Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... husband is the president of Quito , " and daily expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now , though measures have been taken " for detaining him at the port , wherever he shall land , till he shall receive further ...
... husband is the president of Quito , " and daily expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now , though measures have been taken " for detaining him at the port , wherever he shall land , till he shall receive further ...
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... husband himself , knew how to allow for all the tenderness of his sensations . " Ah , sir , ' cried Don Manuel , " would to Heaven it were in 66 my power to have the honour of presenting my be- " loved Leonora to you on our landing at ...
... husband himself , knew how to allow for all the tenderness of his sensations . " Ah , sir , ' cried Don Manuel , " would to Heaven it were in 66 my power to have the honour of presenting my be- " loved Leonora to you on our landing at ...
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... tion . In due course of time this fatal letter from Leonora opened all the horrible transaction to the wretched husband : - The guilty hand of an expiring wife , under the agoniz 》 བ 》 ར་ བར་ ing operation of a mortal NICOLAS PEDROSA .
... tion . In due course of time this fatal letter from Leonora opened all the horrible transaction to the wretched husband : - The guilty hand of an expiring wife , under the agoniz 》 བ 》 ར་ བར་ ing operation of a mortal NICOLAS PEDROSA .
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... husband . If thou hast any pity for my parting spirit fly the ruin that awaits thee and avoid this scene of villainy and horror . When I tell thee I have borne a child to the monster , whose poison runs in my veins , thou wilt abhor thy ...
... husband . If thou hast any pity for my parting spirit fly the ruin that awaits thee and avoid this scene of villainy and horror . When I tell thee I have borne a child to the monster , whose poison runs in my veins , thou wilt abhor thy ...
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... husband . If thou hast any pity for my parting spirit fly the ruin that awaits thee and avoid this scene of villainy and horror . When I tell thee I have borne a child to the monster , whose poison runs in my veins , thou wilt abhor thy ...
... husband . If thou hast any pity for my parting spirit fly the ruin that awaits thee and avoid this scene of villainy and horror . When I tell thee I have borne a child to the monster , whose poison runs in my veins , thou wilt abhor thy ...
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