Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... safety from this double - tongued race of men , a live to lay himself once more at thy feet in the royal city of Bantam . ” Spectator , vol . 8. 10. 557- THE CARDS SPIRITUALIZED , by a private Soldier . : Humourous ; & c . Pieces .
... safety from this double - tongued race of men , a live to lay himself once more at thy feet in the royal city of Bantam . ” Spectator , vol . 8. 10. 557- THE CARDS SPIRITUALIZED , by a private Soldier . : Humourous ; & c . Pieces .
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... organist cries out in a passion , why don ' you blow ? The fellow on that pops out his head from behind the organ , and said - shall it be we then ? once . PARISH - JOBBING . T Look up at the inscription Humourous , & c . Pieces .
... organist cries out in a passion , why don ' you blow ? The fellow on that pops out his head from behind the organ , and said - shall it be we then ? once . PARISH - JOBBING . T Look up at the inscription Humourous , & c . Pieces .
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... once again . Upon his nimble steed , Full slowly pacing o'er the stones With caution and good heed . But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well - shod feet , The snorting beast began to trot , Which gall'd him in his seat . So ...
... once again . Upon his nimble steed , Full slowly pacing o'er the stones With caution and good heed . But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well - shod feet , The snorting beast began to trot , Which gall'd him in his seat . So ...
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... once did cry ; The dinner waits , and we are tir'd : Said Gilpin - So am I. But yet his horse was not a whit Inclin'd to tarry there ; For why ? his owner had a house Full ten miles , off at Ware . So like an arrow swift he flew , Shot ...
... once did cry ; The dinner waits , and we are tir'd : Said Gilpin - So am I. But yet his horse was not a whit Inclin'd to tarry there ; For why ? his owner had a house Full ten miles , off at Ware . So like an arrow swift he flew , Shot ...
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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...