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... NICHOLAS PEDROSA ; with an Ac- count of his ESCAPE from the INQUISITION . TICHOLAS PEDROSA , a bufy little being ... Nicholas , who was refolved not to lofe an inch of his way , nor of his mule's beft fpeed by the way , if cud- gelling ...
... NICHOLAS PEDROSA ; with an Ac- count of his ESCAPE from the INQUISITION . TICHOLAS PEDROSA , a bufy little being ... Nicholas , who was refolved not to lofe an inch of his way , nor of his mule's beft fpeed by the way , if cud- gelling ...
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... Nicholas de Tolentino by the way , that if curfes could have made the mule to go , the difpute would have been foon ended , but not a faint could make her stir any other ways thap upwards and downwards at a ftand . A fmall troop of ...
... Nicholas de Tolentino by the way , that if curfes could have made the mule to go , the difpute would have been foon ended , but not a faint could make her stir any other ways thap upwards and downwards at a ftand . A fmall troop of ...
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... Nicholas availing himself of the impetus , and perhaps not able to controul it , broke away and was out of fight in a moment . " All the devils in hell blow fire into thy tail , thou beast of Babylon , " muttered Nicholas to himself ...
... Nicholas availing himself of the impetus , and perhaps not able to controul it , broke away and was out of fight in a moment . " All the devils in hell blow fire into thy tail , thou beast of Babylon , " muttered Nicholas to himself ...
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... Nicholas with horror heard the grating of the heavy bolts that thut him in . He was led through paffages , and vaults , and . melancholy cells , till he was delviered into the dungeon , where he was final- ly left to his folitary ...
... Nicholas with horror heard the grating of the heavy bolts that thut him in . He was led through paffages , and vaults , and . melancholy cells , till he was delviered into the dungeon , where he was final- ly left to his folitary ...
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... Nicholas Pedrofa , than he began to blaft her at a furious rate.- " The fcratches and the fcab to boot con- found thy fcurvy hide , " quoth he " thou afs- begotten bastard whom Noah never let into his ark ! The vengeance take thee for ...
... Nicholas Pedrofa , than he began to blaft her at a furious rate.- " The fcratches and the fcab to boot con- found thy fcurvy hide , " quoth he " thou afs- begotten bastard whom Noah never let into his ark ! The vengeance take thee for ...
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Page 22 - I humbly pray your excellency,' answered the prisoner, ' to recollect that anger is a short madness, and I hope allowances will be made by your holy council for words spoken in haste to a rebellious mule : the prophet Balaam was thrown off his guard with a simple ass, and what is an ass compared to a mule : if your excellency had seen the lovely creature that was screaming in...