Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volumes 294-295F. Jefferies, 1967 - Early English newspapers |
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Page 38
... reason , has the value of 4d . , and in country districts a shilling is a " maccaroni " ( why , I am unable to fathom ) , while a sixpence is called a " tenpence , " and a threepenny bit a " fippence , " the two latter probably being ...
... reason , has the value of 4d . , and in country districts a shilling is a " maccaroni " ( why , I am unable to fathom ) , while a sixpence is called a " tenpence , " and a threepenny bit a " fippence , " the two latter probably being ...
Page 308
... reason for this strange fact . Why , ' said he , ' a gentleman told me he saw him there ; and that he even spoke to him , and whispered in his ears these words : " Your Royal High- ness is the last of all mortals whom I should expect to ...
... reason for this strange fact . Why , ' said he , ' a gentleman told me he saw him there ; and that he even spoke to him , and whispered in his ears these words : " Your Royal High- ness is the last of all mortals whom I should expect to ...
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... reason of that is mainly due to their being more accustomed to play trump games , and therefore they conceive the other to be the more difficult . BROWN . Well , have you anything else to say against the game ? JONES . Plenty . A ...
... reason of that is mainly due to their being more accustomed to play trump games , and therefore they conceive the other to be the more difficult . BROWN . Well , have you anything else to say against the game ? JONES . Plenty . A ...
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