Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... brought him in , and having made his obeisance to the awful presence in the most supplicating manner , he was called upon according to the usual form of ques- tions by one of the junior judges to declare his name , parentage ...
... brought him in , and having made his obeisance to the awful presence in the most supplicating manner , he was called upon according to the usual form of ques- tions by one of the junior judges to declare his name , parentage ...
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... brought them near enough to discern that she was a Spanish frigate , and seem- ingly from a long voyage : little Pedrosa , as alert as the rest , stript himself for his work , and repaired to his post in the cock - pit , whilst the ...
... brought them near enough to discern that she was a Spanish frigate , and seem- ingly from a long voyage : little Pedrosa , as alert as the rest , stript himself for his work , and repaired to his post in the cock - pit , whilst the ...
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... brought home to him by the confession of his several agents , and the testi- mony of the deceased Leonora's attendants together with her own written declarations , whilst the poison was in operation , that though no public sentence had ...
... brought home to him by the confession of his several agents , and the testi- mony of the deceased Leonora's attendants together with her own written declarations , whilst the poison was in operation , that though no public sentence had ...
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... brought over with him the enormous sum of thirty thousand pounds , and upon this he built his hopes of never - ending happiness . While he was planning schemes of greatness and delight , whether the change of climate might affect him ...
... brought over with him the enormous sum of thirty thousand pounds , and upon this he built his hopes of never - ending happiness . While he was planning schemes of greatness and delight , whether the change of climate might affect him ...
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... brought me from the sideboard , which I snatched up with eagerness : but , oh ! how shall I tell the sequel ? whether the butler by acci- dent mistook , or purposely designed to drive me mad , he gave me the strongest brandy , with ...
... brought me from the sideboard , which I snatched up with eagerness : but , oh ! how shall I tell the sequel ? whether the butler by acci- dent mistook , or purposely designed to drive me mad , he gave me the strongest brandy , with ...
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...