Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... excellency the inquisidor general with six of his as- sessors , three on each side the chair of state : alguazil mayor , a secretary and two notories with other officers of the holy council were attending in their places . The prisoner ...
... excellency the inquisidor general with six of his as- sessors , three on each side the chair of state : alguazil mayor , a secretary and two notories with other officers of the holy council were attending in their places . The prisoner ...
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... excellency , " answered the prisoner , " to recollect that anger is a short madness , and I 66 hope allowances will be made by your holy coun- " cil for words spoke in haste to a rebellous mule : " The prophet Balaam was thrown off his ...
... excellency , " answered the prisoner , " to recollect that anger is a short madness , and I 66 hope allowances will be made by your holy coun- " cil for words spoke in haste to a rebellous mule : " The prophet Balaam was thrown off his ...
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... excellency " Hold , " cried the inquisidor general , starting hastily from his seat , and snatching away the letter , " there is more in this than meets the eye : break up " the court ; I must take an examination of this pris- " oner in ...
... excellency " Hold , " cried the inquisidor general , starting hastily from his seat , and snatching away the letter , " there is more in this than meets the eye : break up " the court ; I must take an examination of this pris- " oner in ...
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... excellency proceeded as follows- " Then I tell thee , " Nicolas , it is the illustrious Donna Leonora de " Casafonda ; her husband is the president of Quito , " and daily expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now ...
... excellency proceeded as follows- " Then I tell thee , " Nicolas , it is the illustrious Donna Leonora de " Casafonda ; her husband is the president of Quito , " and daily expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now ...
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... excellency's private proper- ty , " replied Pedrosa , " I am ordered to assure " you , that if your ship was loaded with jewels , no British officer in the service of his king will take " them at your hands ; the ship and effects of his ...
... excellency's private proper- ty , " replied Pedrosa , " I am ordered to assure " you , that if your ship was loaded with jewels , no British officer in the service of his king will take " them at your hands ; the ship and effects of his ...
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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...