6.Anson Burlingame was one exception, and perhaps Israel Washburn another; but as a rule the New Englander's strength was his poise which almost amounted to a defect.
8.During this time, Mark wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, a story of a New Englander who's transported back in time and tries to modernize medieval England.
9.As an ally he was worth all the rest, because he understood his own class, who were always a majority; and knew how to deal with them as no New Englander could.
10.For nearly two days the dead body had been packed into Silas's box; and as soon as he was alone the unfortunate New-Englander nosed all the cracks and openings with the most passionate attention.
11.As practical a New Englander as any, he leaned towards the Concord faith rather than towards Boston where he properly belonged; for Concord, in the dark days of 1856, glowed with pure light.
12.Like all New Yorkers he was decidedly not a Bostonian; but he was what one might call a transplanted New Englander, like General Sherman; a variety, grown in ranker soil.
13.Whether you're a casual leaf peeper or a card-carrying botanist, a staunch New Englander or a Caribbean beach bum, there's plenty to love about foliage - though the pronunciation of foliage has long been a point of contention among English speakers.