The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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Page 10
... gave a full view of " his whole perfon ; the captain , who " had never seen any part of his own 66 figure in a glafs fince the day he " was chriftened , nor indeed any " more of his face than was fufficient " to fhave himself , which he ...
... gave a full view of " his whole perfon ; the captain , who " had never seen any part of his own 66 figure in a glafs fince the day he " was chriftened , nor indeed any " more of his face than was fufficient " to fhave himself , which he ...
Page 38
... gave out , " The roth chapter of Joshua , " verse 13th . " And the fun stood still . " This he repeated twice ; then , " fetching up as much phlegm as he " thought * thought would clear his lungs " for the whole [ 38 ]
... gave out , " The roth chapter of Joshua , " verse 13th . " And the fun stood still . " This he repeated twice ; then , " fetching up as much phlegm as he " thought * thought would clear his lungs " for the whole [ 38 ]
Page 45
... gave " him 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 ...
... gave " him 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 ...
Page 58
... gave notice , that the roaft beef had marched from the center of the fpit to the center of a large filver difh ; at which inftant I observed , that the parfon's tongue fhot out of ? of his mouth , and moved three times from [ 58 ]
... gave notice , that the roaft beef had marched from the center of the fpit to the center of a large filver difh ; at which inftant I observed , that the parfon's tongue fhot out of ? of his mouth , and moved three times from [ 58 ]
Page 63
... gave me a little " dram - bottle that holds three pints ; " and he gave me a dozen quart bot- " tles , and a dozen pint bottles of " rum ; fo I put one of the quart " bottles , and one of the pint bottles together , to fill my dram ...
... gave me a little " dram - bottle that holds three pints ; " and he gave me a dozen quart bot- " tles , and a dozen pint bottles of " rum ; fo I put one of the quart " bottles , and one of the pint bottles together , to fill my dram ...
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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...
Page 133 - Chriftians ; there's no objection to their being rogues if they do ; and then, when pork is not forbid, they won't eat a tenth part they do...
Page 71 - Now will I, my learned friend, Mr. Circulating Librarian, indulge you with a chapter of true tragical light reading, to pleafe your tafte ; for John's was a fcheme not only to deftroy, but to make his fellow creatures.
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