Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... tell thee I have borne a child to the monster , whose poison runs in my veins , thou wilt abhor thy faithless Leonora ; had i strength to relate to thee the subtle machinations , which betrayed me to disgrace , thou wouldst pity and ...
... tell thee I have borne a child to the monster , whose poison runs in my veins , thou wilt abhor thy faithless Leonora ; had i strength to relate to thee the subtle machinations , which betrayed me to disgrace , thou wouldst pity and ...
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... tell the sequel ? whether the butler by acci- dent mistook , or purposely designed to drive me mad , he gave me the strongest brandy , with which I filled my mouth , already flea'd and blistered ; to- tally unused to every kind of ...
... tell the sequel ? whether the butler by acci- dent mistook , or purposely designed to drive me mad , he gave me the strongest brandy , with which I filled my mouth , already flea'd and blistered ; to- tally unused to every kind of ...
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... when I was five years old ; so that I was put upon the parish . As he had been a wan dering sort of a man , the parishioners were not able to tell to what parish I belonged , or where 2 Goldsmith . Humourous , & c . Pieces .
... when I was five years old ; so that I was put upon the parish . As he had been a wan dering sort of a man , the parishioners were not able to tell to what parish I belonged , or where 2 Goldsmith . Humourous , & c . Pieces .
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Prose [No] 1-[2?]. to tell to what parish I belonged , or where I was born , so they sent me to another parish , and that par . ish sent me to a third . I thought in my heart , they kept sending me about so long that they would not let ...
Prose [No] 1-[2?]. to tell to what parish I belonged , or where I was born , so they sent me to another parish , and that par . ish sent me to a third . I thought in my heart , they kept sending me about so long that they would not let ...
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... tell you , that , in that engagement , I was wounded in two places ; I lost four fingers off the left hand , and my leg was shot off . If I had had the good fortune t have lost my leg and use of my hand on board a king's ship , and not ...
... tell you , that , in that engagement , I was wounded in two places ; I lost four fingers off the left hand , and my leg was shot off . If I had had the good fortune t have lost my leg and use of my hand on board a king's ship , and not ...
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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...