The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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Page 11
... thought , " or his oak ftick ftuck out further " from under his arm than he expect- " ed , I know not , but the head of " the ftick faluted the glafs fo rough- ly , that being very carelefly hung , " it brought it down to the ground ...
... thought , " or his oak ftick ftuck out further " from under his arm than he expect- " ed , I know not , but the head of " the ftick faluted the glafs fo rough- ly , that being very carelefly hung , " it brought it down to the ground ...
Page 12
... 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 her in her " fufpicion ...
... 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 her in her " fufpicion ...
Page 20
... thought himfelf clean fhav- ed , when he left a groupe of black ftumps fticking out of his chin , " not much above a tenth part of an " inch long . " 66 A CHAP . II . Sea remarks on land animals . S the captain and his amiable coufin ...
... thought himfelf clean fhav- ed , when he left a groupe of black ftumps fticking out of his chin , " not much above a tenth part of an " inch long . " 66 A CHAP . II . Sea remarks on land animals . S the captain and his amiable coufin ...
Page 31
... a great deal of refining . " The feller of ftoves and fenders , " thought him very badly polished . ” The watchmaker faid , " He never " faw such a strange movement . " Mr. Kneeband Kneeband , the great taylor , who , like the [ 31 ]
... a great deal of refining . " The feller of ftoves and fenders , " thought him very badly polished . ” The watchmaker faid , " He never " faw such a strange movement . " Mr. Kneeband Kneeband , the great taylor , who , like the [ 31 ]
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... thoughts , I am fure it would be out of my power to do it ; but , per contra , if he can please himself , he will be much better satisfied , than if even a genuine bon mot from that un- rivalled genius had closed my narra- tion . VOL ...
... thoughts , I am fure it would be out of my power to do it ; but , per contra , if he can please himself , he will be much better satisfied , than if even a genuine bon mot from that un- rivalled genius had closed my narra- tion . VOL ...
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