Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 2 |
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... thing which is inexpiable . Indeed , whilst I was alive , if I have sinned either by eating or drinking any thing which was not lawful , not through myself have I sinned , but through these , ' ( showing the ark and chest where the ...
... thing which is inexpiable . Indeed , whilst I was alive , if I have sinned either by eating or drinking any thing which was not lawful , not through myself have I sinned , but through these , ' ( showing the ark and chest where the ...
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... thing that cannot be committed to writing ; and as to a lachrymose visage , I appeal to the reader whether it be not contemptible and fish - like , beyond all the fascinations of Niobe her- self to redeem . All associations connected ...
... thing that cannot be committed to writing ; and as to a lachrymose visage , I appeal to the reader whether it be not contemptible and fish - like , beyond all the fascinations of Niobe her- self to redeem . All associations connected ...
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... things in general at sixes and sevens , a hearty and innocent laugh is the most effectual way to take care of num- ber one . COZENING COUSINS AND CAUSTIC COMPLIMENTS . “ I am no herald to enquire of men's pedigrees ; it sufficeth me if ...
... things in general at sixes and sevens , a hearty and innocent laugh is the most effectual way to take care of num- ber one . COZENING COUSINS AND CAUSTIC COMPLIMENTS . “ I am no herald to enquire of men's pedigrees ; it sufficeth me if ...
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... thing due to us , she will be sure to pay it in the long - run : so it is with relations ; their merits may be obscured for a time , but ultimately they force them- selves upon our notice . I have recorded the instances of liberality ...
... thing due to us , she will be sure to pay it in the long - run : so it is with relations ; their merits may be obscured for a time , but ultimately they force them- selves upon our notice . I have recorded the instances of liberality ...
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... thing of all this , but for that stern and inflexible , though sometimes tardy , justice which the world de- lights to exercise upon those who are the objects of its notice . A certain author's first publication appeared to me ...
... thing of all this , but for that stern and inflexible , though sometimes tardy , justice which the world de- lights to exercise upon those who are the objects of its notice . A certain author's first publication appeared to me ...
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