Read full poem →Philip Howard. — ^Not born to a farthing ;
of the Bedchamber to his Highness ; hath
Dictionary Entry
Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
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Common Phrases
. farthingper farthingcandle farthingfarthing onefarthing lastfarthing uttermostfarthing singlefarthing brass
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Poetry examples for “farthing”
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Read full poem →Philip Howard. — Not born to a farthing;
of the Bedchamber to his Highness ; hath
Read full poem →farthing; now Cofterer.
I^HOMAS Grey, — One of the Council of
Read full poem →(Alas, for fourpence how my die is cast !)
Of not a hoarded farthing be possesst.
Read full poem →Our counters will be thronged, and roads with padders!
This town two bargains has, not worth one farthing,--
A Smithfield horse, and wife of Covent-Garden[1].
Read full poem →And carefully he bred me in decency and order, O;
He bade me act a manly part, though I had ne’er a farthing, O;
For without an honest manly heart, no man was worth regarding, O.
Read full poem →And carefully he bred me in decency and order, O;
He bade me act a manly part, though I had ne’er a farthing, O;
For without an honest manly heart, no man was worth regarding, O.