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He once met an old man driving along several asses laden with water - melons , and , pointing to one of the largest of these fruits , asked its price . The old man put his finger and thumb to his ear - lap , and said , " Cut it , Sir .
He once met an old man driving along several asses laden with water - melons , and , pointing to one of the largest of these fruits , asked its price . The old man put his finger and thumb to his ear - lap , and said , " Cut it , Sir .
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He could endure no more ; but , starting from his bed , he rushed forward , grasped the lid with trembling hands , and raised it up at once . Who shall speak his feelings when he beheld what that fatal chest now disclosed ?
He could endure no more ; but , starting from his bed , he rushed forward , grasped the lid with trembling hands , and raised it up at once . Who shall speak his feelings when he beheld what that fatal chest now disclosed ?
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It is all very well talking , " said Johnny , " but I never should show my face amongst them if I once thought they guessed at my real trade . I live in a regular worry as it is . If ever a fellow asks me if I was at Melton last year ...
It is all very well talking , " said Johnny , " but I never should show my face amongst them if I once thought they guessed at my real trade . I live in a regular worry as it is . If ever a fellow asks me if I was at Melton last year ...
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| Pealkiri | The Quarterly Review, 59. köide |
| Editors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) |
| Contributor | George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1837 |
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