Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... thing , which might have troubled a stouter heart than Nicolas's- He was a Jew . - This of a certain would have been a staggering item in a poor devil's confession , but then it was a secret to all the world but Nicolas , and Nic ...
... thing , which might have troubled a stouter heart than Nicolas's- He was a Jew . - This of a certain would have been a staggering item in a poor devil's confession , but then it was a secret to all the world but Nicolas , and Nic ...
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... thing in confusion , a deck covered with the slain , and the whole crew in cou sternation at an event they were in no degree pre- pared for , not having received any intimation of a war . He found the officers in general , and the pas ...
... thing in confusion , a deck covered with the slain , and the whole crew in cou sternation at an event they were in no degree pre- pared for , not having received any intimation of a war . He found the officers in general , and the pas ...
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... thing to apprehend on the part of government , when he should there arrive . The same was signifi ed in fewer words to the exculpated Pedrosa . Whether Don Manual de Casafonda will in time to come avail himself of these overtures time ...
... thing to apprehend on the part of government , when he should there arrive . The same was signifi ed in fewer words to the exculpated Pedrosa . Whether Don Manual de Casafonda will in time to come avail himself of these overtures time ...
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... thing ) greatly excited my curi- osity , and I rose up to examine what it could be : Sir Thomas saw what I was about , and ( as I suppose ) willing to save me trouble , rose to take down the book , which made me more eager to prevent ...
... thing ) greatly excited my curi- osity , and I rose up to examine what it could be : Sir Thomas saw what I was about , and ( as I suppose ) willing to save me trouble , rose to take down the book , which made me more eager to prevent ...
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... thing and mean anoth- er : truth they call barbarity , and falsehood politeness . Upon my first landing , one who was sent from the king of this place to meet me , told me , That he was ex- tremely sorry for the storm I had met with ...
... thing and mean anoth- er : truth they call barbarity , and falsehood politeness . Upon my first landing , one who was sent from the king of this place to meet me , told me , That he was ex- tremely sorry for the storm I had met with ...
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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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Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...