The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... must know , that the captain " is commander of a large fhip that " trades to the coaft of Africa for " flaves , from whence he has fetched " his copper complexion ; he has been " at fea ever fince he was seven years " old , with fuch ...
... must know , that the captain " is commander of a large fhip that " trades to the coaft of Africa for " flaves , from whence he has fetched " his copper complexion ; he has been " at fea ever fince he was seven years " old , with fuch ...
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... must conceive , matched as " well as a dark bay , and a cream- " coloured horfe ; however , after 66 66 fhaving his beard closer than ever " it had been fince it made its first cc appearance on his chin , and fcowr- " ing his face with ...
... must conceive , matched as " well as a dark bay , and a cream- " coloured horfe ; however , after 66 66 fhaving his beard closer than ever " it had been fince it made its first cc appearance on his chin , and fcowr- " ing his face with ...
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... Coufin , " fays " he ; coufin ! thinks fhe ; aye this " must be a coufin Tom fure enough ; 66 upon which , fquinting to the door , " which was luckily left open , the " whipped " whipped out , and , drawing it after " [ 13 ]
... Coufin , " fays " he ; coufin ! thinks fhe ; aye this " must be a coufin Tom fure enough ; 66 upon which , fquinting to the door , " which was luckily left open , the " whipped " whipped out , and , drawing it after " [ 13 ]
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... , " all the mad folks in " bedlam are coufin Toms and cou- " fin Bettys ; why the man told you at first he was a madmen , and " ftill you must let him in ; but go and 66 get get him out again as fast as you " can [ 14 ]
... , " all the mad folks in " bedlam are coufin Toms and cou- " fin Bettys ; why the man told you at first he was a madmen , and " ftill you must let him in ; but go and 66 get get him out again as fast as you " can [ 14 ]
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... must have been shaded , and , of confequence , fome of the company been depriv- . ed of the fuperlative pleasure of view- ing fuch an inimitable coxcomb . This image , although the few fenfes he had , were fufficiently employed in ...
... must have been shaded , and , of confequence , fome of the company been depriv- . ed of the fuperlative pleasure of view- ing fuch an inimitable coxcomb . This image , although the few fenfes he had , were fufficiently employed in ...
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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