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" Thus this custom of firing houses continued, till, in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal, might be cooked (burnt as they called it) without the... "
The Essays of Elia: First Series - Second Series - Page 159
by Charles Lamb - 1845
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

1872 - 556 pages
...continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal, might be cooked (burnt, as they call it) without the necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. Then first began the rude form...
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Primer First (-Fourth, Sixth) reader

Public school series - 1874 - 408 pages
...continued, till, in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal,...it. Then first began the rude form of a gridiron. Eoasting by the string, or spit, came in a century or two later — I forget in whose dynasty. By such...
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The casquet of literature, a selection in poetry and prose, ed. with notes ...

Casket - 1874 - 840 pages
...continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal, might be cooked (burned, as they called it) without the necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. Then first...
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The Literary Reader: Typical Selections from Some of the Best British and ...

George Rhett Cathcart - 1874 - 454 pages
...continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal, might be cooked iburnt. us they called it) without the necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. Then first...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 860 pages
...continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, ed, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soiled, is laid Low i (burned, as they call it) without the necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. Then first...
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Essays from Elia ...

Charles Lamb - 1877 - 104 pages
...continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal,...it. Then first began the rude form of a gridiron. Boasting by the string, or spit, came in a century or two later, I forget in whose dynasty. By such...
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One hour's reading: remarkable customs, seaons and holidays, epithets and ...

William Tegg - 1877 - 358 pages
...till in process of time," says the manuscript, " a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal,...necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. They commenced with a gridiron ; then came the string and the spit. By such slow degrees," continues...
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(The British readers). The first (-sixth) reader, ed. by T. Morrison. The ...

Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - 328 pages
...continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal, might be cooked (burnt, as they call it) without the necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. Then first began the rude form...
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The Complete Works of Charles Lamb: Containing His Letters, Essays, Poems, Etc

Charles Lamb - 1879 - 732 pages
...continued, till in process of time, vaya my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery es degree?, concludes the manuscript, do the most useful, and seemingly the most obvious, arts make their...
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Great Authors of All Ages: Being Selections from the Prose Works of Eminent ...

Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 pages
...continued, till, in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery es that of death. Night itself came, but Flora and...and hope, and at last despair, had prostrated the 1 forget in whose dynasty. By such slow degrees, concludes the manuscript, do the most useful, and...
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