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... house , her chariot , her domestics , and her very lap - dog , are so many instruments of torment . Tell me se- riously , do you think you could bear the sight of her fan ? ' He shook his head at the question NO . 107 . TATLER . 9.
... house , her chariot , her domestics , and her very lap - dog , are so many instruments of torment . Tell me se- riously , do you think you could bear the sight of her fan ? ' He shook his head at the question NO . 107 . TATLER . 9.
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British essayists Alexander Chalmers. fan ? ' He shook his head at the question , and said , ́ Ah ! Mr. Bickterstaff , you must have been a pa- tient , or you could not have been so good a physi- cian . To tell you truly , ' said I ...
British essayists Alexander Chalmers. fan ? ' He shook his head at the question , and said , ́ Ah ! Mr. Bickterstaff , you must have been a pa- tient , or you could not have been so good a physi- cian . To tell you truly , ' said I ...
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... head . It afterwards twisted itself into the motions and writhings of several different ani- mals , and after great variety of shapes and trans- formations , went off the stage in the figure of a human creature . The admiration , the ...
... head . It afterwards twisted itself into the motions and writhings of several different ani- mals , and after great variety of shapes and trans- formations , went off the stage in the figure of a human creature . The admiration , the ...
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... head , attained to such an evil art and magical force in the motion of her eyes and turn of her countenance , that she the said Rebecca had put to death several young men of the said parish ; and that the said young men had ac ...
... head , attained to such an evil art and magical force in the motion of her eyes and turn of her countenance , that she the said Rebecca had put to death several young men of the said parish ; and that the said young men had ac ...
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... head . A letter , which he acknow- ledged to be his own hand , was read , in which were the following words , Cruel creature , I die for you . ' It was observable that he took snuff all the time his accusation was reading . I asked him ...
... head . A letter , which he acknow- ledged to be his own hand , was read , in which were the following words , Cruel creature , I die for you . ' It was observable that he took snuff all the time his accusation was reading . I asked him ...
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