Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volumen2H. Colburn, 1825 - 353 páginas |
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... took their revenge by instigating the whole rabble beneath them to worry and beat one an- other to pieces , which the senseless figures seemed to enact with a most preposterous alacrity . On the lower benches I beheld grave and reverend ...
... took their revenge by instigating the whole rabble beneath them to worry and beat one an- other to pieces , which the senseless figures seemed to enact with a most preposterous alacrity . On the lower benches I beheld grave and reverend ...
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... took money from his companions for pointing out to them the way to the skies , while he himself kept constantly walking in a contrary direction ; -- and in various quarters I con- templated certain old puppets , whom I took to be miners ...
... took money from his companions for pointing out to them the way to the skies , while he himself kept constantly walking in a contrary direction ; -- and in various quarters I con- templated certain old puppets , whom I took to be miners ...
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... took delight To make the subject of his fun : For Nature such few brains had put In neighbour Tibbs's occiput , That all the rustic wags and wits Found him a most convenient butt For their good hits ; Though sometimes , as both great ...
... took delight To make the subject of his fun : For Nature such few brains had put In neighbour Tibbs's occiput , That all the rustic wags and wits Found him a most convenient butt For their good hits ; Though sometimes , as both great ...
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... took a notion Into his head , one Whitsuntide , That it was more like true dévotion To preach extempore ; -he tried : - Succeeded once - twice - thrice - but , lo ! His fourth discourse was not forthcoming ; — Spite of his hawing and ...
... took a notion Into his head , one Whitsuntide , That it was more like true dévotion To preach extempore ; -he tried : - Succeeded once - twice - thrice - but , lo ! His fourth discourse was not forthcoming ; — Spite of his hawing and ...
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... took its flight ; Then what must we have suffer'd , who so watch'd them when Fix'd awake , And nightly on their sleep stole a silent kiss to take ? In every thing there lingers some thought of thee behind , - I feel thy little fingers ...
... took its flight ; Then what must we have suffer'd , who so watch'd them when Fix'd awake , And nightly on their sleep stole a silent kiss to take ? In every thing there lingers some thought of thee behind , - I feel thy little fingers ...
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