The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
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... claim to originality , either in its serious or jocose departments ; while even its form was suggested , as I have heard its author admit , by some humorous alphabetical definitions which appeared several years ago , in one of our ...
... claim to originality , either in its serious or jocose departments ; while even its form was suggested , as I have heard its author admit , by some humorous alphabetical definitions which appeared several years ago , in one of our ...
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... claim praise for not having pushed our vices farther , but we feel no shame for having carried them so far ; as if there were a positive merit in sinning , provided we stop short of the ne plus ultra of turpitude . An amusing instance ...
... claim praise for not having pushed our vices farther , but we feel no shame for having carried them so far ; as if there were a positive merit in sinning , provided we stop short of the ne plus ultra of turpitude . An amusing instance ...
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... claims the travelled servant in one of Dr. Moore's novels , " to dress the French regiments of the line in blue , —a colour which , as all the world knows , is only proper for the Oxford Blues and the Artillery . " Some of our highest ...
... claims the travelled servant in one of Dr. Moore's novels , " to dress the French regiments of the line in blue , —a colour which , as all the world knows , is only proper for the Oxford Blues and the Artillery . " Some of our highest ...
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... claiming the right of possession . " He is mine , " said Affliction ; " I gave him his birth , I alone am his cause of creation " - -- " The materials were furnished by me , " answered Earth- " I gave him , " said Jove , " animation ...
... claiming the right of possession . " He is mine , " said Affliction ; " I gave him his birth , I alone am his cause of creation " - -- " The materials were furnished by me , " answered Earth- " I gave him , " said Jove , " animation ...
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... claim a declaration of belief that the Scriptures contain a revelation of the divine will . Such , at least , was the opinion of Bishop Watson , as it had been previously professed by the celebrated Bishop Hoadly , and other ...
... claim a declaration of belief that the Scriptures contain a revelation of the divine will . Such , at least , was the opinion of Bishop Watson , as it had been previously professed by the celebrated Bishop Hoadly , and other ...
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