Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... captain to the cook's mate . Whe they were out upon their cruize hovering on the Spanish coast , it occurred to Nicolas that the inquis idor general at Madrid had told him of the expected arrival of the president of Quito , and having ...
... captain to the cook's mate . Whe they were out upon their cruize hovering on the Spanish coast , it occurred to Nicolas that the inquis idor general at Madrid had told him of the expected arrival of the president of Quito , and having ...
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... captain . " - " Ah then he has a captain , " exclaimed Don Manu- el , " his superior will be of another way of think- ing ; tell him this casket contains my jewels ; they " are valuable ; let him present them as a lawful prize , which ...
... captain . " - " Ah then he has a captain , " exclaimed Don Manu- el , " his superior will be of another way of think- ing ; tell him this casket contains my jewels ; they " are valuable ; let him present them as a lawful prize , which ...
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... captain on board the frigate , which lay with her sails to the mast awaiting their arrival ; the accommoda- tion ladder was slung over the side , and manned for the prisoners , who were received on the gang - way by the second ...
... captain on board the frigate , which lay with her sails to the mast awaiting their arrival ; the accommoda- tion ladder was slung over the side , and manned for the prisoners , who were received on the gang - way by the second ...
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... captain , who shortly after drawing Pedrosa aside in- to the surgeon's cabin , was by him made acquainted with the melancholy situation of that unfortunate la- dy , and every particular of the story as before relát- ed ; nay , the very ...
... captain , who shortly after drawing Pedrosa aside in- to the surgeon's cabin , was by him made acquainted with the melancholy situation of that unfortunate la- dy , and every particular of the story as before relát- ed ; nay , the very ...
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... captain , and fear nothing : had it been our fate to " have been captured by the Spaniard , what would have become of thee ? " - In the worst of extremi " ties , " replied Nicolas , " I should have applied to " the inquisidor's vial ...
... captain , and fear nothing : had it been our fate to " have been captured by the Spaniard , what would have become of thee ? " - In the worst of extremi " ties , " replied Nicolas , " I should have applied to " the inquisidor's vial ...
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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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