The Siamese Twins: A Satirical Tale of the Times. With Other PoemsJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 308 pages |
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... ne'er had need his friends to importune ; He asked them not to clothe or board him , And therefore all his friends adored him ! For Bancok is a place where you , If rich , have love enough to sate you ; But only ask them for a sous ...
... ne'er had need his friends to importune ; He asked them not to clothe or board him , And therefore all his friends adored him ! For Bancok is a place where you , If rich , have love enough to sate you ; But only ask them for a sous ...
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... er the frame Varied all minds were made the same ; That every colouring or gradation , Was but the effect of education , And rear'd alike , there had been no Difference ' twixt David Hume and Joe ! I think ' t is clear , my Twins , who ne' ...
... er the frame Varied all minds were made the same ; That every colouring or gradation , Was but the effect of education , And rear'd alike , there had been no Difference ' twixt David Hume and Joe ! I think ' t is clear , my Twins , who ne' ...
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... er the ground ; Was firm of foot , and sure of breath , And ne'er done up before the death . Besides , he was a deep reflector , A silent , but a shrewd inspector ; And early loved , with patient ken , To pry into the hearts of men ...
... er the ground ; Was firm of foot , and sure of breath , And ne'er done up before the death . Besides , he was a deep reflector , A silent , but a shrewd inspector ; And early loved , with patient ken , To pry into the hearts of men ...
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... er you say for it , Are really good - because we pay for it ! Ne'er left by Virtue in the lurch But bolstered up by mother Church , And cured of evils ( in which writhes . Poor Siam ) -by a dose of tithes . He also saw the poor were ...
... er you say for it , Are really good - because we pay for it ! Ne'er left by Virtue in the lurch But bolstered up by mother Church , And cured of evils ( in which writhes . Poor Siam ) -by a dose of tithes . He also saw the poor were ...
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... Ne'er wish for perquisites , nor sinecures , " Nor prop great ills , by proffering tiny cures ; " Our goods before their own they rate ' em 28 [ BOOK I. THE SIAMESE TWINS .
... Ne'er wish for perquisites , nor sinecures , " Nor prop great ills , by proffering tiny cures ; " Our goods before their own they rate ' em 28 [ BOOK I. THE SIAMESE TWINS .
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