The Comic Album: a Book for Every Table, Volume 1843W.S. Orr, 1843 - English wit and humor, Pictorial |
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... seem to be in a bad way , and likely to be worse , -for back he must be . But in the evening he can spare a couple of hours to his favourite little parlour behind the bar , where he can at leisure digest the more briefly - detailed news ...
... seem to be in a bad way , and likely to be worse , -for back he must be . But in the evening he can spare a couple of hours to his favourite little parlour behind the bar , where he can at leisure digest the more briefly - detailed news ...
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... seems to be of the same substance . The book , and the table , and himself are as one ; and so well he knows what is before and about him , that he could almost see to read in the dark . He goes on quite as regularly from section to ...
... seems to be of the same substance . The book , and the table , and himself are as one ; and so well he knows what is before and about him , that he could almost see to read in the dark . He goes on quite as regularly from section to ...
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... Kwang The bell of his bed - room loudly rang ; He'd been indulging in opium smoke , Which had caused bad dreams , And so , it seems , In a towering rage , the Celestial woke . The moment the Emperor's bell had rung , The attendants.
... Kwang The bell of his bed - room loudly rang ; He'd been indulging in opium smoke , Which had caused bad dreams , And so , it seems , In a towering rage , the Celestial woke . The moment the Emperor's bell had rung , The attendants.
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... seem , I yet may make her realise my dream ; But oh ! this opium caused such strange illusion , My brain was all confusion . Mandarins pierced full of holes , Elephants solemnly playing at bowls . And much besides I cannot say , Seemed ...
... seem , I yet may make her realise my dream ; But oh ! this opium caused such strange illusion , My brain was all confusion . Mandarins pierced full of holes , Elephants solemnly playing at bowls . And much besides I cannot say , Seemed ...
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... seems to consult the wishes of the rider , and presses on or stops at his pleasure . " Suppose our amateur confidently mounting the saddle , persuaded upon the faith of all this , that he has not the least occasion to distrust the ...
... seems to consult the wishes of the rider , and presses on or stops at his pleasure . " Suppose our amateur confidently mounting the saddle , persuaded upon the faith of all this , that he has not the least occasion to distrust the ...
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The Comic Album: A Book for Every Table (Classic Reprint) Alfred Henry Forrester No preview available - 2018 |
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