The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most Exquisite Essays and Jeux D'esprits, Principally Prose, that Appear in the Newspapers and Other Publications, Том 1Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott James Ridgway, 1799 Being an impartial selection of the most exquisite essays and jeux d'esprits, principally prose, that appear in the newspapers and other publications. |
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... Heads Jeu d'Efprit To the Nettle Seditious Words Medical Debating Society Anecdote for the Dog - Days Letter to Lord Chatham The Dromedary and Rhinoceros Picture of London Anecdote 30 33 37 49 52 . 53 54 58 60 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 . 75 ...
... Heads Jeu d'Efprit To the Nettle Seditious Words Medical Debating Society Anecdote for the Dog - Days Letter to Lord Chatham The Dromedary and Rhinoceros Picture of London Anecdote 30 33 37 49 52 . 53 54 58 60 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 . 75 ...
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... heads together . XLIX . " IF you touch pot , we touch penny , " Is a good faying , fure , as any ; But then a man's a little loth To fee our Minifters touch - both . L. D. loquitur coming into the Houfe . SAYS Hall , " I declare I'm a ...
... heads together . XLIX . " IF you touch pot , we touch penny , " Is a good faying , fure , as any ; But then a man's a little loth To fee our Minifters touch - both . L. D. loquitur coming into the Houfe . SAYS Hall , " I declare I'm a ...
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... head is worth two in the heel . LXI . On the Proclamation for a Faft , to take place --- a month bence , GOOD cheer they found would never do In peace to keep us lafting ; So now they'll try at diftance though , What may be done by ...
... head is worth two in the heel . LXI . On the Proclamation for a Faft , to take place --- a month bence , GOOD cheer they found would never do In peace to keep us lafting ; So now they'll try at diftance though , What may be done by ...
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... head . George Rofe , who officiated as ufual about the perfon of his patron , was amazed . A Council was fummoned ; and the Statefmen . of England were employed , for the first time fince the Regency Bill , in fpeculating on the ...
... head . George Rofe , who officiated as ufual about the perfon of his patron , was amazed . A Council was fummoned ; and the Statefmen . of England were employed , for the first time fince the Regency Bill , in fpeculating on the ...
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... head , but faid nothing . " I with , George , " continued the Premier , " I could recollect fome of the good actions I have done ; it would be fome relief to me at the prefent moment to think of them . My memory , alas ! fails me : but ...
... head , but faid nothing . " I with , George , " continued the Premier , " I could recollect fome of the good actions I have done ; it would be fome relief to me at the prefent moment to think of them . My memory , alas ! fails me : but ...
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