Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... at an event they were in no degree pre- pared for , not having received any intimation of a war . He found the officers in general , and the pas sengers without exception , under the most horrid impressions of 14 NICOLAS PEDROSA .
... at an event they were in no degree pre- pared for , not having received any intimation of a war . He found the officers in general , and the pas sengers without exception , under the most horrid impressions of 14 NICOLAS PEDROSA .
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... received on the gang - way by the second lieutenant , whilst perfect silence and the strictest discipline reigned in the ship , where all were under the decks , and no inquisitive curious eyes were suffered to wound the feelings of the ...
... received on the gang - way by the second lieutenant , whilst perfect silence and the strictest discipline reigned in the ship , where all were under the decks , and no inquisitive curious eyes were suffered to wound the feelings of the ...
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... receiving a packet from the hands of Don Manuel , promised to get it forwarded by a safe conveyance according to direc- tion . In due course of time this fatal letter from Leonora opened all the horrible transaction to the wretched ...
... receiving a packet from the hands of Don Manuel , promised to get it forwarded by a safe conveyance according to direc- tion . In due course of time this fatal letter from Leonora opened all the horrible transaction to the wretched ...
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... received but one wound , through the breast here ; but the doctor of our regi- ment soon made me well again . • When the " no peace came on I was discharged ; and , as I could not work , because my wound was sometimes trouble- some , I ...
... received but one wound , through the breast here ; but the doctor of our regi- ment soon made me well again . • When the " no peace came on I was discharged ; and , as I could not work , because my wound was sometimes trouble- some , I ...
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...