Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... judges to declare his name , parentage , profession , age , place of abode , and to an- swer arious interrogatories of the like trifling nature : His excellency the inquisidor general now opened his reverend lips and in a sólemn tone of ...
... judges to declare his name , parentage , profession , age , place of abode , and to an- swer arious interrogatories of the like trifling nature : His excellency the inquisidor general now opened his reverend lips and in a sólemn tone of ...
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... judge ; have a care they do not run away with your discre- " tion : Recollect the blasphemes you uttered in the ... judges , " res- pect the decency of the court . " " Produce the " contents of this fellow's pockets before the court ...
... judge ; have a care they do not run away with your discre- " tion : Recollect the blasphemes you uttered in the ... judges , " res- pect the decency of the court . " " Produce the " contents of this fellow's pockets before the court ...
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... judge , taking up the forceps , " what is the use of this dia- " bolical machine ? " " Please your reves " ence , " replied Pedrosa , " aptum est ad extrahendo fatus . " " Unnatural wretch , " again exclaimed the judge , " you have ...
... judge , taking up the forceps , " what is the use of this dia- " bolical machine ? " " Please your reves " ence , " replied Pedrosa , " aptum est ad extrahendo fatus . " " Unnatural wretch , " again exclaimed the judge , " you have ...
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... judge of my difficul ties . My father was a farmer of no great prop- erty , and with no other learning than what he had ac- ired at a charity school ; but my mother being dead , and I an only child , he determined to give me that ...
... judge of my difficul ties . My father was a farmer of no great prop- erty , and with no other learning than what he had ac- ired at a charity school ; but my mother being dead , and I an only child , he determined to give me that ...
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... judge of my distress , and of that description the number 1 believe is very small . The Baronet's politeness by degrees dissipated my concern , and I was astonished to see how far good - breeding could enable him to suppress his ...
... judge of my distress , and of that description the number 1 believe is very small . The Baronet's politeness by degrees dissipated my concern , and I was astonished to see how far good - breeding could enable him to suppress 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...