The New Monthly Magazine and HumoristHenry Colburn, 1844 - English literature |
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Page 279
... Plug- son , was another . Both were men of railways and locomotives , boilers and safety - valves , sleepers and gradients , always in motion , though their talk was of stations , and a pair of business - like steady fellows , though ...
... Plug- son , was another . Both were men of railways and locomotives , boilers and safety - valves , sleepers and gradients , always in motion , though their talk was of stations , and a pair of business - like steady fellows , though ...
Page 280
... Plugson . The ills of matrimony sit lighter on an engineer than on any other man living , so numerous are the opportunities he enjoys of escaping from domestic storms into the calm haven of active life . Crank bore his wife's ill ...
... Plugson . The ills of matrimony sit lighter on an engineer than on any other man living , so numerous are the opportunities he enjoys of escaping from domestic storms into the calm haven of active life . Crank bore his wife's ill ...
Page 282
... Plugsons , and Mrs. Plugson had been her schoolfellow , and was still her friend , her confidante , her counsellor , her crony ! While this point was in debate , the greengrocer's terrier , smitten by the attractions of Snap , laid his ...
... Plugsons , and Mrs. Plugson had been her schoolfellow , and was still her friend , her confidante , her counsellor , her crony ! While this point was in debate , the greengrocer's terrier , smitten by the attractions of Snap , laid his ...
Page 283
... Plugson . for “ Oh , Mr. Plugson , was it you ? Snap would have been killed only you . ' " " " Mrs. Plugson and I were going to see you . ' 99 " And I was going to see you . But where is Mrs. Plugson ? " " In the print - shop on the ...
... Plugson . for “ Oh , Mr. Plugson , was it you ? Snap would have been killed only you . ' " " " Mrs. Plugson and I were going to see you . ' 99 " And I was going to see you . But where is Mrs. Plugson ? " " In the print - shop on the ...
Page 284
... Plugson . " Charles , you never have a waistcoat that's fit to be seen . " " Oh , I dare say that's Mrs. Crank's choice , not his , " said Plugson . " No , indeed , " said Mrs. Crank bitterly , " I never saw it before . " " A little too ...
... Plugson . " Charles , you never have a waistcoat that's fit to be seen . " " Oh , I dare say that's Mrs. Crank's choice , not his , " said Plugson . " No , indeed , " said Mrs. Crank bitterly , " I never saw it before . " " A little too ...
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