The Comic Album: a Book for Every Table, Volume 1843W.S. Orr, 1843 - English wit and humor, Pictorial |
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... become such a habit , that he can do nothing else . His life is described by Hamlet , - " Words , words , words , " - yet words he never had with any one , so quiet has been his career . He hath drawn everything into his head , and ...
... become such a habit , that he can do nothing else . His life is described by Hamlet , - " Words , words , words , " - yet words he never had with any one , so quiet has been his career . He hath drawn everything into his head , and ...
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... Become a countess , ne'er refuse Your hand to him , but take his offer . DAUGHTER . Oh ! I'd prefer a maiden's grave ! Ere I'd relinquish Captain Gray , I'd rather plunge beneath yon wave . MAMMA . That were to " throw yourself away ...
... Become a countess , ne'er refuse Your hand to him , but take his offer . DAUGHTER . Oh ! I'd prefer a maiden's grave ! Ere I'd relinquish Captain Gray , I'd rather plunge beneath yon wave . MAMMA . That were to " throw yourself away ...
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... become acquainted with ris ad vir riders . Although not au fait at a steeple - chase , we know much of banks and horses ; and are , therefore , rather unlike those M.P.s who rise to speak on matters of which they are generally ignorant ...
... become acquainted with ris ad vir riders . Although not au fait at a steeple - chase , we know much of banks and horses ; and are , therefore , rather unlike those M.P.s who rise to speak on matters of which they are generally ignorant ...
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... becomes tiresome in the end ; he who never laughs , makes us fearful and cautious ; -and , finally , he that con- tinually loses the thread of his discourse , and often repeats , " Well , you know , " " As I was saying , " " Let me see ...
... becomes tiresome in the end ; he who never laughs , makes us fearful and cautious ; -and , finally , he that con- tinually loses the thread of his discourse , and often repeats , " Well , you know , " " As I was saying , " " Let me see ...
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... become a victim ? Nevertheless , it proves most satisfactorily ( although of little satisfaction to him ) , that there is no rule without an exception , and that the innocent suffer with as well as for the guilty . Unhappy victim ! to ...
... become a victim ? Nevertheless , it proves most satisfactorily ( although of little satisfaction to him ) , that there is no rule without an exception , and that the innocent suffer with as well as for the guilty . Unhappy victim ! to ...
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The Comic Album: A Book for Every Table (Classic Reprint) Alfred Henry Forrester No preview available - 2018 |
The Comic Album, 1844: A Book for Every Table (Classic Reprint) Alfred Henry Forrester No preview available - 2016 |
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