Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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Σελίδα 2
... cries another of the fraternity . " Go about your work , friend , " quoth Nicolas , " and let me go about mine ; I warrant it " is the more pressing of the two ; your patient is go- " ing out of the world , mine is coming into it ...
... cries another of the fraternity . " Go about your work , friend , " quoth Nicolas , " and let me go about mine ; I warrant it " is the more pressing of the two ; your patient is go- " ing out of the world , mine is coming into it ...
Σελίδα 4
... 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 fathers read it , if they like " ' twill prove the truth of my deposition ...
... 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 fathers read it , if they like " ' twill prove the truth of my deposition ...
Σελίδα 5
... cried the demon , " and this is only a taste of what is to come , " at the same time slipping his pincers from the screw he was forcing to the head , he caught a piece of flesh in the forceps and wrenched it out of his cheek , laughing ...
... cried the demon , " and this is only a taste of what is to come , " at the same time slipping his pincers from the screw he was forcing to the head , he caught a piece of flesh in the forceps and wrenched it out of his cheek , laughing ...
Σελίδα 7
... cried the judge ; have a care they do not run away with your discre- " tion : Recollect the blasphemes you uttered in the hearing of those pious people . " " I hum- bly pray your excellency , " answered the prisoner , " to recollect ...
... cried the judge ; have a care they do not run away with your discre- " tion : Recollect the blasphemes you uttered in the hearing of those pious people . " " I hum- bly pray your excellency , " answered the prisoner , " to recollect ...
Σελίδα 8
... cried the inquisidor general , starting hastily from his seat , and snatching away the letter , " there is more in this than meets the eye : break up " the court ; I must take an examination of this pris- " oner in private . " As soon ...
... cried the inquisidor general , starting hastily from his seat , and snatching away the letter , " there is more in this than meets the eye : break up " the court ; I must take an examination of this pris- " oner in private . " As soon ...
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Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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...
Σελίδα 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...