Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now , though measures have been taken " for detaining him at the port , wherever he shall land , till he shall receive further orders , yet you " must be sensible Donna Leonora's ...
... expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now , though measures have been taken " for detaining him at the port , wherever he shall land , till he shall receive further orders , yet you " must be sensible Donna Leonora's ...
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... expected arrival of the president of Quito , and having impart ed this to one of the lieutenants , he reported it to the captain , and , as the intelligence seemed of im- portance , he availed himself of it by hawling into the track of ...
... expected arrival of the president of Quito , and having impart ed this to one of the lieutenants , he reported it to the captain , and , as the intelligence seemed of im- portance , he availed himself of it by hawling into the track of ...
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... expected . I three days we fell in with the Pompadour privateer , of forty guns , while we had but twenty - three ; so to it we went , yard - arm and yard - arm . The fight last ed for three hours , and Í verily believe we should have ...
... expected . I three days we fell in with the Pompadour privateer , of forty guns , while we had but twenty - three ; so to it we went , yard - arm and yard - arm . The fight last ed for three hours , and Í verily believe we should have ...
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... expected spoils ; Then with envenom'd jaws the vital blood inks of reluctant foes , and to her cave Their bulky carcases triumphant drags . So pass my days . But when nocturnal shades This world invelope , and th ' inclement air ...
... expected spoils ; Then with envenom'd jaws the vital blood inks of reluctant foes , and to her cave Their bulky carcases triumphant drags . So pass my days . But when nocturnal shades This world invelope , and th ' inclement air ...
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...