The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... , as A ** told Sucklethumbkin , was much taken with the pic- turesque appearance of our old gable - ends . Unluckily we were all at Canterbury that morning , or proud indeed should we have been to offer his Royal Highness vi PREFACE .
... , as A ** told Sucklethumbkin , was much taken with the pic- turesque appearance of our old gable - ends . Unluckily we were all at Canterbury that morning , or proud indeed should we have been to offer his Royal Highness vi PREFACE .
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... morning , in short , François Xavier Auguste , After making some scores of his foes " bite the dust , " Got a mouthful himself of the very same crust ; And though , as the Bard says , " No law is more just Than for Necis artifices ...
... morning , in short , François Xavier Auguste , After making some scores of his foes " bite the dust , " Got a mouthful himself of the very same crust ; And though , as the Bard says , " No law is more just Than for Necis artifices ...
Page 41
... morning had been so remarkably fine ! Still the darkness increased , till it reach'd such a pass That the sextoness hasten'd to turn on the gas ; But harder it pour'd , And the thunder roar'd , As if heaven and earth were coming ...
... morning had been so remarkably fine ! Still the darkness increased , till it reach'd such a pass That the sextoness hasten'd to turn on the gas ; But harder it pour'd , And the thunder roar'd , As if heaven and earth were coming ...
Page 43
... eyed Damsel , induce you to contemplate suicide ! Don't sit up much later than ten or eleven ! Be up in the morning by half after seven ! Keep from flirting - nor risk , warn'd by Rupert's SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS . 43.
... eyed Damsel , induce you to contemplate suicide ! Don't sit up much later than ten or eleven ! Be up in the morning by half after seven ! Keep from flirting - nor risk , warn'd by Rupert's SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS . 43.
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... eyed Damsel , induce you to contemplate suicide ! Don't sit up much later than ten or eleven !Be up in the morning by half after seven ! Keep from flirting — nor risk , warn'd by Rupert's SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS . 43.
... eyed Damsel , induce you to contemplate suicide ! Don't sit up much later than ten or eleven !Be up in the morning by half after seven ! Keep from flirting — nor risk , warn'd by Rupert's SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS . 43.
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