The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... ll naturally infer " I was not born ; and your inference " will prove juft and true . My fa- " ther , who , for the reft of the ftory , " I fhall call the ' fquire , for fhortness , Sin 6 " in imitation of the tenants , ( who " [ 36 ]
... ll naturally infer " I was not born ; and your inference " will prove juft and true . My fa- " ther , who , for the reft of the ftory , " I fhall call the ' fquire , for fhortness , Sin 6 " in imitation of the tenants , ( who " [ 36 ]
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... fquire appeared ; and , the " instant he entered the door of his pew , the reverend strange figure began , " I will arife , and go to my " father . " " Will you ! " mutters the 66 68 ઃઃ ' fquire , then you must go in- " to Ireland ...
... fquire appeared ; and , the " instant he entered the door of his pew , the reverend strange figure began , " I will arife , and go to my " father . " " Will you ! " mutters the 66 68 ઃઃ ' fquire , then you must go in- " to Ireland ...
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... fquire prepared himself to " liften with great attention to the 66 honest man . After 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 ...
... fquire prepared himself to " liften with great attention to the 66 honest man . After 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 ...
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... , and laftly , there was the motion men- tioned in my text : « Ε * And the sun stood ftill . " " Now the fun's progreffive motion " " from the weft to the east , had << rather had rather startled the ' fquire a lit- " tle [ 40 ]
... , and laftly , there was the motion men- tioned in my text : « Ε * And the sun stood ftill . " " Now the fun's progreffive motion " " from the weft to the east , had << rather had rather startled the ' fquire a lit- " tle [ 40 ]
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Thomas Bridges. had rather startled the ' fquire a lit- " tle ; but when he came to this mo- ❝tion of standing still , an involunta- ડ ry motion of his muscles became " too powerful for him to fupprefs ; " therefore , being nigh the ...
Thomas Bridges. had rather startled the ' fquire a lit- " tle ; but when he came to this mo- ❝tion of standing still , an involunta- ડ ry motion of his muscles became " too powerful for him to fupprefs ; " therefore , being nigh the ...
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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