The Tin Trumpet: Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish. To which are Added Poetical Selections, Volume 1E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836 |
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... hands , " Well , come what may , I have two hundred verbs well con- jugated in my desk ! " ABLUTION — a duty somewhat too strictly inculcated in the Mahometan ritual , and sometimes too laxly observed in Christian practice . As a man ...
... hands , " Well , come what may , I have two hundred verbs well con- jugated in my desk ! " ABLUTION — a duty somewhat too strictly inculcated in the Mahometan ritual , and sometimes too laxly observed in Christian practice . As a man ...
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... hands for the last eight years of his life . Alas ! upon what trifles may our reputation for cleanliness depend ! Even a foreign accent may ruin us . In a trial , where a German and his wife were giving evidence , the former was asked ...
... hands for the last eight years of his life . Alas ! upon what trifles may our reputation for cleanliness depend ! Even a foreign accent may ruin us . In a trial , where a German and his wife were giving evidence , the former was asked ...
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... hands of executors ; so carefully is the worship of Mammon preserved by those who solemnly protest that they are not given to filthy lucre ! A clergyman may purchase a next presentation , provided the living be not actually vacant at ...
... hands of executors ; so carefully is the worship of Mammon preserved by those who solemnly protest that they are not given to filthy lucre ! A clergyman may purchase a next presentation , provided the living be not actually vacant at ...
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... Why , Sir , " he replied , putting his hand to his head , " the horns are a little order of my own . " Knowing him to be a married man , I con- cluded that he had good reason for appropriating that peculiar 42 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR.
... Why , Sir , " he replied , putting his hand to his head , " the horns are a little order of my own . " Knowing him to be a married man , I con- cluded that he had good reason for appropriating that peculiar 42 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR.
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... hand , narrowing to the wrist ; while the X is a symbol of the two fives or two hands crossed . In all probability ... hand ; and this product , tripled , furnished the measure of the foot . The passus , or pace , was the interval ...
... hand , narrowing to the wrist ; while the X is a symbol of the two fives or two hands crossed . In all probability ... hand ; and this product , tripled , furnished the measure of the foot . The passus , or pace , was the interval ...
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