Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... captain left the cabin , and both parties repaired to their several Occupations . As soon as the frigate and her prize cast anchor in the Tagus , Don Manuel de Casa- fonda impatiently reminded our captain of his prom- ised parole . The ...
... captain left the cabin , and both parties repaired to their several Occupations . As soon as the frigate and her prize cast anchor in the Tagus , Don Manuel de Casa- fonda impatiently reminded our captain of his prom- ised parole . The ...
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... captain had no sooner turned into the porch of the hotel at Buenos - Ayres , than he was accosted by a messenger of state with a requisi- tion from the prime minister's office for the surren- der of one Nicolas Pedrosa , a subject of ...
... captain had no sooner turned into the porch of the hotel at Buenos - Ayres , than he was accosted by a messenger of state with a requisi- tion from the prime minister's office for the surren- der of one Nicolas Pedrosa , a subject of ...
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... captain lost no time in returning to his frigate , where he immedi ately imparted to Don Manuel the intelligence he had obtained at the British Minister's- " This indeed , " cried the afflicted Spaniard , " is a stroke I was in no ...
... captain lost no time in returning to his frigate , where he immedi ately imparted to Don Manuel the intelligence he had obtained at the British Minister's- " This indeed , " cried the afflicted Spaniard , " is a stroke I was in no ...
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... Captain and Pedrosa in that posture he had probably expired . Grief like his will not be described by words , for to words it gave no_utter- ance ; ' twas suffocating silent woe . Let us drop the curtain over this melancholy pause in ...
... Captain and Pedrosa in that posture he had probably expired . Grief like his will not be described by words , for to words it gave no_utter- ance ; ' twas suffocating silent woe . Let us drop the curtain over this melancholy pause in ...
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... Captain and Pedrosa in that posture he had probably expired . Grief like his will not be described by words , for to words it gave no utterance ; it was suffocating silent woe . drop the curtain over this melancholy pause in our ...
... Captain and Pedrosa in that posture he had probably expired . Grief like his will not be described by words , for to words it gave no utterance ; it was suffocating silent woe . drop the curtain over this melancholy pause in our ...
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...