lovyers

Old guns, sabres, bowie-knives, pistols made in Richmond in 1808, old uniforms that looked like the property of some strolling actor, and love-letters which the bold chivalry had received from fair damsels, who all expressed the desire that, their 'lovyers' would bring home, Old Abe's scalp.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various

One of these lovyers, my young friend, was a Scotchman named Robert Matchim, and the other was a Miss

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

Their last resting-place was seen by a party of Spaniards who subsequently re-discovered the island; when these sentimental mariners, noting the names of the aforesaid lovyers on their joint tombstone, and the account there detailed of their strange adventures, very romantically and devoutly erected a chapel to their memory.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

Very unfortunately for these fond lovyers, a storm arose, like that bit of breeze we had t'other day.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

Waal, that disaccommodated the gals mightily, an 'they hed a heap more interes' in that old wagin, all smellin 'rank with wagin-grease an' tar, than they did in thar lovyers; an 'they hed ruther hev hearn that old botch of a wheel that Pete Rodd hed set onto it com in' a-creakin 'an' a-com-plainin 'along the road than the sweetest words them boys war able ter make up or remember.

The Phantoms Of The Foot-Bridge 1895 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886

"I seen 'em both, him and her, a sitting close together and a going on jes like two lovyers as was going to be married to-morrow, or a bride and groom as was married yesterday."

Cruel As The Grave Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

Folks say that lovyers 'wits are sharp, "said she," but I wouldn't give much for either o' your'n.

The Story of Kennett Bayard Taylor 1851

-- you know what you want me to say, that there never was such a pair o 'lovyers under the firmament!

The Story of Kennett Bayard Taylor 1851

He has always been distinguished for his stores of old ballads; and the women about the families where he gained a seat in the corner of the kitchen fire, were indebted to him for the most accepted versions of the Gosport Tragedy, Billy Taylor, and some other lamentable ditties recording the fates of "true lovyers" and "ladies fair and free," which he taught them to sing in long metre, with a touching sadness, and agreeably to their authentic nasal tunes.

Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. 1832

"Well, to begin at the beginnin '," said Miss Lavender, "it all come o 'my wishin' to help two true-lovyers, and maybe you'll think I'm as foolish as I'm old, but never mind, I'll allow that; and I saw that nothin 'could be done till Gilbert got his lawful name, and how to get it was the trouble, bein' as Mary was swore to keep secret.

The Story of Kennett Bayard Taylor 1851