The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... house , he " afked the footman for his coufin " Lovely ; the fervant told him his " mafter was expected home every " moment to dinner , but his mistress " was above stairs : " That will do very " well , " fays the tar , " I went to fee ...
... house , he " afked the footman for his coufin " Lovely ; the fervant told him his " mafter was expected home every " moment to dinner , but his mistress " was above stairs : " That will do very " well , " fays the tar , " I went to fee ...
Page 17
... house was going to ring , to know " what was the matter , when the ho- " neft captain_told him it was all his " own doing . " Which way , for " God's fake , " fays his kinfman ; " I " can hardly tell myself , " fays the 66 captain : " I ...
... house was going to ring , to know " what was the matter , when the ho- " neft captain_told him it was all his " own doing . " Which way , for " God's fake , " fays his kinfman ; " I " can hardly tell myself , " fays the 66 captain : " I ...
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... house , that his fermon had given " amazing content . When the par- " fon came in , he made an apology " to him , for the sudden occafion that obliged him to leave church : " But the lofs , " fays he , " was mine ; * for I hear I miffed ...
... house , that his fermon had given " amazing content . When the par- " fon came in , he made an apology " to him , for the sudden occafion that obliged him to leave church : " But the lofs , " fays he , " was mine ; * for I hear I miffed ...
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... house ; twenty pounds a year , and a piece 86 ઃઃ of ground for potatoes . In the digging , planting , hoeing , & c . of " which he was to the full as good a " hand , as in making fermons . The " ' fquire , finding the honeft Milefian ...
... house ; twenty pounds a year , and a piece 86 ઃઃ of ground for potatoes . In the digging , planting , hoeing , & c . of " which he was to the full as good a " hand , as in making fermons . The " ' fquire , finding the honeft Milefian ...
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... house , the ' fquire told " him , he would fend a handsome 66 gown and caffock from town , for " him to wear on Sundays ; to keep ་ ་ up the proper refpect that ought to 4 . ... be " be paid by the parishioners to their " teacher [ 46 ]
... house , the ' fquire told " him , he would fend a handsome 66 gown and caffock from town , for " him to wear on Sundays ; to keep ་ ་ up the proper refpect that ought to 4 . ... be " be paid by the parishioners to their " teacher [ 46 ]
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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