Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 1 |
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Page 44
... once from God's ! " MY TEA - KETTLE . " O madness to think use of strongest wines , And strongest drinks , our chief support of health . ” MILTON . A CERTAIN popular writer who is wasting his time . and misemploying his formidable pen ...
... once from God's ! " MY TEA - KETTLE . " O madness to think use of strongest wines , And strongest drinks , our chief support of health . ” MILTON . A CERTAIN popular writer who is wasting his time . and misemploying his formidable pen ...
Page 63
... once , or one of the front wheels of Mrs. C- -y's carriage . Thanks to the Goddess of fashion , fickle as she is foolish , our ball - room misses have at length ceased to be twisted and twirled in this unmerciful manner , and our ...
... once , or one of the front wheels of Mrs. C- -y's carriage . Thanks to the Goddess of fashion , fickle as she is foolish , our ball - room misses have at length ceased to be twisted and twirled in this unmerciful manner , and our ...
Page 66
... once ; and my mind's eye still beholds her webby feet paddling down the middle , with the floundering porpus - like fling she gave at the end , only accomplished by bear- ing half her weight upon her partner , and invariably out of tune ...
... once ; and my mind's eye still beholds her webby feet paddling down the middle , with the floundering porpus - like fling she gave at the end , only accomplished by bear- ing half her weight upon her partner , and invariably out of tune ...
Page 78
... , he orders out his coachman , footman , and horses , to go to chapel , that the world may at once know his wealth and his devoutness ; yet dines upon cold meat , to let God Almighty see that 78 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
... , he orders out his coachman , footman , and horses , to go to chapel , that the world may at once know his wealth and his devoutness ; yet dines upon cold meat , to let God Almighty see that 78 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES .
Page 79
... influence , he deplores * An insurance company at Cadiz once took the Virgin Mary into formal partnership , covenanting to set aside her to his son their religious omission of the introductory and ENGLISH GENEALOGY . - SUNDAY . 79.
... influence , he deplores * An insurance company at Cadiz once took the Virgin Mary into formal partnership , covenanting to set aside her to his son their religious omission of the introductory and ENGLISH GENEALOGY . - SUNDAY . 79.
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