The Tin Trumpet: Or, Heads and Tails for the Wise and Waggish |
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... have no chronology for man and women at , or beyond the meridian of life . They are all " persons of a certain age , " which is the most uncertain one upon record . Complimentary in every thing , 10 THE TIN TRUMPET .
... have no chronology for man and women at , or beyond the meridian of life . They are all " persons of a certain age , " which is the most uncertain one upon record . Complimentary in every thing , 10 THE TIN TRUMPET .
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... thing , the French say of a woman thus circumstanced , that she is femme d'un age raisonnable , as if she had gained , in her reasoning faculties , what she had lost in personal charms ; and this , doubtless , ought to be the process ...
... thing , the French say of a woman thus circumstanced , that she is femme d'un age raisonnable , as if she had gained , in her reasoning faculties , what she had lost in personal charms ; and this , doubtless , ought to be the process ...
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... thing above it , discontent must be its inevitable portion , for even if the pinnacle of worldly power be gained , its occupant will sigh , like Alexander , for another globe to conquer . Every day that brings us some advancement or ...
... thing above it , discontent must be its inevitable portion , for even if the pinnacle of worldly power be gained , its occupant will sigh , like Alexander , for another globe to conquer . Every day that brings us some advancement or ...
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... thing original , they are ridiculed for their pains , and desired to stick to the five orders . This is the sixth order of the public . If artists follow the bent of their own genius , they are tauntingly referred by their new masters ...
... thing original , they are ridiculed for their pains , and desired to stick to the five orders . This is the sixth order of the public . If artists follow the bent of their own genius , they are tauntingly referred by their new masters ...
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... thing appertaining to the angler's art , is cowardly , cruel , treacherous , and cat - like . He is a professional dealer in " treasons , stratagems , and plots ; ” more subtle and sneaking than a poacher , and more exclusively de ...
... thing appertaining to the angler's art , is cowardly , cruel , treacherous , and cat - like . He is a professional dealer in " treasons , stratagems , and plots ; ” more subtle and sneaking than a poacher , and more exclusively de ...
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