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You cannot put a quartern loaf into a child's head; you must break it up, and give him the crumb in warm milk.
To think of her father not having the price of an early pint, or a quartern of cool refreshing gin!
THE ENGLISH STAGEAUGUSTIN FILON
We stopped again at The Nightingale, and had half-a-quartern of whisky each.
DAYS AND NIGHTS IN LONDONJ. EWING RITCHIE
If you consume half a bushel a week, that is to say about a quartern loaf a day, this is a saving of 5l.
COTTAGE ECONOMYWILLIAM COBBETT
On my way I called at a small corn-chandler's, and bought a quartern of flour done up in a thin and utterly insufficient bag.
THE UNINHABITED HOUSEMRS. J. H. RIDDELL
During the abnormally high prices of provisions from 1794-6, the quartern loaf in London in 1795 being 1s.
A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH AGRICULTUREW. H. R. CURTLER
She was speedily recalled: "Betty, make it half a quartern loaf, and a quartern of gin."
THE JEST BOOKMARK LEMON
Upon the latter was one of those flat bottles known as a “quartern.”
THE SEVEN SECRETSWILLIAM LE QUEUX
The next morning the water will have a froth on it, and be good yeast, and will make as much bread as two quartern loaves.
MRS. HALE'S RECEIPTS FOR THE MILLIONSARAH JOSEPHA HALE
She had had access to some brandy, which she had swallowed from a quartern measure, found near her empty.
THE TRUTH ABOUT OPIUMWILLIAM H. BRERETON
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