The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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Page 37
... - " to Ireland ; for he can be no Eng- " lishman , I'll be fworn . " The ' fquire " was quite right in his conjecture ; " but , for all that , Teague read the " prayers D 3 t prayers with fuch becoming decen * cy , that [ 37 ]
... - " to Ireland ; for he can be no Eng- " lishman , I'll be fworn . " The ' fquire " was quite right in his conjecture ; " but , for all that , Teague read the " prayers D 3 t prayers with fuch becoming decen * cy , that [ 37 ]
Page 38
... Teague , in the prologue « used to sermons , had prayed for the king , queen , and royal family , with " more fincerity than I am apt to " think feveral former bifhops ever " did , he proceeded to his text , and " gave out , " The roth ...
... Teague , in the prologue « used to sermons , had prayed for the king , queen , and royal family , with " more fincerity than I am apt to " think feveral former bifhops ever " did , he proceeded to his text , and " gave out , " The roth ...
Page 39
... Teague- lander , 66 you must understand , " that before the flood , the fun had " but one motion ; he used to rise in " the weft , and fet in the east , with- " out having occafion to change his " course D 4 L * course in the leaft ...
... Teague- lander , 66 you must understand , " that before the flood , the fun had " but one motion ; he used to rise in " the weft , and fet in the east , with- " out having occafion to change his " course D 4 L * course in the leaft ...
Page 41
... Teague to make his " congregation ftare at his profound " learning and knowledge . When he " thought Teague's fermon was finish- " ed , he sent a servant to defire him " to come and take a dinner with him ; " which friendly invitation ...
... Teague to make his " congregation ftare at his profound " learning and knowledge . When he " thought Teague's fermon was finish- " ed , he sent a servant to defire him " to come and take a dinner with him ; " which friendly invitation ...
Page 42
... Teague , " for I never " took fo much pains with a fermon " in my life , nor never will again . " 66 " Now " Now Teague , being a churchman , " never [ 42 ]
... Teague , " for I never " took fo much pains with a fermon " in my life , nor never will again . " 66 " Now " Now Teague , being a churchman , " never [ 42 ]
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