Handy-book of Literary CuriositiesGibbings, 1894 - 1104 páginas |
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Página 17
... lost or found , of absconding debtors , etc. ) , and the hand - bill or poster , which , after the invention of printing , gradually superseded the town or private crier , these are the various steps in the evolution of the modern ...
... lost or found , of absconding debtors , etc. ) , and the hand - bill or poster , which , after the invention of printing , gradually superseded the town or private crier , these are the various steps in the evolution of the modern ...
Página 18
... Lost , Strayed , or Stolen . " The number of runaway apprentices , servants , and negro boys is especially noticeable in the advertising literature of the seven- teenth century . And how shall we account for the extraordinary homeliness ...
... Lost , Strayed , or Stolen . " The number of runaway apprentices , servants , and negro boys is especially noticeable in the advertising literature of the seven- teenth century . And how shall we account for the extraordinary homeliness ...
Página 30
... lost fortune , place , and position , in the effort to regain the daughter . So much being premised , a few selections here and there from the voluminous communications of Mr. Wilson and the rare answers of his wife may be found ...
... lost fortune , place , and position , in the effort to regain the daughter . So much being premised , a few selections here and there from the voluminous communications of Mr. Wilson and the rare answers of his wife may be found ...
Página 31
... lost . " On March 30 the tables appear to be turned : " ACHIL- LES has GOT the LEVER . Corruption sinks , and virtue swims . E. J. W. " Again more nonsense follows , then an interval of silence . At last E. J. W. cries out , Je veux ...
... lost . " On March 30 the tables appear to be turned : " ACHIL- LES has GOT the LEVER . Corruption sinks , and virtue swims . E. J. W. " Again more nonsense follows , then an interval of silence . At last E. J. W. cries out , Je veux ...
Página 32
... lost my daughter a second time . He never saw her again , apparently , though he managed to establish a cor- respondence with her in French through the Agony column . Then this breaks off and another silence ensues , which is ...
... lost my daughter a second time . He never saw her again , apparently , though he managed to establish a cor- respondence with her in French through the Agony column . Then this breaks off and another silence ensues , which is ...
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