Bell's British Theatre, Volume 12Bell, 1797 |
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... Sack . If ' tis in my power , I shan't scruple to serve my friend . Col. ' Tis one perquisite of your calling . Sack . Ay , at t'other end of the town , where you officers use , women are good forcers of trade ; a well- custom'd house ...
... Sack . If ' tis in my power , I shan't scruple to serve my friend . Col. ' Tis one perquisite of your calling . Sack . Ay , at t'other end of the town , where you officers use , women are good forcers of trade ; a well- custom'd house ...
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... Sack . Know her ! Ay , poor Nancy : I have carried her to school many a frosty morning . Alas ! if she's the woman , I pity you , colonel : her father , my old master , was the most whimsical out - of - the - way tem- per'd man I ever ...
... Sack . Know her ! Ay , poor Nancy : I have carried her to school many a frosty morning . Alas ! if she's the woman , I pity you , colonel : her father , my old master , was the most whimsical out - of - the - way tem- per'd man I ever ...
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... Sack . Ay , sir , the last quarter was her beau guar- -She appears in all public places during his dian's .. reign . Col. She visited a lady who boarded in the same house with me : I liked her person , and found an opportunity to tell ...
... Sack . Ay , sir , the last quarter was her beau guar- -She appears in all public places during his dian's .. reign . Col. She visited a lady who boarded in the same house with me : I liked her person , and found an opportunity to tell ...
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... Sack . The third is an old beau , that has May in his fancy and dress , but December in his face and his heels he admires all the new fashions , and those must be French ; loves operas , balls , masquerades , and is always the most ...
... Sack . The third is an old beau , that has May in his fancy and dress , but December in his face and his heels he admires all the new fashions , and those must be French ; loves operas , balls , masquerades , and is always the most ...
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... Sack . Very well , sir ; they all use my house . Col. And will you assist me , if occasion requires ? Sack . In every thing I can , colonel . Free . I'll answer for him ; and whatever I can serve you in , you may depend on . I know Mr ...
... Sack . Very well , sir ; they all use my house . Col. And will you assist me , if occasion requires ? Sack . In every thing I can , colonel . Free . I'll answer for him ; and whatever I can serve you in , you may depend on . I know Mr ...
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Page 78 - What, would you anatomize me? Sir P. Ay, ay, madam; he would dissect you. Trade. Or pore over you through a microscope, to see how your blood circulates from the crown of your head to the sole of your foot...
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