The road was thick with people and lined with sweet-standings; and by the near end of the bridge a Punch-and-Judy show had just closed a performance.
"The Delectable Duchy"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The hands o' the town clock were close upon seven as he came galloping over the knap of the hill and saw the booths below him and sweet-stalls and standings-for on such days 'twas as good as a fair in Tregarrick-and the crowd under the prison wall.
"The Delectable Duchy"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Usually too, Whitsun Fair fell at the height of the militia training; and then for two days booths and caravans, sweet-standings and shooting-galleries lined the main street, and Taffy went out with a shilling in his pocket to enjoy himself.
"The Ship of Stars"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch