Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... five French at any time ; so we went down to the door , where both the centries were posted , and , ushing upon them , seized their arms in a moment , and knocked them down . From thence nine of us ran together to the quay , and seizing ...
... five French at any time ; so we went down to the door , where both the centries were posted , and , ushing upon them , seized their arms in a moment , and knocked them down . From thence nine of us ran together to the quay , and seizing ...
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... five hundred pounds . " " Why , " says a gentleman who was pass- ing by , " I will give you five hundred pounds : -and now what will you do with it ? " " Oh , " said the porter , " I will soon tell you what I will do with it . First , I ...
... five hundred pounds . " " Why , " says a gentleman who was pass- ing by , " I will give you five hundred pounds : -and now what will you do with it ? " " Oh , " said the porter , " I will soon tell you what I will do with it . First , I ...
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... five , the five wise virgins who were ordered to trim their lamps , there were ten ordered , but five , THE CARDS SPIRITUALIZED, ...
... five , the five wise virgins who were ordered to trim their lamps , there were ten ordered , but five , THE CARDS SPIRITUALIZED, ...
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... five , your wor- ship may remember , were wise , and five were foolish . —A six , that in six days God created heaven and earth ; a seven , that on the seventh day he rested from all he had made ; an eight , of the eight righteous perso ...
... five , your wor- ship may remember , were wise , and five were foolish . —A six , that in six days God created heaven and earth ; a seven , that on the seventh day he rested from all he had made ; an eight , of the eight righteous perso ...
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... five hundred who prescribe for the bite of mad dogs . But as nothing pleases curiosity more than anecdotes of the great , however minute or trifling , I must pre- sent you , inadequate as my abilities are to the subject , with an ...
... five hundred who prescribe for the bite of mad dogs . But as nothing pleases curiosity more than anecdotes of the great , however minute or trifling , I must pre- sent you , inadequate as my abilities are to the subject , with an ...
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Page 2 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue !) An horrid chasm disclose, with orifice Wide, discontinuous ; at which the winds Eurus and Auster, and the dreadful force Of Boreas, that congeals the Cronian waves, Tumultuous enter, with dire chilling blasts Portending agues.
Page 4 - I whipped the pudding into my mouth, hot as a burning coal. It was impossible to conceal my agony; my eyes were starting from their sockets. At last, in spite of shame and resolution, I was obliged to drop the cause of torment on my plate. Sir Thomas and the ladies all compassionated my misfortune, and each advised a different application. One recommended oil, another water; but all agreed that wine was best for drawing out fire; and a glass of sherry was brought me from the sideboard, which I snatched...
Page 1 - I fell upon my knees, begged his worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation; but, though I gave a very...