The Ghost, by Felix Phantom. [46 nos. Nos. 1,2,4,5 are of the 2nd ed.]., Parts 1-2 |
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addreffed againſt alfo amuſe anſwer becauſe beſt CALCHAS CAMERON AND MURDOCH cauſe characters claffes compofition confequence confiderable converfation defire drefs Edinburgh Engliſh exiſtence faid FAIRYLAND fame faſhion fatire fatisfaction fcene feems fenfe fentiments ferve fhall fhew fhould firft firſt fituation fociety fome foon fpirits ftate ftill ftudy fubject fublime fuch fuffer fuppofe fure furpriſed gentlemen ghofts GHOST may alſo ghoſts give Glaſgow greateſt happineſs hiftory himſelf houſe HUDIBRAS impoffible inftruction intereft laft language learned lefs Lenora mankind mind moft moſt MUDIE mufic muft muſt myſelf neceffary obfervations paffed paffion perfons PHANTOM Phantom.The GHOST philofophers pleaſe pleaſure poffefs poft paid prefent preferved profeffion publiſhed puniſhment purpoſe readers reafon receive Communica refpect Ruffel Court ſcene ſhall ſhe Sold by G ſome South Bridge ſpeak ſtate ſtudy tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tions Tragedy tranflation underſtand uſe whofe wiſh
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