The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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Thomas Bridges. " Now Teague , being a churchman , " never fwore by Jafus , as the lay- " men of that nation often do . In " fhort , the ' fquire found , that his " rector , who had the honour to be " an Irishman himself , had fent for ...
Thomas Bridges. " Now Teague , being a churchman , " never fwore by Jafus , as the lay- " men of that nation often do . In " fhort , the ' fquire found , that his " rector , who had the honour to be " an Irishman himself , had fent for ...
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Thomas Bridges. man reel ? " fays Mrs. Shortpints " No , by Jafus , " replies my friend Teague " but you are out there , " dear joy ; for a sober man may get " drunk two or three times a day , " and nobody take any notice of it . " I was ...
Thomas Bridges. man reel ? " fays Mrs. Shortpints " No , by Jafus , " replies my friend Teague " but you are out there , " dear joy ; for a sober man may get " drunk two or three times a day , " and nobody take any notice of it . " I was ...
Page 149
... understood irony ; for , if you spoke of any lady's fine eyes , he would fay , " By Jafus , my dear , Mifs " Wryjaws , they are no more to be " compared to yours , than an Eng- L 3 lifa « lish turnip is to a fine Irifh pota . [ 149 ]
... understood irony ; for , if you spoke of any lady's fine eyes , he would fay , " By Jafus , my dear , Mifs " Wryjaws , they are no more to be " compared to yours , than an Eng- L 3 lifa « lish turnip is to a fine Irifh pota . [ 149 ]
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... Jafus , but I did call " on him , my dear fifter . " " And what did he say ? " " He faid he could fay no more " than what he faid before . " " And do you remember , brother , what he faid before ? By Jafus do I , every fyllable , for ...
... Jafus , but I did call " on him , my dear fifter . " " And what did he say ? " " He faid he could fay no more " than what he faid before . " " And do you remember , brother , what he faid before ? By Jafus do I , every fyllable , for ...
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... Jafus , " fays Sir Patrick , " one of my country- " men would have been after peeping " with his finger - ends too ; but this " was fome poor fhame - fac'd English- " man , that never thinks he is aquaint- " ed with a woman , unless he ...
... Jafus , " fays Sir Patrick , " one of my country- " men would have been after peeping " with his finger - ends too ; but this " was fome poor fhame - fac'd English- " man , that never thinks he is aquaint- " ed with a woman , unless he ...
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