The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... the strongest ideas to him- felf ; by which means I quickly knew the trade of each witty gentleman that chofe to fhow off , by getting a fling at our honest tar . CHAP . CHA P. III . Land animals returning the compliment , [ 29 ]
... the strongest ideas to him- felf ; by which means I quickly knew the trade of each witty gentleman that chofe to fhow off , by getting a fling at our honest tar . CHAP . CHA P. III . Land animals returning the compliment , [ 29 ]
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... means , he 66 thought , not only of faving Teague " the trouble of explaining , whether " the fun moved in a straight line or " a circle , when he stood still ; but al- σε fo , of giving him time to cultivate " his favourite underground ...
... means , he 66 thought , not only of faving Teague " the trouble of explaining , whether " the fun moved in a straight line or " a circle , when he stood still ; but al- σε fo , of giving him time to cultivate " his favourite underground ...
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... mean in the converfation after dinner ; as for the dinner itself , it would have fuited any man's tafte , from a cobler up to a king ; the beef was delightful ; and my good friend , doctor Teague , fent down fuch a quantity , that I ...
... mean in the converfation after dinner ; as for the dinner itself , it would have fuited any man's tafte , from a cobler up to a king ; the beef was delightful ; and my good friend , doctor Teague , fent down fuch a quantity , that I ...
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... makes me the more furprifed , that he fhould not think of a patent ; but people's over eagerness to execute a fcheme , makes them often overlook the only means means of accomplishing it however , chance at laft furnished [ 75 ]
... makes me the more furprifed , that he fhould not think of a patent ; but people's over eagerness to execute a fcheme , makes them often overlook the only means means of accomplishing it however , chance at laft furnished [ 75 ]
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Thomas Bridges. means of accomplishing it however , chance at laft furnished John with an opportunity not only of revenge , but of fhewing the barbarity of his difpo- fition , in his mode of revenge : here again would my nerves give way ...
Thomas Bridges. means of accomplishing it however , chance at laft furnished John with an opportunity not only of revenge , but of fhewing the barbarity of his difpo- fition , in his mode of revenge : here again would my nerves give way ...
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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