The Comical History of Estevanille Gonzales, Surnamed the Merry FellowW. Mears, and sold, 1735 - 270 pages |
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... , in his The- baid , who deduces the first Cause of the Foundation of Thebes from the Rape of Europa , to begin the History of my own Life by acquainting them who B were were my Ancestors in the Reign of King Pelagius ; BOOK.
... , in his The- baid , who deduces the first Cause of the Foundation of Thebes from the Rape of Europa , to begin the History of my own Life by acquainting them who B were were my Ancestors in the Reign of King Pelagius ; BOOK.
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... first Fruits of their Marriage . They had a Daughter three Years after , whofe Goffips were a Gentleman , in the Neigh- bourhood of Murcia , and a young Lady whom he loved ; they named her Ine- filla , a Name which the render'd famous ...
... first Fruits of their Marriage . They had a Daughter three Years after , whofe Goffips were a Gentleman , in the Neigh- bourhood of Murcia , and a young Lady whom he loved ; they named her Ine- filla , a Name which the render'd famous ...
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... first Trial , a poor Beggar offered himself to be fcrap- ed out of Charity . My Uncle and his Journeyman being gone out , I had the whole Shop to myfelf ; I placed the poor Fellow upon an old Joint - ftool , kept on Purpose for fuch ...
... first Trial , a poor Beggar offered himself to be fcrap- ed out of Charity . My Uncle and his Journeyman being gone out , I had the whole Shop to myfelf ; I placed the poor Fellow upon an old Joint - ftool , kept on Purpose for fuch ...
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... first Time I attempted it in- deed , I lamed a Soldier . For having heard that Hippocrates , in his Chapter upon Phlebotomy , recommends making large . Orifices , I made one , which feemed ra-- ther a Cut with a Lance than a Lancet ...
... first Time I attempted it in- deed , I lamed a Soldier . For having heard that Hippocrates , in his Chapter upon Phlebotomy , recommends making large . Orifices , I made one , which feemed ra-- ther a Cut with a Lance than a Lancet ...
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... first Place convenient for my Purpose . I untied the Purfe - ftrings , and found thir- ty - five Doublons , as bright as if they had been coined the Day before , with a Piece of Paper , in which was wrapped a Diamond Ring , that I ...
... first Place convenient for my Purpose . I untied the Purfe - ftrings , and found thir- ty - five Doublons , as bright as if they had been coined the Day before , with a Piece of Paper , in which was wrapped a Diamond Ring , that I ...
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Page 251 - Elisabeth, to the present Times : Extracted from Original Papers and Manuscripts never yet Printed. With a Short Account of the Controversy between the late Earl of Orrery and the Reverend Doctor Bentley ; and some Select Letters...