The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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Page 26
... rest of the spectacle here displayed is utterly beyond all human ability ; the author can only appeal to those who partici- pated the astonishment he felt upon that occasion , and to the sensations which they experienced in common with ...
... rest of the spectacle here displayed is utterly beyond all human ability ; the author can only appeal to those who partici- pated the astonishment he felt upon that occasion , and to the sensations which they experienced in common with ...
Page 29
... rest , were bayonetted on the way . Some others went about the crowd , and appeared to be giving salutary advice in this imminent danger . Perhaps the boldest might have thought that it would not be impossible for them to break through ...
... rest , were bayonetted on the way . Some others went about the crowd , and appeared to be giving salutary advice in this imminent danger . Perhaps the boldest might have thought that it would not be impossible for them to break through ...
Page 35
... rest . Sometimes the brazier is placed under a table , covered with a thick rug cloth which falls down to the floor . The heat is thus confined , and the feet of those sitting round the table acquire an agreeable warmth , which is ...
... rest . Sometimes the brazier is placed under a table , covered with a thick rug cloth which falls down to the floor . The heat is thus confined , and the feet of those sitting round the table acquire an agreeable warmth , which is ...
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... rests affixed of leopard's skin , and the locks a covering of the same ; the sides of their faces were curiously painted in long white streaks , and their arms also striped , having the appearance of armour . " The prolonged flourishes ...
... rests affixed of leopard's skin , and the locks a covering of the same ; the sides of their faces were curiously painted in long white streaks , and their arms also striped , having the appearance of armour . " The prolonged flourishes ...
Page 49
... rest ; Until my fool , that crept unto the bed , Screech'd out so loud , that he brought back her soul , Call'd her again , that her bright eyes ' gan ope , And stared upon him : he , audacious fool , Dared kiss her hand , wish'd her ...
... rest ; Until my fool , that crept unto the bed , Screech'd out so loud , that he brought back her soul , Call'd her again , that her bright eyes ' gan ope , And stared upon him : he , audacious fool , Dared kiss her hand , wish'd her ...
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