 | England - 1851 - 786 pages
...(doggedly.) — " There's gumption and gumptious ! Gumption is knowing ; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...have only two of their children alive still — their danghter, who married Mark Fair-field, and a son who went off to America?" "Ah, but he made his fortune... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1851 - 588 pages
...Landlord, (doggedly.) — "There's gumption and gumptious! Gumption is knowing; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...Mark Fairfield, and a son who went off to America T" " Ah, but he made his fortune there, and has come back." " Indeed ! I'm very glad to hear it. He... | |
 | England - 1851 - 812 pages
...LANDLORD, (doggedly.) — " There's gumption and gumptious! Gumption is knowing; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...do," said the Parson, half-smiling. " I believe the Avenéis have only two of their children alive still — their daughter, who married Mark Fairfield,... | |
 | Scotland - 1851 - 856 pages
...— " There's gumption and gumptious ! Gumption is knowing ; but when I say that sum un is gnmptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar like — sum...do," said the Parson, half-smiling. " I believe the Avenéis haw only two of their children alive still — their daughter, who married Mark Fairfield,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1865 - 418 pages
...LANDLORD (doggedly). — There's gumption and gumptious ! Gumption is knowing ; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...hisself. You take me, sir ? " " I think I do," said the Parson/half-smiling. " I believe the Avenels have only two of their children alive still — their... | |
 | A. Hoppe - English language - 1871 - 516 pages
...themselves on their respectability, and looks down on their neighbours . . . when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...— sum un who does not think small beer of hisself. Gnmsncker. s. (g6m'-&6f-[5') ^- cornstalk; ein ®a= min in ben auftraltjdjcn Solomcen; natf) bcm Stro(j=... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1877 - 998 pages
...cleverness." Laivlkrd, " There 's gumption and gumptious! Gumption is knowing; hut when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...not think small beer of hisself. You take me, sir?" To bnnch. To bring together; to corral, which see. The horses not captured by the Indians have been... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - Americanisms - 1877 - 894 pages
...cleverness." Landlord. '' There 's gumption and gumptious ! Gumption is knowing; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...not think small beer of hisself. You take me, sir'/" To bunch. To bring together; to corral, which see. The horses not captured by the Indians have been... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1878 - 544 pages
...(doggedly.) — " There's gumption and gumptioua ! Gumption is knowing ; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...their daughter, who married Mark Fairfield, and a eon who went off to America ? " " Ah, but he made his fortune there, and has come back." "Indeed! I'm... | |
 | Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1883 - 442 pages
...LANDLOBD (doggedly). — "There's gumption and gumptious. Gumption is knowing ; but when 1 say that sum un is gumptious, I mean — though that's more vulgar...— sum un who does not think small beer of hisself. — My Novel, L 250. Parsons and Philosophers. "The great thing," said the Parson, "would be to enlighten... | |
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Gumptious — gumptious. I think I remember the substantive at school — not that my master taught it to me. 'Gumption, 
