The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... OMNIBUS ( BOX ) THE LAY OF ST . CUTHBERT 211 219 THE LAY OF ST . ALOYS . 237 THE LAY OF THE OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GREY 253 RAISING THE DEVIL THE LAY OF ST . MEDARD 277 • 279 TO RICHARD BENTLEY , ESQ . MY DEAR SIR , iv CONTENTS .
... OMNIBUS ( BOX ) THE LAY OF ST . CUTHBERT 211 219 THE LAY OF ST . ALOYS . 237 THE LAY OF THE OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GREY 253 RAISING THE DEVIL THE LAY OF ST . MEDARD 277 • 279 TO RICHARD BENTLEY , ESQ . MY DEAR SIR , iv CONTENTS .
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Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Dalton Barham. TO RICHARD BENTLEY , ESQ . MY DEAR SIR , You tell me that " a generous and enlightened Public " has given a favourable reception to those extracts from our family papers , which , at your ...
Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Dalton Barham. TO RICHARD BENTLEY , ESQ . MY DEAR SIR , You tell me that " a generous and enlightened Public " has given a favourable reception to those extracts from our family papers , which , at your ...
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... dear Therese's shampooing . ' Tis a subject I don't like to dwell on but such Things will happen - ay , e'en ' mongst the phlegmatic Dutch . " " " When Woman , " as Goldsmith declares , " stoops to folly , And finds out too late that ...
... dear Therese's shampooing . ' Tis a subject I don't like to dwell on but such Things will happen - ay , e'en ' mongst the phlegmatic Dutch . " " " When Woman , " as Goldsmith declares , " stoops to folly , And finds out too late that ...
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... dear soul ! in some Dutch Père la Chaise . 66 - " But the worst thing of all , " François Xavier declares , Is , whenever I've taken my candle up stairs , There's Therese sitting there - upon one of those chairs ! Such a frown , too ...
... dear soul ! in some Dutch Père la Chaise . 66 - " But the worst thing of all , " François Xavier declares , Is , whenever I've taken my candle up stairs , There's Therese sitting there - upon one of those chairs ! Such a frown , too ...
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... dear Therèse , Of the same age , of course , the same father , same mother , And as like to Therese as one pea to another ; She liv'd with her Mamma , Having lost her Papa , Late of contraband schnaps an unlicensed distiller , And her ...
... dear Therèse , Of the same age , of course , the same father , same mother , And as like to Therese as one pea to another ; She liv'd with her Mamma , Having lost her Papa , Late of contraband schnaps an unlicensed distiller , And her ...
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Abbey Auto-da-fé Bassanio Blois Bloudie Jacke Bolton Hall brow call'd Compline Cook cried curly-wig'd dapple-grey dear declare deuce Devil Dol-drum the Manager e'en ev'ry Exciseman Gill fair fancy Father fear Fiddle-de-dee Foix folks Foot-page François Xavier Auguste Friar gentleman Ghost gone Grace grey hand head heard Holy INGOLDSBY LEGENDS King knee Lady LEGEND little vulgar Boy look look'd Lord Matcham Monks morning Mousquetaire naughty ne'er Netley never night nose o'er Old Nick Old Woman once pington poor Pope pray pretty round Saint SAINT MEDARD Salisbury Plain scarce Scroope seem'd seen Shirt Shylock sigh sight Simpkinson Sir Ingoldsby Bray Sir Rupert sits smile Smuggler Bill sure as fate tell terrible thee There's thing Thomas Ingoldsby thou thought turn'd twas Uncle walk ween words young