Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... never once looking behind him or stopping to apologize for the mischief he had done to the bare feet and shirtless ribs of the holy brotherhood . Whether Nic- The olas saved his distance , as likewise , if he did , wheth er it was a ...
... never once looking behind him or stopping to apologize for the mischief he had done to the bare feet and shirtless ribs of the holy brotherhood . Whether Nic- The olas saved his distance , as likewise , if he did , wheth er it was a ...
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... never prove me an Israelite by a case of razors . " Upon a closer rummage however he dis- covered in a secret pocket a letter , which the alguazil had overlooked , and which his patient Donna Leon- ora de Casafonda had given him in ...
... never prove me an Israelite by a case of razors . " Upon a closer rummage however he dis- covered in a secret pocket a letter , which the alguazil had overlooked , and which his patient Donna Leon- ora de Casafonda had given him in ...
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... never checked his speed till he found himself fairly housed under shelter of his own be loved brass basin . " Aha ! " quoth Nicolas , " my " lord inquisidor , I see the king is not likely to gain " a subject more by your intrigues : a ...
... never checked his speed till he found himself fairly housed under shelter of his own be loved brass basin . " Aha ! " quoth Nicolas , " my " lord inquisidor , I see the king is not likely to gain " a subject more by your intrigues : a ...
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... never want a " seaman's friend . " — At these cheering words , little Nicolas threw himself at the feet of his generous pre- server , and with streaming eyes poured out his thanks from a heart animated with joy and gratitude . - The ...
... never want a " seaman's friend . " — At these cheering words , little Nicolas threw himself at the feet of his generous pre- server , and with streaming eyes poured out his thanks from a heart animated with joy and gratitude . - The ...
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... never to be heard of any more , till roused by the awakening trump he shall be summoned to his tremendous last account . As for the unhappy widower it was fully signified to him from authori- ty , that his return to Spain , whether upon ...
... never to be heard of any more , till roused by the awakening trump he shall be summoned to his tremendous last account . As for the unhappy widower it was fully signified to him from authori- ty , that his return to Spain , whether upon ...
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...