The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... with a new fuit ; the taylor not only undertook to per- " form his own part towards equip- recommended a 66 65 ping him o Wapponian " match his cle " wig : on the " out , they all B " cabbin ; the taylor brought the ve < c [ ] 7 ]
... with a new fuit ; the taylor not only undertook to per- " form his own part towards equip- recommended a 66 65 ping him o Wapponian " match his cle " wig : on the " out , they all B " cabbin ; the taylor brought the ve < c [ ] 7 ]
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Thomas Bridges. " cabbin ; the taylor brought the ve < c ry fuit you fee him have on now ; " the hatter the very hat ; but the 66 barber , who proved to be an old " Frenchman , did not bring that wig ; he had by him an apotheca- ry's ...
Thomas Bridges. " cabbin ; the taylor brought the ve < c ry fuit you fee him have on now ; " the hatter the very hat ; but the 66 barber , who proved to be an old " Frenchman , did not bring that wig ; he had by him an apotheca- ry's ...
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... brought it down to the ground , " and broke it all to pieces : amazed " at the mischief he had done , he * clapt himself down into an arm- " chair in such a hurry , that he made " the back and belly of a guitar 66 meet , this caufed him ...
... brought it down to the ground , " and broke it all to pieces : amazed " at the mischief he had done , he * clapt himself down into an arm- " chair in such a hurry , that he made " the back and belly of a guitar 66 meet , this caufed him ...
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... brought on a good digeftion , and prepared our doctor for a Sunday's campaign again . I faid I would not mention any thing of the converfation ; but I can- not forbear one little article , as it hews our doctor's artless ideas ...
... brought on a good digeftion , and prepared our doctor for a Sunday's campaign again . I faid I would not mention any thing of the converfation ; but I can- not forbear one little article , as it hews our doctor's artless ideas ...
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... brought his courage from all quarters , and away the scattered particles marched to the heart , united in a compact body as large as a pin's head ; he inftantly provided himself with a piece of packthread and a gimblet , " and , ven ...
... brought his courage from all quarters , and away the scattered particles marched to the heart , united in a compact body as large as a pin's head ; he inftantly provided himself with a piece of packthread and a gimblet , " and , ven ...
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