The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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Page 94
... fcratch a thought up , he ( without thinking ) fell to kicking the barrel , to fend the dead rats about their bu- finefs after the live ones ; for a quan- tity of dead ones he was fure there must be ; but none of them chufing to tir ...
... fcratch a thought up , he ( without thinking ) fell to kicking the barrel , to fend the dead rats about their bu- finefs after the live ones ; for a quan- tity of dead ones he was fure there must be ; but none of them chufing to tir ...
Page 111
... him say , that he has seen se- " veral , what they call , good years , in that country : ( I was curious to " know what they called a good year . } A good year , fays Johney , fcratch- 66 " ing- " ing " - " Hold , " fays his [ 11 ]
... him say , that he has seen se- " veral , what they call , good years , in that country : ( I was curious to " know what they called a good year . } A good year , fays Johney , fcratch- 66 " ing- " ing " - " Hold , " fays his [ 11 ]
Page 112
... fcratch as long as " he pleased , because Englishmen on- ly fcratch in common with all the " nations in the world , ( the nations " of African and American monkeys " and baboons not excepted ) , but to " mention fcratching and a Scotch ...
... fcratch as long as " he pleased , because Englishmen on- ly fcratch in common with all the " nations in the world , ( the nations " of African and American monkeys " and baboons not excepted ) , but to " mention fcratching and a Scotch ...
Page 114
... fcratches the crown “ of his head as he talks ; a phyfici- " an fcratches his forehead ; a mufi- < l ઃઃ I. " cian cian fcratches his elbow ; a finical " Cockney scratches [ 114 ]
... fcratches the crown “ of his head as he talks ; a phyfici- " an fcratches his forehead ; a mufi- < l ઃઃ I. " cian cian fcratches his elbow ; a finical " Cockney scratches [ 114 ]
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