Scrapeana. Fugitive miscellanyJohn CROFT (S.A.S.) 1792 |
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... behind , unluckily her horfe threw her ; when the called out , " John ! did you ever see the like ? " " Yes , madam , " fays John , your fifter has just fuch another ! C 2 The The Rev. Dr. who lived near York , had a ( 19 )
... behind , unluckily her horfe threw her ; when the called out , " John ! did you ever see the like ? " " Yes , madam , " fays John , your fifter has just fuch another ! C 2 The The Rev. Dr. who lived near York , had a ( 19 )
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John CROFT (S.A.S.). The Rev. Dr. who lived near York , had a cherry tree ; and as the cherries . were ripe ( being a corpulent man , he could not pull them himself ) employed a lad for . the purpose ; and when he mounted the tree he put ...
John CROFT (S.A.S.). The Rev. Dr. who lived near York , had a cherry tree ; and as the cherries . were ripe ( being a corpulent man , he could not pull them himself ) employed a lad for . the purpose ; and when he mounted the tree he put ...
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... lived ; he answered , If you had afked me by what means I die , I fhould fay by hunger . A Criminal at Oporto going to be hanged , would not quit the ladder before they gave him fome liquor . A cup of wine being brought , be . fore ...
... lived ; he answered , If you had afked me by what means I die , I fhould fay by hunger . A Criminal at Oporto going to be hanged , would not quit the ladder before they gave him fome liquor . A cup of wine being brought , be . fore ...
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... lived well , and fhe died well : For fhe was born with the name of Crefwell , fhe lived in Clerkenwell , and she died in Bridewell ; then let us pray that she may farewell , " When Quin was one day lamenting his grow- ing old , a pert ...
... lived well , and fhe died well : For fhe was born with the name of Crefwell , fhe lived in Clerkenwell , and she died in Bridewell ; then let us pray that she may farewell , " When Quin was one day lamenting his grow- ing old , a pert ...
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... lived after the love knot was tied fo totally a la Françoife , and so often in public , that her parents asked her if the yoke fat eafy , and she was happy at home ; to which fhe replied , that Mr. was the best man alive , for he never ...
... lived after the love knot was tied fo totally a la Françoife , and so often in public , that her parents asked her if the yoke fat eafy , and she was happy at home ; to which fhe replied , that Mr. was the best man alive , for he never ...
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