Sketches by BozUniversity Society, 1908 - 486 pages |
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... glass and picture - frames are carefully enveloped in yellow muslin ; the table - covers are never taken off , ex ... glasses of sherry before you exert yourself by talking . If you call in the evening you will find her cheerful , but ...
... glass and picture - frames are carefully enveloped in yellow muslin ; the table - covers are never taken off , ex ... glasses of sherry before you exert yourself by talking . If you call in the evening you will find her cheerful , but ...
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... glass of table ale , handed over the rails . In addi- tion to this cool proceeding , he is a bit of a Jack of all trades , or to use his own words , " a regular Robinson Crusoe ; " and nothing delights him better , than to experi ...
... glass of table ale , handed over the rails . In addi- tion to this cool proceeding , he is a bit of a Jack of all trades , or to use his own words , " a regular Robinson Crusoe ; " and nothing delights him better , than to experi ...
Page 14
... glass - coaches drove up to the Miss Willises ' door , at which Mr. Robinson had arrived in a cab ten minutes before , dressed in a light - blue coat and double- milled kersey pantaloons , white neckerchief , pumps , and dress - gloves ...
... glass - coaches drove up to the Miss Willises ' door , at which Mr. Robinson had arrived in a cab ten minutes before , dressed in a light - blue coat and double- milled kersey pantaloons , white neckerchief , pumps , and dress - gloves ...
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... glass - coach , and up came the second . The street door opened again ; the excitement of the whole row increased ... glass - coach , which forth- with proceeded at a brisk pace , after the other glass - coach , which other glass - coach ...
... glass - coach , and up came the second . The street door opened again ; the excitement of the whole row increased ... glass - coach , which forth- with proceeded at a brisk pace , after the other glass - coach , which other glass - coach ...
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... glass , at the corner of the row , began to be knocked up at night oftener than he used to be ; and once we were very much alarmed by hearing a hackney - coach stop at Mrs. Robinson's door , at half - past two o'clock in the morning ...
... glass , at the corner of the row , began to be knocked up at night oftener than he used to be ; and once we were very much alarmed by hearing a hackney - coach stop at Mrs. Robinson's door , at half - past two o'clock in the morning ...
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