The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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... tion , fee the elegance of his tafte ; had he joined any body as tall as him- felf , either one fide or the other must have been shaded , and , of confequence , fome of the company been depriv- . ed of the fuperlative pleasure of view ...
... tion , fee the elegance of his tafte ; had he joined any body as tall as him- felf , either one fide or the other must have been shaded , and , of confequence , fome of the company been depriv- . ed of the fuperlative pleasure of view ...
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... Foote might come by , and fee our tar ; because I was cer- tain one short fentence of his , would contain more than the whole collec- tion of these manufacturing wits put together ; together , and have turned my story into an epigram [ 32 ]
... Foote might come by , and fee our tar ; because I was cer- tain one short fentence of his , would contain more than the whole collec- tion of these manufacturing wits put together ; together , and have turned my story into an epigram [ 32 ]
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... 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 . IV . D CHAP . I CHA P. IV . Different kinds of motions . [ 33 ]
... 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 . IV . D CHAP . I CHA P. IV . Different kinds of motions . [ 33 ]
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... tion of standing still , an involunta- ડ ry motion of his muscles became " too powerful for him to fupprefs ; " therefore , being nigh the door , he " fuffered a progreffive motion due 4 ' north , to carry his body out of the " church ...
... tion of standing still , an involunta- ડ ry motion of his muscles became " too powerful for him to fupprefs ; " therefore , being nigh the door , he " fuffered a progreffive motion due 4 ' north , to carry his body out of the " church ...
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... tion , do you , my wife - looking friends at Hickes's - hall look about you , and grant your licences with a fparing hand ; examine well the looks of eve- ry fellow that applies , and report him to your chairman , if he happens to be ...
... tion , do you , my wife - looking friends at Hickes's - hall look about you , and grant your licences with a fparing hand ; examine well the looks of eve- ry fellow that applies , and report him to your chairman , if he happens to be ...
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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