Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... thing with this people , since there is so little credit to be given to them When I go to see the king's scribe , I am generall told that he is not at home , though perhaps I saw hi go into his house almost the very moment before . Thou ...
... thing with this people , since there is so little credit to be given to them When I go to see the king's scribe , I am generall told that he is not at home , though perhaps I saw hi go into his house almost the very moment before . Thou ...
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... thing is meant , thing spoken of is malt ; the thing meant , is the juice of malt , which you cantabs make , -M , your master , -A , your apparel , -L , your liberty , and T , your trust . The literal is , according to the letter M ...
... thing is meant , thing spoken of is malt ; the thing meant , is the juice of malt , which you cantabs make , -M , your master , -A , your apparel , -L , your liberty , and T , your trust . The literal is , according to the letter M ...
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... things ; talk with doubt , and decide with he- sitation : but doubting is entirely unknown in medi cine ; the advertising professors here delight in cases of difficulty ; be the disorder never so desperate or radical , you will find ...
... things ; talk with doubt , and decide with he- sitation : but doubting is entirely unknown in medi cine ; the advertising professors here delight in cases of difficulty ; be the disorder never so desperate or radical , you will find ...
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... thing . - Therefore , I say again , Tom - beware of t ' other bottle ! THE INSANE ORGANIST . At Worcester , there was an idiot , who was em- ployed at the cathedral there , in blowing the organ . A remarkable fine anthem being performed ...
... thing . - Therefore , I say again , Tom - beware of t ' other bottle ! THE INSANE ORGANIST . At Worcester , there was an idiot , who was em- ployed at the cathedral there , in blowing the organ . A remarkable fine anthem being performed ...
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... thing . " " Oh , ' say you , if that is the case , you know I can go no farther , ' S much for punning . " 6 66 Dibdin's Musical Tour . ' I & FAMILIAR PIECES . Poetry . 1 . Phillips's Splendid Humourous , & c . Pieces . Dibdin .
... thing . " " Oh , ' say you , if that is the case , you know I can go no farther , ' S much for punning . " 6 66 Dibdin's Musical Tour . ' I & FAMILIAR PIECES . Poetry . 1 . Phillips's Splendid Humourous , & c . Pieces . Dibdin .
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