The Adventures of a Bank-note ...T. Davies, 1771 |
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Seite 81
... head on the cafk , and fupported it with a piece of wood , to which he tied his ftring , and carried the end of it through a hole he made in the door ; then , turning the lock , put the key into his pocket , Α ' CHA P. X. Dreadful ...
... head on the cafk , and fupported it with a piece of wood , to which he tied his ftring , and carried the end of it through a hole he made in the door ; then , turning the lock , put the key into his pocket , Α ' CHA P. X. Dreadful ...
Seite 82
... his courage , is to head a chosen band in ambuscade ; but our hero not only planned an ambufcade , but executed it alone , and took forty prifoners at a jerk . 6 Let Let then his precipitate retreat be for ever forgotten ; [ 82 ]
... his courage , is to head a chosen band in ambuscade ; but our hero not only planned an ambufcade , but executed it alone , and took forty prifoners at a jerk . 6 Let Let then his precipitate retreat be for ever forgotten ; [ 82 ]
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... affiftance ; he therefore attempted the ftairs with the fame tumble - up velocity he did before , but remembering his fhins , which were hardly skined over , he kept his body body fo upright , that his head ftruck a beam [ 91 ]
... affiftance ; he therefore attempted the ftairs with the fame tumble - up velocity he did before , but remembering his fhins , which were hardly skined over , he kept his body body fo upright , that his head ftruck a beam [ 91 ]
Seite 92
Thomas Bridges. body fo upright , that his head ftruck a beam with fuch force , that it fent him back again into the thick of the engagement in fpite of his teeth , where he lay motionless on the ground for above a minute : had the enemy ...
Thomas Bridges. body fo upright , that his head ftruck a beam with fuch force , that it fent him back again into the thick of the engagement in fpite of his teeth , where he lay motionless on the ground for above a minute : had the enemy ...
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... head , which he now began to feel , joined to his uncured fhins , and , above all , the lofs of his ham , made the man rather defperate ; ( John lov- ed smok'd ham ) ; he , therefore , ven- tured on what he had never done be- fore , I ...
... head , which he now began to feel , joined to his uncured fhins , and , above all , the lofs of his ham , made the man rather defperate ; ( John lov- ed smok'd ham ) ; he , therefore , ven- tured on what he had never done be- fore , I ...
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Seite 131 - Tempjars ev'ry fentence raife} And wonder with a foolifh face of praife— Who but muft laugh,- if fuch a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What tho...
Seite 133 - Chriftians ; there's no objection to their being rogues if they do ; and then, when pork is not forbid, they won't eat a tenth part they do...
Seite 71 - Now will I, my learned friend, Mr. Circulating Librarian, indulge you with a chapter of true tragical light reading, to pleafe your tafte ; for John's was a fcheme not only to deftroy, but to make his fellow creatures.
Seite 165 - Jacob, ever fold a black-lead " pencil, or a roll of hard pomatum, " or a pair of fleeve buttons in their " jives : then, pray, how could they