Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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Side 3
... once looking behind him or stopping to apologize for the mischief he had done to the bare feet and shirtless ribs of the holy brotherhood . Whether Nic- The olas saved his distance , as likewise , if he did , wheth er it was a male or ...
... once looking behind him or stopping to apologize for the mischief he had done to the bare feet and shirtless ribs of the holy brotherhood . Whether Nic- The olas saved his distance , as likewise , if he did , wheth er it was a male or ...
Side 10
... once for " all . " Having so said , he rang a bell , and ordere Nicolas to be forthwith liberated , bidding the mes senger return his clothes instantly to him with al that belonged to him , and having slipt a purse into his hand well ...
... once for " all . " Having so said , he rang a bell , and ordere Nicolas to be forthwith liberated , bidding the mes senger return his clothes instantly to him with al that belonged to him , and having slipt a purse into his hand well ...
Side 1
... once , the comfort of admiration and pity . There is nothing magnanimous in bearing misfor- tunes with fortitude , when the whole world is look- ng on men in such circumstances will act bravely , ven from motives of vanity ; but he who ...
... once , the comfort of admiration and pity . There is nothing magnanimous in bearing misfor- tunes with fortitude , when the whole world is look- ng on men in such circumstances will act bravely , ven from motives of vanity ; but he who ...
Side 4
... once more , so I did not much care to go down into the country but kept about the town , and did little jobs when I could get them . I was very happy in this man- ner for some time , till one evening , coming home ffom work , two men ...
... once more , so I did not much care to go down into the country but kept about the town , and did little jobs when I could get them . I was very happy in this man- ner for some time , till one evening , coming home ffom work , two men ...
Side 6
... once more in the power of the French , and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Brest ; but , by good fortune we were retaken by the Viper . I had almost forgot to tell you , that , in that engagement , I ...
... once more in the power of the French , and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Brest ; but , by good fortune we were retaken by the Viper . I had almost forgot to tell you , that , in that engagement , I ...
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ADVENTURES alguazil BAGPIPER Balaam beast boatswain bottle British call'd called captain Casafonda CHAMPANTE & WHITROW cheerful cried dinner doctor Dumpling Dick Edmonton EDWARD PERCIVAL MERRITT eyes FAMILIAR PIECES father fellow forceps frigate hand happy HARVARD COLLEGE hast heart holy honour husband Igad inquisidor Inquisition Jewry-street John Gilpin king knave KNOTT Lady Fanny Shirely laugh leathern Leonora letter Lisbon live Lombard-street Madrid magistrate master merry mind misfortunes mule never Nicolas de Tolentino Nicolas Pedrosa Nicolas's night nutmeg Palace-street parish pity your soul poor PRINTED BY G prison prize Quito quoth Nicolas replied Nicolas replied Pedrosa ride Saint Nicolas shame shepherd ship Sir John Sir Thomas soldier soon sooner Spain Spaniard Spanish Splendid Shilling stop sure Tagus tell thee thing tion tongue town walk whilst wife wine wretch Xenophon zounds
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Side 2 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue !) An horrid chasm disclose, with orifice Wide, discontinuous ; at which the winds Eurus and Auster, and the dreadful force Of Boreas, that congeals the Cronian waves, Tumultuous enter, with dire chilling blasts Portending agues.
Side 4 - I whipped the pudding into my mouth, hot as a burning coal. It was impossible to conceal my agony; my eyes were starting from their sockets. At last, in spite of shame and resolution, I was obliged to drop the cause of torment on my plate. Sir Thomas and the ladies all compassionated my misfortune, and each advised a different application. One recommended oil, another water; but all agreed that wine was best for drawing out fire; and a glass of sherry was brought me from the sideboard, which I snatched...
Side 1 - I fell upon my knees, begged his worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation; but, though I gave a very...