Botheration

"Botheration," thought Billy, as he regarded the speaker's nose.

Charles O'Malley — Volume 1 Charles James Lever 1839

"Botheration," said Kennedy; "so your theory is that Christianity was intended to put an extinguisher over the light of heaven-born genius, and that the power and passion and wisdom of Aeschylus came from himself or the devil, and not from God?

Julian Home 1867

‘Botheration!’ said the Soldier, ‘I had clean forgotten it!’

The Yellow Fairy Book 2003

"Blessed Botheration," cried Buttons, abruptly turning his back and preparing to descend.

The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX James De Mille

Simpkinsons laughed; -- Barney Maguire cried "Botheration!" and _Ma'mselle

Humorous Ghost Stories Dorothy Scarborough 1906

"Botheration!" said Captain Carter, and fined himself sixpence.

The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

Yet it soon began to be rumoured that he was talking against it, and in January 1865 a series of letters on 'The Botheration Scheme' appeared in the _Morning

The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe 1903

'Botheration!' said the Soldier, 'I had clean forgotten it!'

The Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1900

"Botheration take you, Walt," exclaimed Ralph, in comic petulance;

The Border Boys Across the Frontier John Henry Goldfrap 1898

` Botheration! 'said the Soldier, ` I had clean forgotten it!'

The Yellow Fairy Book 1894