Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... tion as plain could be , that his road laid strait for ward to the little convent in front ; the mule was of opinion , that the turning on the left down the hill to- wards the Prado was the road of all roads most fa- miliar and ...
... tion as plain could be , that his road laid strait for ward to the little convent in front ; the mule was of opinion , that the turning on the left down the hill to- wards the Prado was the road of all roads most fa- miliar and ...
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... tion : Recollect the blasphemes you uttered in the hearing of those pious people . " " I hum- bly pray your excellency , " answered the prisoner , " to recollect that anger is a short madness , and I 66 hope allowances will be made by ...
... tion : Recollect the blasphemes you uttered in the hearing of those pious people . " " I hum- bly pray your excellency , " answered the prisoner , " to recollect that anger is a short madness , and I 66 hope allowances will be made by ...
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... tion of which I pray you to pay to the said Nicolas Pedrosa the sum of twenty gold pistoles , which sum his excellency " Hold , " cried the inquisidor general , starting hastily from his seat , and snatching away the letter , " there is ...
... tion of which I pray you to pay to the said Nicolas Pedrosa the sum of twenty gold pistoles , which sum his excellency " Hold , " cried the inquisidor general , starting hastily from his seat , and snatching away the letter , " there is ...
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... tion ladder was slung over the side , and manned for the prisoners , who were received on the gang - way by the second lieutenant , whilst perfect silence and the strictest discipline reigned in the ship , where all were under the decks ...
... tion ladder was slung over the side , and manned for the prisoners , who were received on the gang - way by the second lieutenant , whilst perfect silence and the strictest discipline reigned in the ship , where all were under the decks ...
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... tion from the prime minister's office for the surren- der of one Nicolas Pedrosa , a subject of Spain and a criminal , who had escaped out of the prison of the Inquisition in Madrid , where he stood charged of high crimes and ...
... tion from the prime minister's office for the surren- der of one Nicolas Pedrosa , a subject of Spain and a criminal , who had escaped out of the prison of the Inquisition in Madrid , where he stood charged of high crimes and ...
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