The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 5Joseph Shackell, 1830 |
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... piece of heavy ordnance broke the stillness of the night , and a huge column of smoke ascended from the tomb into the clear moonlight , while a heavy mass fell close by the ter- rified Gortz . The headsman could no longer remain ...
... piece of heavy ordnance broke the stillness of the night , and a huge column of smoke ascended from the tomb into the clear moonlight , while a heavy mass fell close by the ter- rified Gortz . The headsman could no longer remain ...
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... piece of old and dirty sail - cloth : a doorway led into the other chamber , and a shelf on which was displayed a few drinking cups , completed the miserable aspect of the place . Seated on the chair , which was placed before the hearth ...
... piece of old and dirty sail - cloth : a doorway led into the other chamber , and a shelf on which was displayed a few drinking cups , completed the miserable aspect of the place . Seated on the chair , which was placed before the hearth ...
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... piece of humorous revenge on Alnwick , which is very ludicrous , is attri- the part of King John , for having endured considerable personal inconvenience from the miry state of the roads . Those who are to be made free assemble in the ...
... piece of humorous revenge on Alnwick , which is very ludicrous , is attri- the part of King John , for having endured considerable personal inconvenience from the miry state of the roads . Those who are to be made free assemble in the ...
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... pieces of ordnance , admirably adapted for the destruction of Pendennis , a like tower of strength on the opposite side of the Channel . We have seen St. Maws ; but Pendennis they will not let us behold , save at a distance , because ...
... pieces of ordnance , admirably adapted for the destruction of Pendennis , a like tower of strength on the opposite side of the Channel . We have seen St. Maws ; but Pendennis they will not let us behold , save at a distance , because ...
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... piece of baseness as this , when if he regarded his own life in the least , he would embark in that vessel , which would most swiftly convey him from these shores . " It was a labour of much time , danger , and difficulty , to descend ...
... piece of baseness as this , when if he regarded his own life in the least , he would embark in that vessel , which would most swiftly convey him from these shores . " It was a labour of much time , danger , and difficulty , to descend ...
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Page 86 - I that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing her fair hair about her pure cheeks, like a nymph; sometime sitting in the shade like a Goddess; sometime singing like an angel; sometime playing like Orpheus. Behold the sorrow of this world! Once amiss, hath bereaved me of all.