Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... took it , and by command of the court read as follows : Senor Don Manuel de Herrera , When this letter , which I send by Nicolas Pedrosa , shall reach your hands , you shall know that I am safely deliver- ed of a lovely boy after a ...
... took it , and by command of the court read as follows : Senor Don Manuel de Herrera , When this letter , which I send by Nicolas Pedrosa , shall reach your hands , you shall know that I am safely deliver- ed of a lovely boy after a ...
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... took the vial with all possible respect , and wa not wanting in professions of the most inviolable delity and secrecy- " No more words friend Ni " las , " quoth the inquisidor , " upon that score ; " do not believe thee one jot the more ...
... took the vial with all possible respect , and wa not wanting in professions of the most inviolable delity and secrecy- " No more words friend Ni " las , " quoth the inquisidor , " upon that score ; " do not believe thee one jot the more ...
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... took a circumbendibus ound the frontier town of Badajoz , and crossing a ttle brook , refreshed his mule with the last draught f Spanish water , and instantly congratulated himself pon entering the territory of Portugal . quoth he ...
... took a circumbendibus ound the frontier town of Badajoz , and crossing a ttle brook , refreshed his mule with the last draught f Spanish water , and instantly congratulated himself pon entering the territory of Portugal . quoth he ...
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... took the Spaniard's hand in his , and seating him on a couch beside him , ordered the centinel to keep the cabin private , and delivered himself as follows- " Senor Don Manuel , must now impart to you an anxiety which I labour under on ...
... took the Spaniard's hand in his , and seating him on a couch beside him , ordered the centinel to keep the cabin private , and delivered himself as follows- " Senor Don Manuel , must now impart to you an anxiety which I labour under on ...
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... took him to the door of the House of Commons , telling him , that was the entrance into Bedlam . It happened just then , that the house was breaking up ; and the door being presently opened , the country- man , to his great astonishment ...
... took him to the door of the House of Commons , telling him , that was the entrance into Bedlam . It happened just then , that the house was breaking up ; and the door being presently opened , the country- man , to his great astonishment ...
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...