The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 87
... things of which she was entirely innocent . One day , being asked why he could assert a particular which he knew was not true ; No matter for that , ' replied he , it will do very well for a North Briton ; the people will swallow any thing ...
... things of which she was entirely innocent . One day , being asked why he could assert a particular which he knew was not true ; No matter for that , ' replied he , it will do very well for a North Briton ; the people will swallow any thing ...
Page 125
... thing l'am made of money ? " and give him half a crownr . Morland , however , painted pic- tures enough for this man to fill a room , the price of admittance to which was half a crown . From this state of bondage he was released by an ...
... thing l'am made of money ? " and give him half a crownr . Morland , however , painted pic- tures enough for this man to fill a room , the price of admittance to which was half a crown . From this state of bondage he was released by an ...
Page 178
... thing that could denote the end of all things : -a broken bottle ; an old broom worn to the stump ; the butt - end of an old musket ; a cracked bell ; a bow unstrung ; a crown tumbled in pieces ; towers in ruins ; the sign- post of a ...
... thing that could denote the end of all things : -a broken bottle ; an old broom worn to the stump ; the butt - end of an old musket ; a cracked bell ; a bow unstrung ; a crown tumbled in pieces ; towers in ruins ; the sign- post of a ...
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