Among them are a number that gain a pathetic interest by the frequence of the appeals of musicians or their widows for a pittance of charity from the hand of some royal or ducal patron.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
He began to absent himself from the house with unusual frequence, but would not explain where he had been, even though Caroline wept and wailed.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
In Balderstone, Johnston, Edmondstone, Livingstone, the suffix is -ton, though the frequence of Johnston points to corruption from Johnson, just as in Nottingham we have the converse case of Beeson from the local Beeston.
"The Romance of Names"
Ernest Weekley