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Page 244
... Chiffinch ? ' ' It is your pleasure to say so , my lord , ' answered Smith , ( whom we shall hereafter call by his real name of Chiffinch ) , with much drunken gravity , for his speech had become a little altered by his copious ...
... Chiffinch ? ' ' It is your pleasure to say so , my lord , ' answered Smith , ( whom we shall hereafter call by his real name of Chiffinch ) , with much drunken gravity , for his speech had become a little altered by his copious ...
Page 245
... Chiffinch - ' talk'st thou to me of ifs ? —There is neither if nor and in the matter . The great Madam shall be pulled a peg down - the great Plot screwed a peg or two up . Thou knowest Ned ? -Honest Ned had a brother's death to revenge ...
... Chiffinch - ' talk'st thou to me of ifs ? —There is neither if nor and in the matter . The great Madam shall be pulled a peg down - the great Plot screwed a peg or two up . Thou knowest Ned ? -Honest Ned had a brother's death to revenge ...
Page 246
... Chiffinch , ' said my lord , that is a reinforcement after the fashion of thine own best tactics . But bethink thee , man ! To make such a conquest , there wants more than a cherry- cheek and a bright eye - there must be wit - wit , man ...
... Chiffinch , ' said my lord , that is a reinforcement after the fashion of thine own best tactics . But bethink thee , man ! To make such a conquest , there wants more than a cherry- cheek and a bright eye - there must be wit - wit , man ...
Page 247
... Chiffinch heard a rustling , and broke off , exclaim- ing , ' Hark ! -Zounds , something moved - I trust I have told the tale to no ears but thine . ' ' I will cut off any which have drunk in but a syllable of thy words , ' said the ...
... Chiffinch heard a rustling , and broke off , exclaim- ing , ' Hark ! -Zounds , something moved - I trust I have told the tale to no ears but thine . ' ' I will cut off any which have drunk in but a syllable of thy words , ' said the ...
Page 248
... Chiffinch , he hath adopted it ; and a thriving babe it has been to him . Well , then , though it lies out of my way , I will play Saint Peter again - up with t'other key , and unlock t ' other mystery . ' ' Now , thou speakest like a ...
... Chiffinch , he hath adopted it ; and a thriving babe it has been to him . Well , then , though it lies out of my way , I will play Saint Peter again - up with t'other key , and unlock t ' other mystery . ' ' Now , thou speakest like a ...
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Page 242 - Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page 347 - You write me word that I am out of favour with a certain poet, whom I have admired for the disproportion of him and his attributes. He is a rarity which I cannot but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I will forgive him if you please, and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel!