The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
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... sometimes proposed for a single night . The remaining hour and a half , for they met at seven , and parted at ten , was given to tea , and such passing topics as might be spontaneously suggested , and which ' generally assumed a greater ...
... sometimes proposed for a single night . The remaining hour and a half , for they met at seven , and parted at ten , was given to tea , and such passing topics as might be spontaneously suggested , and which ' generally assumed a greater ...
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... sometimes dangerous to publish the joke . Not a few of his , jests , for he was as bold a plagiarist as his friend , were stolen from newspapers , or other equally accessible sources ; whilst others may even be traced back to Joe Miller ...
... sometimes dangerous to publish the joke . Not a few of his , jests , for he was as bold a plagiarist as his friend , were stolen from newspapers , or other equally accessible sources ; whilst others may even be traced back to Joe Miller ...
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... sometimes startling notions exposed him to occasional attacks of considerable sharpness , which he inva- riably bore with such a Christian meekness , and defended himself with a sweetness so conciliatory and unassuming , that even those ...
... sometimes startling notions exposed him to occasional attacks of considerable sharpness , which he inva- riably bore with such a Christian meekness , and defended himself with a sweetness so conciliatory and unassuming , that even those ...
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... sometimes too laxly observed in Christian practice . As a man may have a dirty body , and an undefiled mind , so may he have clean hands in a literal , and not in a metaphorical sense . All washes and cosmetics with- out , he may yet ...
... sometimes too laxly observed in Christian practice . As a man may have a dirty body , and an undefiled mind , so may he have clean hands in a literal , and not in a metaphorical sense . All washes and cosmetics with- out , he may yet ...
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... sometimes attacks old women of both sexes . " I wish to consult you upon a little project I have formed , " said a noodle to his friend . " I have an idea in my head- " " Have you ? " interposed the friend , with a look of great ...
... sometimes attacks old women of both sexes . " I wish to consult you upon a little project I have formed , " said a noodle to his friend . " I have an idea in my head- " " Have you ? " interposed the friend , with a look of great ...
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