party, snuffing up his breath through his nose, repeated the words with a sort of sneer; -- "You Glasgow tradesfolks hae naething to do but to gang frae the tae end o 'the west o' Scotland to the ither, to plague honest folks that may chance to be awee ahint the hand, like me."

Rob Roy — Complete Walter Scott 1801

The spokesman of the other party, snuffing up his breath through his nose, repeated the words with a sort of sneer; -- "You Glasgow tradesfolks hae naething to do but to gang frae the tae end o 'the west o' Scotland to the ither, to plague honest folks that may chance to be awee ahint the hand, like me."

Rob Roy — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801

I suppose he's got among them – a fine flashy set of tradesfolks – and enters into their amusements and views; and if so, I shall never disturb him, let him go his own way; only I shall not choose to have a shopkeeper an inmate at Rayland Hall. '

The Old Manor House 1793

The spokesman of the other party, snuffing up his breath through his nose, repeated the words with a sort of sneer; — “You Glasgow tradesfolks hae naething to do but to gang frae the tae end o’ the west o’ Scotland to the ither, to plague honest folks that may chance to be awee ahint the hand, like me.”

Rob Roy 2005

It’s on’y tradesfolks as turn Methodists; you nuver knew a farmer bitten wi’ them maggots.

Adam Bede 2004