Prose and Verse, Volume 2Wiley and Putnam, 1845 - English literature |
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... proper to horrify with inflammatory reports . One night , as a prominent instance , about twelve o'clock , he rang the alarm bell so violently , at the same time proclaiming conflagration , that the law of preservation became our ...
... proper to horrify with inflammatory reports . One night , as a prominent instance , about twelve o'clock , he rang the alarm bell so violently , at the same time proclaiming conflagration , that the law of preservation became our ...
Page 27
... proper quarter , in behalf , I may say , of a body of persecuted females , some of whom possess cultivated minds and sensitive feelings beyond their sphere . I remain , respected Madam Your Ladyship's most obliged and very humble ...
... proper quarter , in behalf , I may say , of a body of persecuted females , some of whom possess cultivated minds and sensitive feelings beyond their sphere . I remain , respected Madam Your Ladyship's most obliged and very humble ...
Page 44
... proper tunnel : Only try till the end of June , And if you and the Trumpet are out of tune , I'll turn it gratis into a Funnel ! " In short , the pedlar so beset her , — Lord Bacon couldn't have gammon'd her better , - With flatteries ...
... proper tunnel : Only try till the end of June , And if you and the Trumpet are out of tune , I'll turn it gratis into a Funnel ! " In short , the pedlar so beset her , — Lord Bacon couldn't have gammon'd her better , - With flatteries ...
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... proper source ; - And the sow that ought By the ear is caught , — And the sin to the sinful door is brought ; And the cat at last escapes from the bag- And the saddle is placed on the proper nag ; And the fog blows off , and the key is ...
... proper source ; - And the sow that ought By the ear is caught , — And the sin to the sinful door is brought ; And the cat at last escapes from the bag- And the saddle is placed on the proper nag ; And the fog blows off , and the key is ...
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... proper station for such people is the station - house , to which actors , singers , and dancers have so often been consigned in this country for acting , singing , and dancing upon too moderate terms . But better times seem to dawn ...
... proper station for such people is the station - house , to which actors , singers , and dancers have so often been consigned in this country for acting , singing , and dancing upon too moderate terms . But better times seem to dawn ...
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