Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... than he eagerly caught the opportunity of paying a visit to the surgeon , and finding he was in want of a mate , offered himself and was entered in that capacity for a cruize against the French and Spaniards , with whom NICOLAS PEDROSA .
... than he eagerly caught the opportunity of paying a visit to the surgeon , and finding he was in want of a mate , offered himself and was entered in that capacity for a cruize against the French and Spaniards , with whom NICOLAS PEDROSA .
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... Spaniards , with whom Great Britain was then at war . In this secure asylum Nicolas enjoyed the first happy moments he had experienced for a long time past , and being lively good - humoured little fellow , and one tha touched the ...
... Spaniards , with whom Great Britain was then at war . In this secure asylum Nicolas enjoyed the first happy moments he had experienced for a long time past , and being lively good - humoured little fellow , and one tha touched the ...
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... Spaniard . " He desires you to wear it , till he has - the honour of presenting you to his captain . " - " Ah then he has a captain , " exclaimed Don Manu- el , " his superior will be of another way of think- ing ; tell him this casket ...
... Spaniard . " He desires you to wear it , till he has - the honour of presenting you to his captain . " - " Ah then he has a captain , " exclaimed Don Manu- el , " his superior will be of another way of think- ing ; tell him this casket ...
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... Spaniard , may have heard the " name of Donna Leonora de Casafonda ; if he has " been at Madrid , it is possible he may have seen " her ; should that be the case , he can testify to her " external charms ; I alone can witness to the ex ...
... Spaniard , may have heard the " name of Donna Leonora de Casafonda ; if he has " been at Madrid , it is possible he may have seen " her ; should that be the case , he can testify to her " external charms ; I alone can witness to the ex ...
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... Spaniard , what would have become of thee ? " - In the worst of extremi " ties , " replied Nicolas , " I should have applied to " the inquisidor's vial ; but I confess I had no fears " of that sort ; a ship so commanded , and so manned ...
... Spaniard , what would have become of thee ? " - In the worst of extremi " ties , " replied Nicolas , " I should have applied to " the inquisidor's vial ; but I confess I had no fears " of that sort ; a ship so commanded , and so manned ...
Términos y frases comunes
ADVENTURES alguazil BAGPIPER Balaam beast boatswain bottle British call'd called captain Casafonda CHAMPANTE & WHITROW cheerful cried dinner doctor Dumpling Dick Edmonton EDWARD PERCIVAL MERRITT eyes FAMILIAR PIECES father fellow forceps frigate hand happy HARVARD COLLEGE hast heart holy honour husband Igad inquisidor Inquisition Jewry-street John Gilpin king knave KNOTT Lady Fanny Shirely laugh leathern Leonora letter Lisbon live Lombard-street Madrid magistrate master merry mind misfortunes mule never Nicolas de Tolentino Nicolas Pedrosa Nicolas's night nutmeg Palace-street parish pity your soul poor PRINTED BY G prison prize Quito quoth Nicolas replied Nicolas replied Pedrosa ride Saint Nicolas shame shepherd ship Sir John Sir Thomas soldier soon sooner Spain Spaniard Spanish Splendid Shilling stop sure Tagus tell thee thing tion tongue town walk whilst wife wine wretch Xenophon zounds
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Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...