Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... sent on board the prize as interpret- er to the first lieutenant , who was to take possession of her . He found every thing in confusion , a deck covered with the slain , and the whole crew in cou sternation at an event they were in no ...
... sent on board the prize as interpret- er to the first lieutenant , who was to take possession of her . He found every thing in confusion , a deck covered with the slain , and the whole crew in cou sternation at an event they were in no ...
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... sent to a country grammar - school , and from thence to the university , with a view of qualifying for holy orders . Here , having but small allowance from my father , and being naturally of a timid and bashful disposition , I had no ...
... sent to a country grammar - school , and from thence to the university , with a view of qualifying for holy orders . Here , having but small allowance from my father , and being naturally of a timid and bashful disposition , I had no ...
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... sent me to another parish , and that par . ish sent me to a third . I thought in my heart , they kept sending me about so long that they would not let me be born in any parish at all ; but at last , how- ever , they fixed me . I had ...
... sent me to another parish , and that par . ish sent me to a third . I thought in my heart , they kept sending me about so long that they would not let me be born in any parish at all ; but at last , how- ever , they fixed me . I had ...
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... sent off , with two hundred more , to the plantations . We had but an indifferent pas sage , for being all confined in the hold , more than a hundred of our people died for want of sweet air and those that remained were sickly enough ...
... sent off , with two hundred more , to the plantations . We had but an indifferent pas sage , for being all confined in the hold , more than a hundred of our people died for want of sweet air and those that remained were sickly enough ...
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... sent from the king of this place to meet me , told me , That he was ex- tremely sorry for the storm I had met with just be- fore my arrival . I was troubled to hear him grieve nd afflict himself upon my account ; but in less than a ...
... sent from the king of this place to meet me , told me , That he was ex- tremely sorry for the storm I had met with just be- fore my arrival . I was troubled to hear him grieve nd afflict himself upon my account ; but in less than a ...
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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...