Meaning of chimney corner | Babel Free

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The side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell; an inglenook.

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“It is meere injuſtice to ſee an old, crazed, ſinnowe-ſhronken, and nigh-dead father ſitting alone in a chimnie-corner, to enjoy⟳ ſo many goods as would ſuffice for the preferment and entertainment of many children, and in the meane while, for want⟳ of meanes, to ſuffer them to looſe their beſt daies and yeares, without thruſting them into publike ſervice and knowledge of men;[…].”

““I see⟳ a vacant scat,” replied the Ghost, “in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved.[…]””

“[…] it was Angel Clare's custom to sit⟳ in the yawning chimney-corner during the meal, his cup-and-saucer and plate being placed on a hinged flap at his elbow.”

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