Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... soldier : I chose the latter ; and in this post of a gentleman , I served two campaigns in Flanders , was at the battles of Val and Fontenoy , and received but one wound , through the breast here ; but the doctor of our regi- ment soon ...
... soldier : I chose the latter ; and in this post of a gentleman , I served two campaigns in Flanders , was at the battles of Val and Fontenoy , and received but one wound , through the breast here ; but the doctor of our regi- ment soon ...
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... , seized their arms in a moment , and knocked them down . From thence nine of us ran together to the quay , and seizing the first boat we met , We had not got out of the harbour , and Goldsmith . 5 THE DISABLED SOLDIER .
... , seized their arms in a moment , and knocked them down . From thence nine of us ran together to the quay , and seizing the first boat we met , We had not got out of the harbour , and Goldsmith . 5 THE DISABLED SOLDIER .
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... 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 .
... 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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... Soldier . : One Richard Middleton , a private soldier , attending divine service with the rest of the regiment , at a church in Glasgow , instead of pulling out a bible , like his brother soldiers , in order to search for the text ...
... Soldier . : One Richard Middleton , a private soldier , attending divine service with the rest of the regiment , at a church in Glasgow , instead of pulling out a bible , like his brother soldiers , in order to search for the text ...
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... soldier , " the greatest knave I know is the serjeant who brought me before you . " " I don't know , " replied the magistrate , " whether he is the greatest knave , or not , but I am sure he is the greatest fool of the two . " The soldier ...
... soldier , " the greatest knave I know is the serjeant who brought me before you . " " I don't know , " replied the magistrate , " whether he is the greatest knave , or not , but I am sure he is the greatest fool of the two . " The soldier ...
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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...