Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... give long warning to practitioners of a certain description , and no body knew it better than Nicolas , who was resolved not to lose an inch of his way , nor of his mule's best speed by the way , if cudgelling could beat it out of her ...
... give long warning to practitioners of a certain description , and no body knew it better than Nicolas , who was resolved not to lose an inch of his way , nor of his mule's best speed by the way , if cudgelling could beat it out of her ...
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... give " of yourself , your business and connections , now " tell us for what offence or offences , you are here standing a prisoner before us : examine your own heart , and speak the truth from your conscience " without prevarication or ...
... give " of yourself , your business and connections , now " tell us for what offence or offences , you are here standing a prisoner before us : examine your own heart , and speak the truth from your conscience " without prevarication or ...
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... na- " ture ; give her the whole of it , and let her husband " return when he will , depend upon it he will make no discoveries from her . " - " Humph ! " quoth ...... 44 " Nicolas within himself , " well said NICOLAS PEDROSA .
... na- " ture ; give her the whole of it , and let her husband " return when he will , depend upon it he will make no discoveries from her . " - " Humph ! " quoth ...... 44 " Nicolas within himself , " well said NICOLAS PEDROSA .
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... give me . Oh agony ! can I write his name ? —The In- quisidor is my murderer - My pen falls from my hand- Farewell for ever ! Had a shot passed through the heart of Don Man- uel , it could not more effectually have stopt its mo- tions ...
... give me . Oh agony ! can I write his name ? —The In- quisidor is my murderer - My pen falls from my hand- Farewell for ever ! Had a shot passed through the heart of Don Man- uel , it could not more effectually have stopt its mo- tions ...
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... give me . Oh agony ! can I write his name ? -The In . quisidor is my murderer — My pen falls from my hand Farewell for ever ! Had a shot passed through the heart of Don Manuel , it could not more effectually have stopt its motions ...
... give me . Oh agony ! can I write his name ? -The In . quisidor is my murderer — My pen falls from my hand Farewell for ever ! Had a shot passed through the heart of Don Manuel , it could not more effectually have stopt its motions ...
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...