Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 2 |
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... cried- " Pray , Mr. Mayor , How much did asses fetch last Fair ? " " Why , Sir , " the worthy Mayor replied , As the impertinent he eyed- " Small sandy ones , like you , might each Sell for three crowns , and plenty too : " - Then ...
... cried- " Pray , Mr. Mayor , How much did asses fetch last Fair ? " " Why , Sir , " the worthy Mayor replied , As the impertinent he eyed- " Small sandy ones , like you , might each Sell for three crowns , and plenty too : " - Then ...
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... Cried Rabelais , as the dish he snatch'd ; And gobbling up the dainty cheer , The whole was instantly dispatch'd . Redden'd with vain attempts at stifling At once his wrath and appetite , His patron cried- " Your conduct's rude ; This ...
... Cried Rabelais , as the dish he snatch'd ; And gobbling up the dainty cheer , The whole was instantly dispatch'd . Redden'd with vain attempts at stifling At once his wrath and appetite , His patron cried- " Your conduct's rude ; This ...
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... yell of carmen , the rattling of wheels , the cries of hucksters , and all the profane hubbub of commercial life . We conceive not of the peace or the sleep of death , amid this hurley - burley of the mart 10 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
... yell of carmen , the rattling of wheels , the cries of hucksters , and all the profane hubbub of commercial life . We conceive not of the peace or the sleep of death , amid this hurley - burley of the mart 10 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
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... cried , - " What can one get , confound their souls ! By asking such half - witted lubbers ? " " This lesson , neighbour , " Tibbs replied , — " That those who choose to play at bowls , Must expect rubbers ! " The Parson at Fault . A ...
... cried , - " What can one get , confound their souls ! By asking such half - witted lubbers ? " " This lesson , neighbour , " Tibbs replied , — " That those who choose to play at bowls , Must expect rubbers ! " The Parson at Fault . A ...
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... cries ; I start awake - and think - and the tears suffuse my eyes . Thy trinkets , toys , and dresses , we are forced to hide them all ; They waken new distresses by the scenes that they recall ; And every lovely child whom we happen to ...
... cries ; I start awake - and think - and the tears suffuse my eyes . Thy trinkets , toys , and dresses , we are forced to hide them all ; They waken new distresses by the scenes that they recall ; And every lovely child whom we happen to ...
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