Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... thanks from a heart animated with joy and gratitude . - The captain raising him by the hand , forbade him as he prized his friendship , ever to address him in that posture any more ; " thank me , if you will , " added he , " but thank ...
... thanks from a heart animated with joy and gratitude . - The captain raising him by the hand , forbade him as he prized his friendship , ever to address him in that posture any more ; " thank me , if you will , " added he , " but thank ...
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... thank Heaven , that I have to complain : there is Bill Tibbs , of our regi- ment , he has lost both his legs , and an eye to boot ; but , thank Heaven , it is not so bad with me yet . I was born in Shropshire ; my father was a la ...
... thank Heaven , that I have to complain : there is Bill Tibbs , of our regi- ment , he has lost both his legs , and an eye to boot ; but , thank Heaven , it is not so bad with me yet . I was born in Shropshire ; my father was a la ...
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... time into the Bargain ? " " Why , really , so I can , master , I think ; and so take your five hundred pounds again , and thank you . " Richardson .. A HUMOUROUS DECEPTION . A countryman being in London , Richardson .
... time into the Bargain ? " " Why , really , so I can , master , I think ; and so take your five hundred pounds again , and thank you . " Richardson .. A HUMOUROUS DECEPTION . A countryman being in London , Richardson .
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... thanks ; and a ten , of the ten commandments . " Richard took the knave , and placed it by him ; and then passed to the queen , on which he observed as follows : - " This queen , your worship , reminds me of the queen of Sheba , who ...
... thanks ; and a ten , of the ten commandments . " Richard took the knave , and placed it by him ; and then passed to the queen , on which he observed as follows : - " This queen , your worship , reminds me of the queen of Sheba , who ...
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... Courage ! another'll finish the first triplet . Thanks to thee , muse , my work begins to shorten , There's thirteen lines got through driblet by driblet . ' Tis done ! count how you will , I warrant there's fourteen . A SONNET. ...
... Courage ! another'll finish the first triplet . Thanks to thee , muse , my work begins to shorten , There's thirteen lines got through driblet by driblet . ' Tis done ! count how you will , I warrant there's fourteen . A SONNET. ...
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...