Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 2 |
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Page 44
... morning , merely as an excuse for ap- pearing here in all the graces of his military costume ; but the perfumes with which he is scented , and the affected lisp , which affords him an excuse for disclos- ing his white teeth , show that ...
... morning , merely as an excuse for ap- pearing here in all the graces of his military costume ; but the perfumes with which he is scented , and the affected lisp , which affords him an excuse for disclos- ing his white teeth , show that ...
Page 50
... close our proem ( what a pity ! ) And tumble from Parnassus to THE CITY . Bright broke the morning in the blaze Of London's own romantic traits.- And now ( so great Hippona pleased ) Two coaches 50 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
... close our proem ( what a pity ! ) And tumble from Parnassus to THE CITY . Bright broke the morning in the blaze Of London's own romantic traits.- And now ( so great Hippona pleased ) Two coaches 50 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
Page 78
... morning thus dedicated is an act of the purest piety ; it is offering to the Deity a heart made happy by the contemplation of his works ; and if I can pre- vail upon a single reader to detach himself for a time from crowds and ...
... morning thus dedicated is an act of the purest piety ; it is offering to the Deity a heart made happy by the contemplation of his works ; and if I can pre- vail upon a single reader to detach himself for a time from crowds and ...
Page 93
... mornings to dicers , racqueters , and scatterlings , and casting away the night with ribalds , wasselers , and swinge - bucklers , when he was not worse bestowed ( though better to his liking ) with giglots and gold- wasting wantons ...
... mornings to dicers , racqueters , and scatterlings , and casting away the night with ribalds , wasselers , and swinge - bucklers , when he was not worse bestowed ( though better to his liking ) with giglots and gold- wasting wantons ...
Page 94
... had a troublous and astounding dream ; though he him- self ever stoutly did maintain that being right well awake , and having just heard the Temple clock strike • eight of the morning , he looked to his 94 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
... had a troublous and astounding dream ; though he him- self ever stoutly did maintain that being right well awake , and having just heard the Temple clock strike • eight of the morning , he looked to his 94 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
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