Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... hours 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 ...
... hours 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 ...
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... hour din- ner bell . In walking through the hall , and suite of apartments to the dining - room , I had time to collect my scattered senses , and was desired to take my seat betwixt Lady Friendly and her eldest daughter at the table ...
... hour din- ner bell . In walking through the hall , and suite of apartments to the dining - room , I had time to collect my scattered senses , and was desired to take my seat betwixt Lady Friendly and her eldest daughter at the table ...
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... hours in the day , and had my meat and drink provided for my labour . It is true , I was not suffered to stir out of the house , for fear , as they said , I should run away ; but what of that , I had the liberty of the whole house , and ...
... hours in the day , and had my meat and drink provided for my labour . It is true , I was not suffered to stir out of the house , for fear , as they said , I should run away ; but what of that , I had the liberty of the whole house , and ...
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... hours , and Í verily believe we should have taken the Frenchman , had we but had some more men left behind ; but , unfortunately , we lost all our men just as we were going to get the victory . I was once more in the power of the French ...
... hours , and Í verily believe we should have taken the Frenchman , had we but had some more men left behind ; but , unfortunately , we lost all our men just as we were going to get the victory . I was once more in the power of the French ...
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... hour of one in the morning ; a brewer's pump to keep store cel- lars dry . He is a lawyer , for he understands convey- ancing extremely well . Although he scarcely knows what a pulpit means , yet he is a most religious fellow , for the ...
... hour of one in the morning ; a brewer's pump to keep store cel- lars dry . He is a lawyer , for he understands convey- ancing extremely well . Although he scarcely knows what a pulpit means , yet he is a most religious fellow , for the ...
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...