The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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At length , like the trumpeter's wife in the tale of Slawkenbergius , he determined not to close his cycs , until he was satisfied , and was leaning almost in desp.ir , on his bed - side , when by accident ...
At length , like the trumpeter's wife in the tale of Slawkenbergius , he determined not to close his cycs , until he was satisfied , and was leaning almost in desp.ir , on his bed - side , when by accident ...
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... with their wives and daughters at their side . When riding chairs were first introcluced at Nantucket the outlandish conveyance was considered as 100 cffeminate for manly use , and of the two persons who first risked the innovation ...
... with their wives and daughters at their side . When riding chairs were first introcluced at Nantucket the outlandish conveyance was considered as 100 cffeminate for manly use , and of the two persons who first risked the innovation ...
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It may be remarked , by the way , that the two first stanzas are in the very spirit of Flaccus ; and a mere English reader , may be pretty well satisfied with looking , as a pedant would say , even at the wrong side of the tapestry .
It may be remarked , by the way , that the two first stanzas are in the very spirit of Flaccus ; and a mere English reader , may be pretty well satisfied with looking , as a pedant would say , even at the wrong side of the tapestry .
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Wagoners , when they travel on foot , as very frequently occurs , walk on the left side of their teams . Of course , in narrow or difficult roads , when they encounter other teams , they are placed between the two , and are actually in ...
Wagoners , when they travel on foot , as very frequently occurs , walk on the left side of their teams . Of course , in narrow or difficult roads , when they encounter other teams , they are placed between the two , and are actually in ...
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Ilow are we on this side of the Atlantic to avail ourselves of these treasures ? The mode is very simple . Lot in annual appropriation of two or thrce liundred dollars be made , and remitted to London to a suitable correspondert .
Ilow are we on this side of the Atlantic to avail ourselves of these treasures ? The mode is very simple . Lot in annual appropriation of two or thrce liundred dollars be made , and remitted to London to a suitable correspondert .
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