Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... walking without tottering , and learned to make a bow , I boldly ventured to o- bey the baronet's invitation to a family dinner , not doubting but my new acquirements would enable me to see the ladies with tolerable intrepidity : but ...
... walking without tottering , and learned to make a bow , I boldly ventured to o- bey the baronet's invitation to a family dinner , not doubting but my new acquirements would enable me to see the ladies with tolerable intrepidity : but ...
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... walking through the hall , and suite of apartments to the dining - room , I had time to collect my scattered senses , and was desired to take my seat betwixt Lady Friendly and her eldest daughter at the table . Since the fall of the ...
... walking through the hall , and suite of apartments to the dining - room , I had time to collect my scattered senses , and was desired to take my seat betwixt Lady Friendly and her eldest daughter at the table . Since the fall of the ...
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... walking swill - bowl , the pic- ture of a beast , and the monster of a man . " Now to , " & c . He then concluded in the usual form ; and the young men , pleased with his ingenuity , not only sincerely thanked him , but abso- lutely ...
... walking swill - bowl , the pic- ture of a beast , and the monster of a man . " Now to , " & c . He then concluded in the usual form ; and the young men , pleased with his ingenuity , not only sincerely thanked him , but abso- lutely ...
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... who lead in this honourable profession . The first up- on the list of glory , is doctor Richard Rock , F. U. N. This great man is short of stature , is fat , and waddles ...... . 4. 4 . as he walks . He Humourous , & c . Pieces . Gold-
... who lead in this honourable profession . The first up- on the list of glory , is doctor Richard Rock , F. U. N. This great man is short of stature , is fat , and waddles ...... . 4. 4 . as he walks . He Humourous , & c . Pieces . Gold-
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... walks . He always wears a white three tailed wig , nicely combed , and frizzled upon each cheek . Sometimes he carries a cane , but a hat never ; it is indeed very remarkable that this extraordinary per- konage should never wear a hat ...
... walks . He always wears a white three tailed wig , nicely combed , and frizzled upon each cheek . Sometimes he carries a cane , but a hat never ; it is indeed very remarkable that this extraordinary per- konage should never wear a hat ...
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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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