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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... Respecting the Tales , he left no instructions - and future circumstances must decide whether any of them shall ever see the light ; but it was one of his last requests that , " The Tin Trumpet " should be prepared for immediate publi ...
... Respecting the Tales , he left no instructions - and future circumstances must decide whether any of them shall ever see the light ; but it was one of his last requests that , " The Tin Trumpet " should be prepared for immediate publi ...
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... respect . It is well known , that the celebrated Lord Nelson had not washed his 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 ...
... respect . It is well known , that the celebrated Lord Nelson had not washed his 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 ...
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... respect , after all , are they superior to the humblest of their neighbours ? Every man's ancestors double at each remove in geometrical proportion , so that after only twenty generations , he has above a million of progenitors . A duke ...
... respect , after all , are they superior to the humblest of their neighbours ? Every man's ancestors double at each remove in geometrical proportion , so that after only twenty generations , he has above a million of progenitors . A duke ...
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... , than a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continue to do so when he should walk on his feet . " Perhaps not ; but how are we to respect the 60 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR of the Judge for favour with their clients, and ...
... , than a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continue to do so when he should walk on his feet . " Perhaps not ; but how are we to respect the 60 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR of the Judge for favour with their clients, and ...
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... respect the forensic tumbler , who will walk upon his hands , and perform the most ignoble antics for a paltry fee ? All briefless barristers will please to consider themselves excepted from the previous censure , for I should be really ...
... respect the forensic tumbler , who will walk upon his hands , and perform the most ignoble antics for a paltry fee ? All briefless barristers will please to consider themselves excepted from the previous censure , for I should be really ...
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