The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 2 |
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... time in taking advantage of their contem- poraries ; but if we may credit the authority of Foote , they sometimes outwit the undertaker even after their death . That facetious person being once summoned into the 6 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR ,
... time in taking advantage of their contem- poraries ; but if we may credit the authority of Foote , they sometimes outwit the undertaker even after their death . That facetious person being once summoned into the 6 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR ,
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... once summoned into the country , by the relatives of a respectable practitioner , to whom he had been appointed executor , was asked what directions should be given respecting the funeral ? " What may be your practice in the country ...
... once summoned into the country , by the relatives of a respectable practitioner , to whom he had been appointed executor , was asked what directions should be given respecting the funeral ? " What may be your practice in the country ...
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... once said of his friend , " Jack is a good fellow , but , it must be confessed , he has his failings . I am sorry to say so , but I will not tell a lie for Amicus Jack - sed magis amica veritas , my friend , but I love truth still more ...
... once said of his friend , " Jack is a good fellow , but , it must be confessed , he has his failings . I am sorry to say so , but I will not tell a lie for Amicus Jack - sed magis amica veritas , my friend , but I love truth still more ...
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... once ignited , burns with a steady and enduring heat , emitting neither smoke nor flame . No wonder that we hear so much of the sorrows of love , for there is a pleasure even in dwelling upon its pains . - Revelling in tears , its fire ...
... once ignited , burns with a steady and enduring heat , emitting neither smoke nor flame . No wonder that we hear so much of the sorrows of love , for there is a pleasure even in dwelling upon its pains . - Revelling in tears , its fire ...
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... once condoling together , on the recent bereavement of their wives , one of them exclaimed , with a sigh , " Well may I bewail my loss , for I had so few differences with the dear deceased , that the last day of my marriage was as happy ...
... once condoling together , on the recent bereavement of their wives , one of them exclaimed , with a sigh , " Well may I bewail my loss , for I had so few differences with the dear deceased , that the last day of my marriage was as happy ...
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