The Tin Trumpet: Or, Heads and Tails for the Wise and WaggishD. Appleton, 1869 - 262 psl. |
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... gentlemen , for it shows that they know themselves , and have found a more proper place , and more congenial elevation than the Senate . Some there are , who , deeming dissolute manners an accomplishment , endeavor to show by their ...
... gentlemen , for it shows that they know themselves , and have found a more proper place , and more congenial elevation than the Senate . Some there are , who , deeming dissolute manners an accomplishment , endeavor to show by their ...
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... gentlemen , nevertheless , who are willing to sacrifice the perilous reputa- tion of a good seat for the comfort of a ... gentleman's pace . " As the riding - master , after several trials , could not immediately suc- ceed in his object ...
... gentlemen , nevertheless , who are willing to sacrifice the perilous reputa- tion of a good seat for the comfort of a ... gentleman's pace . " As the riding - master , after several trials , could not immediately suc- ceed in his object ...
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... gentlemen . The former , if carefully weighed , will always be found light , or you may presently de- tect if you ring them , though this is a somewhat perilous experiment . Both may be known by their assuming a more gaudy and showy ...
... gentlemen . The former , if carefully weighed , will always be found light , or you may presently de- tect if you ring them , though this is a somewhat perilous experiment . Both may be known by their assuming a more gaudy and showy ...
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... gentleman , seems to have formed a very correct notion of the independence of the bar . Hav- ing invited several friends to dine on a maigre day , his ser- vant brought him word that there was only a single salmon left in the market ...
... gentleman , seems to have formed a very correct notion of the independence of the bar . Hav- ing invited several friends to dine on a maigre day , his ser- vant brought him word that there was only a single salmon left in the market ...
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... gentlemen and ladies to gape over his last dying speech and confession . " Nevertheless , we forgive the man who bores us much more easily than the man who lets us see that we are boring him . Towards the former , we exercise a ...
... gentlemen and ladies to gape over his last dying speech and confession . " Nevertheless , we forgive the man who bores us much more easily than the man who lets us see that we are boring him . Towards the former , we exercise a ...
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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 |
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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