The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... Deuce Aces Are wont to promote frequent changes of places ; Town doctors , indeed , are most apt to declare That there's nothing so good as the pure " country air , " Whenever exhaustion of person , or purse , in An invalid cramps him ...
... Deuce Aces Are wont to promote frequent changes of places ; Town doctors , indeed , are most apt to declare That there's nothing so good as the pure " country air , " Whenever exhaustion of person , or purse , in An invalid cramps him ...
Page 47
... deuce is in't If , with all my experience , I can't take a hint , And her ' eye's speechless messages , ' plainer than print At the time that I told you of , know from a squint . In short , my dear Tony , My trusty old crony , Do stump ...
... deuce is in't If , with all my experience , I can't take a hint , And her ' eye's speechless messages , ' plainer than print At the time that I told you of , know from a squint . In short , my dear Tony , My trusty old crony , Do stump ...
Page 54
... deuce of a stew , For he could not cash up , spite of all he could do ; ( The bitter old Israelite would not renew ) , What with contrary winds , storms , and wrecks , and embar- goes , his Funds were all stopped , or gone down in his ...
... deuce of a stew , For he could not cash up , spite of all he could do ; ( The bitter old Israelite would not renew ) , What with contrary winds , storms , and wrecks , and embar- goes , his Funds were all stopped , or gone down in his ...
Page 65
... deuce shall I do ? The State - don't you see ? -hey ? - an heir to the throne- Every monarch - you know - should have one of his own- Disputed succession - hey ? -terrible Go ! - Hum ! hey ? - Old fellows - you see ! - don't you know ...
... deuce shall I do ? The State - don't you see ? -hey ? - an heir to the throne- Every monarch - you know - should have one of his own- Disputed succession - hey ? -terrible Go ! - Hum ! hey ? - Old fellows - you see ! - don't you know ...
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... deuce ' twas put it there those Masons could not tell , " And near this fleshless skeleton a pitcher small did lie , And a mouldy piece of kissing - crust , ' as from a Warden - pie ! And Doctor Jones declared the bones were female ...
... deuce ' twas put it there those Masons could not tell , " And near this fleshless skeleton a pitcher small did lie , And a mouldy piece of kissing - crust , ' as from a Warden - pie ! And Doctor Jones declared the bones were female ...
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