Points of humour; illustr. by the designs of G. Cruikshank1823 |
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... came there to vindicate his fame ; and after mentioning the reasons which induced him not to accept the challenge , he applied a large hand grenade to the candle , and when the fuse had caught fire , threw it on the floor , saying ,
... came there to vindicate his fame ; and after mentioning the reasons which induced him not to accept the challenge , he applied a large hand grenade to the candle , and when the fuse had caught fire , threw it on the floor , saying ,
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... ; the young prince at length being tired of begging , advanced boldly towards the King , put his two hands on his side , and tossing back his little head 40 with great haughtiness , said in a threatening tone POINT III. ...
... ; the young prince at length being tired of begging , advanced boldly towards the King , put his two hands on his side , and tossing back his little head 40 with great haughtiness , said in a threatening tone POINT III. ...
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... hand she bore the light into the kitchen , and durst not cast a glance upon the clock case where the prisoner , full of horror at the return of the candle , and reduced to a state of insufferable impati- ence by his miserable plight ...
... hand she bore the light into the kitchen , and durst not cast a glance upon the clock case where the prisoner , full of horror at the return of the candle , and reduced to a state of insufferable impati- ence by his miserable plight ...
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... hand , and extinguished the light . The good miller , now drowsy and stupid , chid her for being alarmed at the sneezing of a cat ; and , not waiting for the poking out of a light from the dying embers , pushed his wife and himself off ...
... hand , and extinguished the light . The good miller , now drowsy and stupid , chid her for being alarmed at the sneezing of a cat ; and , not waiting for the poking out of a light from the dying embers , pushed his wife and himself off ...
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... hand as the parties sanguinely expected , for though the miller slept , he took as secure a hold of his faithful dame , as if he had really been aware of the gaol- delivery she intended to accomplish . To her last re- source , therefore ...
... hand as the parties sanguinely expected , for though the miller slept , he took as secure a hold of his faithful dame , as if he had really been aware of the gaol- delivery she intended to accomplish . To her last re- source , therefore ...
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Страница 32 - With the ready trick and fable, Round we wander all the day ; And at night, in barn or stable, Hug our doxies on the hay. A fig, &c. Does the train-attended carriage Thro' the country lighter rove ? Does the sober bed of marriage Witness brighter scenes of love ? A fig, &c.
Страница 32 - A fig for those by law protected ! Liberty's a glorious feast ! Courts for cowards were erected, Churches built to please the priest.
Страница 27 - And now a widow I must mourn The pleasures that will ne'er return; No comfort but a hearty can, When I think on John Highlandman. A pigmy scraper wi...
Страница 35 - Here's to budgets, bags, and wallets ! Here's to all the wandering train ! Here's our ragged brats and callets ! One and all cry out — Amen!
Страница 2 - Something, however, is to be allowed to the nature of the subject, and something to the education of the poet ; and if, from veneration to the names of Swift and Dryden, we tolerate the grossness of the one, and the indelicacy of the other, the respect due to that of Burns may surely...
Страница 26 - ... of the lights, liver, and blood of a hare, together with a dish of roasted pigeons. Monsieur le Baron, shall I help you to a plate of this soup ? " The German, who did not at all disapprove of the ingredients, assented to the proposal, and seemed to relish the composition ; while the marquis being asked by the painter which of the...
Страница 32 - Their tricks an' craft hae put me daft, They've taen me in, an' a' that; But clear your decks, an' here's the Sex! I like the jads for a
Страница 27 - ... to evince his sentiments by his practice, forced a few more mouthfuls of this disagreeable potion down his throat, till his stomach was so much offended, that he was compelled to start up of a sudden ; and, in the hurry of his elevation, overturned his plate into the bosom of the baron. The...
Страница 3 - Konigsmarc, who stood by the king's side, and who, soldier as he was, had not got rid of the prejudices of his childhood, hinted to his royal master that the peasant ought to be burnt as a sorcerer. ' Sir,' said the fellow, irritated at the remark, ' if your majesty will but make that old gentleman take off his sword and his spurs, I will eat him, before I begin the hog.
Страница 14 - Then addressing himself to the judge, said, I perceive, sir, that they will be maliciously obstinate to the last, and will never open their eyes. They wish certainly to avoid the shame of reading their own condemnation in the face of every one that looks upon them; it were better, if you think fit, to pardon them, and to send some person along with me for the ten thousand dirhems they have hidden.