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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... seems to recall , and to aggravate the offence which it pretends to ex- tenuate . A man who had accused his neighbour of falsehood , was called on for an apology , which he gave in the following amphibological terms : - " I called you a ...
... seems to recall , and to aggravate the offence which it pretends to ex- tenuate . A man who had accused his neighbour of falsehood , was called on for an apology , which he gave in the following amphibological terms : - " I called you a ...
Page 41
... seem , in the Gothic architecture , where a sense of religious veneration , and all the romantic recollections of chivalry ... seems to admit a much wider range , and greater variety , than can be circumscribed within five orders . All ...
... seem , in the Gothic architecture , where a sense of religious veneration , and all the romantic recollections of chivalry ... seems to admit a much wider range , and greater variety , than can be circumscribed within five orders . All ...
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... seems to have fairly " turned its back upon itself , " and to have become the antithesis to its original import ... seem to have been suggested in the first instance by the five fingers . In- deed , the term digit or finger , applied to ...
... seems to have fairly " turned its back upon itself , " and to have become the antithesis to its original import ... seem to have been suggested in the first instance by the five fingers . In- deed , the term digit or finger , applied to ...
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... arbitrary enactments . To a calm inquirer , it must seem marvellous that any fallible man , or council of men , should set themselves up as directors of the HEADS AND TALES . 55 all others, the bard arose, and after alluding ...
... arbitrary enactments . To a calm inquirer , it must seem marvellous that any fallible man , or council of men , should set themselves up as directors of the HEADS AND TALES . 55 all others, the bard arose, and after alluding ...
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... seems to have formed a very correct notion of the independence of the bar . Having invited several friends to dine on a maigre day , his servant brought him word , that there was only a single salmon left in the market , which he had ...
... seems to have formed a very correct notion of the independence of the bar . Having invited several friends to dine on a maigre day , his servant brought him word , that there was only a single salmon left in the market , which he had ...
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