The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... ftrange fish is , and how he came in- " to the company of that comely wo- " man ? " " I can have the pleasure " of fatisfying your curiofity , " re- plies his friend , " for I am intimate " with both that agreeable lady and " her ...
... ftrange fish is , and how he came in- " to the company of that comely wo- " man ? " " I can have the pleasure " of fatisfying your curiofity , " re- plies his friend , " for I am intimate " with both that agreeable lady and " her ...
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... ftrange fcene , naturally thought the keeper of bedlam had given a day - rule to one of the co- ( 6 66 legians to come and plague her ; " and the uncommon figure , and 66 ftrange wild looks of the falt - water " animal , quite confirmed ...
... ftrange fcene , naturally thought the keeper of bedlam had given a day - rule to one of the co- ( 6 66 legians to come and plague her ; " and the uncommon figure , and 66 ftrange wild looks of the falt - water " animal , quite confirmed ...
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... ftrange whim , of wear- ing her caps like nobody elfe ; now " that other folks wear them no big- ger than a crown piece , that's her " ftandard ; when other ladies in- " crease , theirs in bulk , I don't doubt but hers will be as near ...
... ftrange whim , of wear- ing her caps like nobody elfe ; now " that other folks wear them no big- ger than a crown piece , that's her " ftandard ; when other ladies in- " crease , theirs in bulk , I don't doubt but hers will be as near ...
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... ftrange twang of several words . " Yes , " fays Mr. Derbyshire , " he is a foreigner ; for " he was born in a country that lies weft of Weft - Chefter : he will dine " with us , and then you will have an " opportunity of converfing with ...
... ftrange twang of several words . " Yes , " fays Mr. Derbyshire , " he is a foreigner ; for " he was born in a country that lies weft of Weft - Chefter : he will dine " with us , and then you will have an " opportunity of converfing with ...
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... ftrange << country , with as much ease as their " two - legg'd relations do all the " world over . Now what puzzles me " the most of all is this ; although I " have fome idea that a rat , when he " travels on foot , and , of confe- ແ ...
... ftrange << country , with as much ease as their " two - legg'd relations do all the " world over . Now what puzzles me " the most of all is this ; although I " have fome idea that a rat , when he " travels on foot , and , of confe- ແ ...
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