Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... break the seal ; let the fathers read it , if they like " ' twill prove the truth of my deposition , and help " out my excuse for the hurry of my errand , and the " unfortunate adventure of my damned refractory " mule . " And now no ...
... break the seal ; let the fathers read it , if they like " ' twill prove the truth of my deposition , and help " out my excuse for the hurry of my errand , and the " unfortunate adventure of my damned refractory " mule . " And now no ...
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... break up " the court ; I must take an examination of this pris- " oner in private . " As soon as the room was cleared the inquisidor general beckoning to the prison- er to follow him , retired into a private closet , where , throwing ...
... break up " the court ; I must take an examination of this pris- " oner in private . " As soon as the room was cleared the inquisidor general beckoning to the prison- er to follow him , retired into a private closet , where , throwing ...
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... break of the morning the man at the mast - head announced a square - rigged ves- sel in view the ardor of a chace now set all hands at work , and a few hours brought them near enough to discern that she was a Spanish frigate , and seem ...
... break of the morning the man at the mast - head announced a square - rigged ves- sel in view the ardor of a chace now set all hands at work , and a few hours brought them near enough to discern that she was a Spanish frigate , and seem ...
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... breaks up according to her entries , will be " something towards enabling thee to shift , and if " thou art as diligent in thy duty , as I am persuaded " thou wilt be , whilst I live thou shalt never want a " seaman's friend . " — At ...
... breaks up according to her entries , will be " something towards enabling thee to shift , and if " thou art as diligent in thy duty , as I am persuaded " thou wilt be , whilst I live thou shalt never want a " seaman's friend . " — At ...
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... breaking up ; and the door being presently opened , the country- man , to his great astonishment , saw several of the members hastening towards it ; upon that he imme diately took to his heels , and ran as it were for his life : when ...
... breaking up ; and the door being presently opened , the country- man , to his great astonishment , saw several of the members hastening towards it ; upon that he imme diately took to his heels , and ran as it were for his life : when ...
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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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