The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, 2 tomasWhittaker & Company, 1836 - 295 psl. |
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... very medium of communion between men , is at the same time by the great variety of tongues , the means of severing and estranging nations more than any thing else . In this respect it may be compared to 2 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR ,
... very medium of communion between men , is at the same time by the great variety of tongues , the means of severing and estranging nations more than any thing else . In this respect it may be compared to 2 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR ,
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To which are Added, Poetical Selections Horace Smith. else . In this respect it may be compared to the Ourang - outang , which according to the travelling show- man , " forms the connecting link which ... respect it may be compared to ...
To which are Added, Poetical Selections Horace Smith. else . In this respect it may be compared to the Ourang - outang , which according to the travelling show- man , " forms the connecting link which ... respect it may be compared to ...
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... respecting the funeral ? " What may be your practice in the country , " said the wag , " I do not exactly know ; but in London , when a lawyer dies , his body is disposed of in a very cheap and simple manner . We lock it up in a room ...
... respecting the funeral ? " What may be your practice in the country , " said the wag , " I do not exactly know ; but in London , when a lawyer dies , his body is disposed of in a very cheap and simple manner . We lock it up in a room ...
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... respect , misers have been compared to leeches , which , when they get sick and die , disgorge , in a minute , the blood they have been so long sucking up . La Bruyere tersely says " Jeune on conserve pour la vieillesse : vieux on ...
... respect , misers have been compared to leeches , which , when they get sick and die , disgorge , in a minute , the blood they have been so long sucking up . La Bruyere tersely says " Jeune on conserve pour la vieillesse : vieux on ...
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... respect ; but a Janus- faced double - dealer , who affects to belong to both sides , will not be tolerated by either . His fear of giving offence is the greatest of all offences . Of this , a ludicrous instance was afforded at the time ...
... respect ; but a Janus- faced double - dealer , who affects to belong to both sides , will not be tolerated by either . His fear of giving offence is the greatest of all offences . Of this , a ludicrous instance was afforded at the time ...
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The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish– To ..., 2 tomas Horace Smith Visos knygos peržiūra - 1836 |
The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish– To ..., 2 tomas Horace Smith Visos knygos peržiūra - 1836 |
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