Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... passed slowly on to the tinkling of the bell . A man must know nothing of a mule's ears , who does not know what a passion they have for the tink- ling of a bell , and no sooner had the jingling chords vibrated in the sympathetic organs ...
... passed slowly on to the tinkling of the bell . A man must know nothing of a mule's ears , who does not know what a passion they have for the tink- ling of a bell , and no sooner had the jingling chords vibrated in the sympathetic organs ...
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... passed some years in that place as journeyman apothecary , in which time he had acquired a tolerable acquaint- ance with the English language : no sooner then did e discover the British ensign flying on the poop of an English frigate ...
... passed some years in that place as journeyman apothecary , in which time he had acquired a tolerable acquaint- ance with the English language : no sooner then did e discover the British ensign flying on the poop of an English frigate ...
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... passed along the Pardo . The embarrassment , however , which ac- companied these answers , did not escape the English captain , who shortly after drawing Pedrosa aside in- to the surgeon's cabin , was by him made acquainted with the ...
... passed along the Pardo . The embarrassment , however , which ac- companied these answers , did not escape the English captain , who shortly after drawing Pedrosa aside in- to the surgeon's cabin , was by him made acquainted with the ...
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... passed through the heart of Don Man- uel , it could not more effectually have stopt its mo- tions , than the perusal of this fatal writing : He drop- ped lifeless on the couch , and but for the care and as- sistance of the Captain and ...
... passed through the heart of Don Man- uel , it could not more effectually have stopt its mo- tions , than the perusal of this fatal writing : He drop- ped lifeless on the couch , and but for the care and as- sistance of the Captain and ...
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... passed through the heart of Don Manuel , it could not more effectually have stopt its motions , than the perusal of this fatal writing : He dropped lifeless on the couch , and but for the care and assistance of the Captain and Pedrosa ...
... passed through the heart of Don Manuel , it could not more effectually have stopt its motions , than the perusal of this fatal writing : He dropped lifeless on the couch , and but for the care and assistance of the Captain and Pedrosa ...
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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...
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