The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in Past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac ... for Daily Use and Diversio, Volume 2Pub. for T. Tegg, 1830 - Anecdotes |
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... dressed , and each having his character al- lotted him , they go through the farm houses , and unless denied entrance by being told that the OLD STYLE is kept , per- form what must once have been a con- nected dramatic piece . We have ...
... dressed , and each having his character al- lotted him , they go through the farm houses , and unless denied entrance by being told that the OLD STYLE is kept , per- form what must once have been a con- nected dramatic piece . We have ...
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... dressed in their patent wind - and - water- proof coats , brave the utmost severity of the season , their hard , unpromising out- sides , compared with the forms of beauty which they contain , reminding us of their friends the ...
... dressed in their patent wind - and - water- proof coats , brave the utmost severity of the season , their hard , unpromising out- sides , compared with the forms of beauty which they contain , reminding us of their friends the ...
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... dressed , are seen flocking to the village church , where the elevated band in the gallery , in great force both in noise and number , contribute lustily to their edifi- cation , and the clergyman endeavours to improve the solemnity of ...
... dressed , are seen flocking to the village church , where the elevated band in the gallery , in great force both in noise and number , contribute lustily to their edifi- cation , and the clergyman endeavours to improve the solemnity of ...
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... dressed , he prides himself on a certain gentility of toe ; on a white stocking and a natty shoe , issuing lightly out of the flowing blue trowser . His arms are neutral , hanging and swinging in a curve aloof ; his hands , half open ...
... dressed , he prides himself on a certain gentility of toe ; on a white stocking and a natty shoe , issuing lightly out of the flowing blue trowser . His arms are neutral , hanging and swinging in a curve aloof ; his hands , half open ...
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... dressing himself to his new - made " son , " he says , " I have now to acquaint you with your privilege as a freeman of this place . If at any time you are going through Highgate and want to rest your self , and you see a pig lying in a ...
... dressing himself to his new - made " son , " he says , " I have now to acquaint you with your privilege as a freeman of this place . If at any time you are going through Highgate and want to rest your self , and you see a pig lying in a ...
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