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Punch's letters to his son, corrected and ed. [really written] by D. Jerrold Douglas William Jerrold Visualização completa - 1843 |
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abuse ADMETUS Amaranth assured Aunt Abishag Battle of Waterloo beautiful believe benevolent bipeds bishops black poker bones bowels brain bran new scarlet bright poker called capari cockatrice cockchafer Consider creature cried Hodge daily dear boy dear child Death Death breathes dignity dirty ears earth eyes falsehood familiar spirit fearful pleasure feel fellow fortune foul give golden gratitude hand hath heart Hence HERMIT OF CONEY-HATCH hermitage Homer and Shakspere human human furniture Humbug hundred labour last letter laugh look lord LORD CHAMBERLAIN mercer's mind from play moral Muggeridge mystery never nobleman of enlarged once piece Plutus poor pounds present profession profound intent prorogation rascal reader right leg scurvy rascal sister Suke skull solitude speak the truth spirit sweet talk tell things thought thousands tion tradesman true twin soul UNALLOYED GUINEAS utter vulgar walking-stick whilst wife withered wretch
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