Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... Casafonda had given him in charge to deliver as directed " Well , well , " cried he , " let it pass ; " there can be no mystery in this harmless scrawl ; a letter of advice to some friend or relation , Ill not " break the seal ; let the ...
... Casafonda had given him in charge to deliver as directed " Well , well , " cried he , " let it pass ; " there can be no mystery in this harmless scrawl ; a letter of advice to some friend or relation , Ill not " break the seal ; let the ...
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... Casafonda ; her husband is the president of Quito , " and daily expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now , though measures have been taken " for detaining him at the port , wherever he shall land , till he shall ...
... Casafonda ; her husband is the president of Quito , " and daily expected with the next arrivals from the " South Seas ; now , though measures have been taken " for detaining him at the port , wherever he shall land , till he shall ...
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... Casafonda the governor , whose counte- hance bespoke a constitution far gone in a decline , had thrown himself on a sofa in the last state of despair , and given way to an effusion of tears ; when the lieutenant entered the cabin , he ...
... Casafonda the governor , whose counte- hance bespoke a constitution far gone in a decline , had thrown himself on a sofa in the last state of despair , and given way to an effusion of tears ; when the lieutenant entered the cabin , he ...
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... Casafonda ; if he has " been at Madrid , it is possible he may have seen " her ; should that be the case , he can testify to her " external charms ; I alone can witness to the ex- " quisite perfection of her mind . " " Senor Don ...
... Casafonda ; if he has " been at Madrid , it is possible he may have seen " her ; should that be the case , he can testify to her " external charms ; I alone can witness to the ex- " quisite perfection of her mind . " " Senor Don ...
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... Casa- fonda impatiently reminded our captain of his prom- ised parole . The painful moment was now come , when an explanation of some sort became unavoid- able : the generous Englishman , with a countenance expressive of the tenderest ...
... Casa- fonda impatiently reminded our captain of his prom- ised parole . The painful moment was now come , when an explanation of some sort became unavoid- able : the generous Englishman , with a countenance expressive of the tenderest ...
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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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