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Page 149
... Poor Jack . Why , I heard our good chaplain palaver one day About souls , heaven , mercy , and such ; And , my timbers ! what lingo he'd coil and belay , Why , ' twas just all as one as High Dutch : For he said how a sparrow can't ...
... Poor Jack . Why , I heard our good chaplain palaver one day About souls , heaven , mercy , and such ; And , my timbers ! what lingo he'd coil and belay , Why , ' twas just all as one as High Dutch : For he said how a sparrow can't ...
Page 220
... poor man himself . If he went up to the great house to complain , it was hard to get the speech of Sir Lewis ; and indeed his only chance of being righted was to coax the squire's pretty housekeeper , who could do what she pleased with ...
... poor man himself . If he went up to the great house to complain , it was hard to get the speech of Sir Lewis ; and indeed his only chance of being righted was to coax the squire's pretty housekeeper , who could do what she pleased with ...
Page 226
... poor parson back to the parish ; and though he did not enable him to keep a fine house and a coach as formerly , he ... poor dupe to dinner , and then threatened to have him tossed in a blanket unless he would make over his estates to ...
... poor parson back to the parish ; and though he did not enable him to keep a fine house and a coach as formerly , he ... poor dupe to dinner , and then threatened to have him tossed in a blanket unless he would make over his estates to ...
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