The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... five years ago , after " captain Copper - phiz had made his " first voyage , wherein he had been 66 very fuccefsful , hearing that his " coufin had married well , he refolv- " ed to pay him a vifit ; on which " he ordered a Wapping ...
... five years ago , after " captain Copper - phiz had made his " first voyage , wherein he had been 66 very fuccefsful , hearing that his " coufin had married well , he refolv- " ed to pay him a vifit ; on which " he ordered a Wapping ...
Page 8
... beard closer than ever " it had been fince it made its first cc appearance on his chin , and fcowr- " ing his face with his washball clean- " er than the five foregoing fummer " funs " funs had ever feen it , with the help [ 8 ]
... beard closer than ever " it had been fince it made its first cc appearance on his chin , and fcowr- " ing his face with his washball clean- " er than the five foregoing fummer " funs " funs had ever feen it , with the help [ 8 ]
Page 44
... five " guineas a - year to his fallary , but , if " he found his piece of potatoe- " ground too small to keep him in employ , he would give him as large a piece as he could make use " of , fo as not to interfere with his " fermon ...
... five " guineas a - year to his fallary , but , if " he found his piece of potatoe- " ground too small to keep him in employ , he would give him as large a piece as he could make use " of , fo as not to interfere with his " fermon ...
Page 45
... his first year's fallary of five " c guineas , in advance ; judging two " things might have happened : the " first was , that althovgh this reve- " rend Paddy had rode poft on foot " from s from Chester ; yet expences , even " that [ 45 ]
... his first year's fallary of five " c guineas , in advance ; judging two " things might have happened : the " first was , that althovgh this reve- " rend Paddy had rode poft on foot " from s from Chester ; yet expences , even " that [ 45 ]
Page 47
... a very good " fum too . " Whether the honeft curate , by the word good fum , meant the sum of all religion , or the fum of five guineas , which he had gotten fafe in his pocket , for the life of of me , I never could guefs ; if you [ 47 ]
... a very good " fum too . " Whether the honeft curate , by the word good fum , meant the sum of all religion , or the fum of five guineas , which he had gotten fafe in his pocket , for the life of of me , I never could guefs ; if you [ 47 ]
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Page 131 - Tempjars ev'ry fentence raife} And wonder with a foolifh face of praife— Who but muft laugh,- if fuch a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What tho...
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Page 165 - Jacob, ever fold a black-lead " pencil, or a roll of hard pomatum, " or a pair of fleeve buttons in their " jives : then, pray, how could they