Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... ordered to assure " you , that if your ship was loaded with jewels , no British officer in the service of his king will take " them at your hands ; the ship and effects of his Catholic Majesty are the only prize of the captors the ...
... ordered to assure " you , that if your ship was loaded with jewels , no British officer in the service of his king will take " them at your hands ; the ship and effects of his Catholic Majesty are the only prize of the captors the ...
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... ordered the centinel to keep the cabin private , and delivered himself as follows- " Senor Don Manuel , must now impart to you an anxiety which I labour under on your account ; I have 06 strong reason to suspect you have enemies in your ...
... ordered the centinel to keep the cabin private , and delivered himself as follows- " Senor Don Manuel , must now impart to you an anxiety which I labour under on your account ; I have 06 strong reason to suspect you have enemies in your ...
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... ordered , that his master wanted a fool . Why , are you going away then ? said the shepherd . answered the other . Then you may tell your master , replied the shepherd , that his living cannot maintain three of us . No A LETTER WRITTEN ...
... ordered , that his master wanted a fool . Why , are you going away then ? said the shepherd . answered the other . Then you may tell your master , replied the shepherd , that his living cannot maintain three of us . No A LETTER WRITTEN ...
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... ordered to trim their lamps , there were ten ordered , but five , THE CARDS SPIRITUALIZED, ...
... ordered to trim their lamps , there were ten ordered , but five , THE CARDS SPIRITUALIZED, ...
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Prose [No] 1-[2?]. lamps , there were ten ordered , but five , your wor- ship may remember , were wise , and five ... ordered them to entertain the soldier well , gave him a piece of money , and said he was the cleverest fellow in the ...
Prose [No] 1-[2?]. lamps , there were ten ordered , but five , your wor- ship may remember , were wise , and five ... ordered them to entertain the soldier well , gave him a piece of money , and said he was the cleverest fellow in the ...
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ADVENTURES alguazil BAGPIPER Balaam beast boatswain bottle British call'd called captain Casafonda CHAMPANTE & WHITROW cheerful cried dinner doctor Dumpling Dick Edmonton EDWARD PERCIVAL MERRITT eyes FAMILIAR PIECES father fellow forceps frigate hand happy HARVARD COLLEGE hast heart holy honour husband Igad inquisidor Inquisition Jewry-street John Gilpin king knave KNOTT Lady Fanny Shirely laugh leathern Leonora letter Lisbon live Lombard-street Madrid magistrate master merry mind misfortunes mule never Nicolas de Tolentino Nicolas Pedrosa Nicolas's night nutmeg Palace-street parish pity your soul poor PRINTED BY G prison prize Quito quoth Nicolas replied Nicolas replied Pedrosa ride Saint Nicolas shame shepherd ship Sir John Sir Thomas soldier soon sooner Spain Spaniard Spanish Splendid Shilling stop sure Tagus tell thee thing tion tongue town walk whilst wife wine wretch Xenophon zounds
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Page 2 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue !) An horrid chasm disclose, with orifice Wide, discontinuous ; at which the winds Eurus and Auster, and the dreadful force Of Boreas, that congeals the Cronian waves, Tumultuous enter, with dire chilling blasts Portending agues.
Page 4 - I whipped the pudding into my mouth, hot as a burning coal. It was impossible to conceal my agony; my eyes were starting from their sockets. At last, in spite of shame and resolution, I was obliged to drop the cause of torment on my plate. Sir Thomas and the ladies all compassionated my misfortune, and each advised a different application. One recommended oil, another water; but all agreed that wine was best for drawing out fire; and a glass of sherry was brought me from the sideboard, which I snatched...
Page 1 - I fell upon my knees, begged his worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation; but, though I gave a very...