Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... Hear him , " cries a third , " hear the vile wretch , " how he blasphemes the body of God . " And then the troop passed slowly on to the tinkling of the bell . A man must know nothing of a mule's ears , who does not know what a passion ...
... Hear him , " cries a third , " hear the vile wretch , " how he blasphemes the body of God . " And then the troop passed slowly on to the tinkling of the bell . A man must know nothing of a mule's ears , who does not know what a passion ...
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... hear that the English ship would carry her prize into Lisbon ; and that he would there be set on shore and permit- ted to make the best of his way from thence to Mad- rid ; he talked of his wife with all the ardor of the . most ...
... hear that the English ship would carry her prize into Lisbon ; and that he would there be set on shore and permit- ted to make the best of his way from thence to Mad- rid ; he talked of his wife with all the ardor of the . most ...
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... hear an Ovid , a Cice- ro , or a Rabutin , complain of their misfortunes and hardships , whose greatest calamity was that of being unable to visit a certain spot of earth , to which they had foolishly attached an idea of happiness ...
... hear an Ovid , a Cice- ro , or a Rabutin , complain of their misfortunes and hardships , whose greatest calamity was that of being unable to visit a certain spot of earth , to which they had foolishly attached an idea of happiness ...
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... hear him grieve nd afflict himself upon my account ; but in less than a quarter of an hour he smiled , and was as merry as if nothing had happened . Another who came with him told me by my interpreter , He should be glad to do me any ...
... hear him grieve nd afflict himself upon my account ; but in less than a quarter of an hour he smiled , and was as merry as if nothing had happened . Another who came with him told me by my interpreter , He should be glad to do me any ...
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... hear the wisdom of Solomon ; as her companion , the king , does of the great king of heaven , and of king , George the third . " - " Well , " replied the magistrate , " you have given me a very good description of all the cards except ...
... hear the wisdom of Solomon ; as her companion , the king , does of the great king of heaven , and of king , George the third . " - " Well , " replied the magistrate , " you have given me a very good description of all the cards except ...
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...