The Rising Sun,: A Serio-comic Satiric Romance, Volume 1Appleyards, 1807 |
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... sides Temple - Bar , its hideous mien And lurking gait are no more to be seen . Gay , laughing , smirking Folly is the ton , — A coat of arms which no one will disown ; Since ' tis the fashion , and costs nothing wearing , Not being ...
... sides Temple - Bar , its hideous mien And lurking gait are no more to be seen . Gay , laughing , smirking Folly is the ton , — A coat of arms which no one will disown ; Since ' tis the fashion , and costs nothing wearing , Not being ...
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... of his letters , the Squire enclosed his picture , in the case of which was a small heart cut in paper , ( the emblem had just as much pith as the original , ) on one - side of which were written these words : — 66 THE RISING SUN .
... of his letters , the Squire enclosed his picture , in the case of which was a small heart cut in paper , ( the emblem had just as much pith as the original , ) on one - side of which were written these words : — 66 THE RISING SUN .
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A Serio-comic Satiric Romance Eaton Stannard Barrett. - side of which were written these words : — Je ne change qu'en mourant ; and , on the other : Unalterable to my Perdila through life . · The allusion would have been better kept up ...
A Serio-comic Satiric Romance Eaton Stannard Barrett. - side of which were written these words : — Je ne change qu'en mourant ; and , on the other : Unalterable to my Perdila through life . · The allusion would have been better kept up ...
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... . [ Exeunt . 1 Player . Do any of you go to see Sam Sinew , and Bill Bottom , fight next week ? 2 Player . What are the stakes ? 1 Player . Three hundred guineas a side . S Player . How are bets ? 1 Player . 134 THE RISING SUN .
... . [ Exeunt . 1 Player . Do any of you go to see Sam Sinew , and Bill Bottom , fight next week ? 2 Player . What are the stakes ? 1 Player . Three hundred guineas a side . S Player . How are bets ? 1 Player . 134 THE RISING SUN .
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... side . 3 Player . Which does the Squire back ? 1 Player . Sam Sinew . 3 Player . Then I'll take the other side . 2 Player . And so will I. 4 Player . Do you suspect , then , that the battle will be sold ? 3 Player . No matter for my ...
... side . 3 Player . Which does the Squire back ? 1 Player . Sam Sinew . 3 Player . Then I'll take the other side . 2 Player . And so will I. 4 Player . Do you suspect , then , that the battle will be sold ? 3 Player . No matter for my ...
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Page 93 - Of every hearer; for it so falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value; then we find The virtue, that possession would not show us, Whiles it was ours...