The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
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... former was asked by the coun- sel , " How old are you ? " . I am dirty . " - " " And what is your wife ? " - " Mine wife is dirty - two . " — " Then , Sir , you are a very nasty couple , and I wish to have nothing further to say to ...
... former was asked by the coun- sel , " How old are you ? " . I am dirty . " - " " And what is your wife ? " - " Mine wife is dirty - two . " — " Then , Sir , you are a very nasty couple , and I wish to have nothing further to say to ...
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... in exact proportion to their former insignificance . A worthy of this unworthy class was once edifying the French Academy with a most unmer- ciful detail of the comparative prices of commodities at various 38 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR.
... in exact proportion to their former insignificance . A worthy of this unworthy class was once edifying the French Academy with a most unmer- ciful detail of the comparative prices of commodities at various 38 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR.
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... former self . Let him compare his boyish notions and feelings with his matured judgment , and he will form a pretty correct notion of the wisdom of our ancestors ; for what the child is to the man , are the past generations to the ...
... former self . Let him compare his boyish notions and feelings with his matured judgment , and he will form a pretty correct notion of the wisdom of our ancestors ; for what the child is to the man , are the past generations to the ...
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... former instance . Alison has further ob- served , too , that a taste in architecture , when once established , is generally permanent , because the costliness of public edi- fices , as well as their great durability , prevent their ...
... former instance . Alison has further ob- served , too , that a taste in architecture , when once established , is generally permanent , because the costliness of public edi- fices , as well as their great durability , prevent their ...
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... former injustice , however , most writers secure themselves by the evanescent nature of their works ; and as to the latter , we must confess after all , that the bookseller is the best Męcenas . • For the flattery lavished upon a first ...
... former injustice , however , most writers secure themselves by the evanescent nature of their works ; and as to the latter , we must confess after all , that the bookseller is the best Męcenas . • For the flattery lavished upon a first ...
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