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... married ftate XXVII . Sifter Jenny appears in her own chariot , and incurs Mr. Bickerftaff's disapproval — On Marriage and the customary ceremonies - Impertinence of wags- Jenny aud Tranquillus XXVIII . Sifter Jenny anfwers the letter ...
... married ftate XXVII . Sifter Jenny appears in her own chariot , and incurs Mr. Bickerftaff's disapproval — On Marriage and the customary ceremonies - Impertinence of wags- Jenny aud Tranquillus XXVIII . Sifter Jenny anfwers the letter ...
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... married the famous Mr. Bickerstaff , to be treated in this manner ! ' The club at the Trumpet consists of a set of persons almost as well worth knowing as himself . The cavalcade of the justice of the peace , the knight of the shire ...
... married the famous Mr. Bickerstaff , to be treated in this manner ! ' The club at the Trumpet consists of a set of persons almost as well worth knowing as himself . The cavalcade of the justice of the peace , the knight of the shire ...
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... married lady who complained to the ' Tatler ' of the neglect of her husband , with her answers to some home questions that were put to her , are unquestionably Steele's . If the Tatler ' is not inferior to the ' Spectator ' as a record ...
... married lady who complained to the ' Tatler ' of the neglect of her husband , with her answers to some home questions that were put to her , are unquestionably Steele's . If the Tatler ' is not inferior to the ' Spectator ' as a record ...
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... married , and had five fons , viz . , Distaff , Pikestaff , Mopstaff , Broomftaff , and Raggedftaff . As for the branch from whence you spring , I shall say very little of it , only that it is the chief of the Staffs , and called ...
... married , and had five fons , viz . , Distaff , Pikestaff , Mopstaff , Broomftaff , and Raggedftaff . As for the branch from whence you spring , I shall say very little of it , only that it is the chief of the Staffs , and called ...
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... married twice ; his first wife was a Staff ( for they did not stand upon falfe heraldry in those days ) , by whom he had one fon , who in process of time being a schoolmafter , and well read in the Greek , called himself Distaff , or ...
... married twice ; his first wife was a Staff ( for they did not stand upon falfe heraldry in those days ) , by whom he had one fon , who in process of time being a schoolmafter , and well read in the Greek , called himself Distaff , or ...
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Page 296 - Vanbrugh , and is a good example of his heavy though imposing style (*Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee"), with a Corinthian portico in the centre and two projecting wings.
Page 289 - The Tories carry it among the new members six to one. Mr. Addison's election has passed easy and undisputed ; and I believe if he had a mind to be king, he would hardly be refused.
Page 298 - It is impossible for this ingenious sort of men to subsist after a peace : every one remembers the shifts they were driven to in the reign of king Charles the Second, when they could not furnish out a single paper of news, without lighting up a comet in Germany, or a fire in Moscow.
Page 23 - I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a beating the coffin, and calling papa ; for, I know not how, I had some slight idea that he was locked up there.
Page 296 - Immortal Rich! how calm he sits at ease 'Mid snows of paper, and fierce hail of pease; And proud his Mistress' orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm.
Page 288 - And each true Briton is to Ben so civil, He swears the Muses met him at the Devil. Tho' justly Greece her eldest sons admires, Why should not we be wiser than our sires?
Page 23 - The first sense of sorrow I ever knew was upon the death of my father, at which time I was not quite five years of age; but was rather amazed at what all the house meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a beating the coffin, and calling Papa...
Page 24 - ... was sensible of what it was to grieve, seized my very soul, and has made pity the weakness of my heart ever since. The mind in infancy is, methinks, like the body in embryo, and receives impressions so forcible that they are as hard to be removed by reason, as any mark with which a child is born is to be taken away by any future application. Hence it is that...
Page 15 - Jeoffery, no longer ago than last night, upon a dispute what day of the month it was then in Holland, pulled his pipe out of his mouth, and cried, 'What does the scholar say to it?
Page 84 - ... therefore he also retired. I was extremely troubled to see the glorious mart of London left with no other guardian but him of credit. But Pacolet told me, ' that traders had nothing to do with the honour or conscience of their...