Hints on the Nature and Management of DunsT.C. Newby, 1845 - 158 էջ |
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Էջ 37
... keeps a cabriolet , a couple of hacks , a tiger , and Made- moiselle Pirouette , of Her Majesty's Theatre . " Your obedient servant , " SAXE MUNDHAM . " The consequences of the above paternal infor- mation from the MANAGEMENT OF DUNS . 37.
... keeps a cabriolet , a couple of hacks , a tiger , and Made- moiselle Pirouette , of Her Majesty's Theatre . " Your obedient servant , " SAXE MUNDHAM . " The consequences of the above paternal infor- mation from the MANAGEMENT OF DUNS . 37.
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... keep your quarter's money for your own amusements— instead of theirs . ) " You may rely , however , upon my sending you a remittance as soon as I can get a little free from all the other demands which are now coming in , and this will ...
... keep your quarter's money for your own amusements— instead of theirs . ) " You may rely , however , upon my sending you a remittance as soon as I can get a little free from all the other demands which are now coming in , and this will ...
Էջ 67
... keep the hook well concealed ; and so also , the Younger Son should use such dex- terity with his prey , that all may appear fair outside : while within lies hidden destruction . Duns , too , have a foible , for what they are pleased to ...
... keep the hook well concealed ; and so also , the Younger Son should use such dex- terity with his prey , that all may appear fair outside : while within lies hidden destruction . Duns , too , have a foible , for what they are pleased to ...
Էջ 68
... keep your word . Duns like this frankness , and they go away , thinking within themselves— “ Well , the young man has no humbug about him , at all events ; he'd pay if he could , I can see that . Poor fellow ! I must not be too hard ...
... keep your word . Duns like this frankness , and they go away , thinking within themselves— “ Well , the young man has no humbug about him , at all events ; he'd pay if he could , I can see that . Poor fellow ! I must not be too hard ...
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Hints. " Let your Dun in when he knocks , and keep your temper . " " It now becomes my duty to enlighten my Detrimental readers , with a few hints as to certain expedients , which may be used in order to get rid of a Dun , in extreme ...
Hints. " Let your Dun in when he knocks , and keep your temper . " " It now becomes my duty to enlighten my Detrimental readers , with a few hints as to certain expedients , which may be used in order to get rid of a Dun , in extreme ...
Common terms and phrases
animal ant-lion beautiful blessed burgundy cabriolet call it merry champagne chapter cheek by jowl cholera Christmas Bills cigars coat considerable course deal chest debt delight Detri Detrimental Detrimental's dine dinner disagreeable door Dun-o-phobia Dun's elder brother eldest epicurean excuses father feel flatter gaze gentleman give glorious golden Governor heart heiress hints honour horrid wafered thing Humbug Injured JOHN BOLSTER kisses knocker ladies lips MANAGEMENT OF DUNS MANAGING YOUR DUNS Marriage Mary dear merry Christmas MISERY morganatic nephew never obedient servant paternal peculiar personage postman's knock pretty prey Primogeniture purse Queen's Bench received remittance reply rich sake shirt single knock Sleep Son's Spencer Saxe Mundham sponging-house sure surplice sweet tailor ten-pound-note thee thou throw tick tiger tion uncle unpleasant victim WAFERED LETTER weary wine-merchant woman words yon basket Young England Younger Sons
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Էջ 69 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Էջ 151 - The Desolator desolate! The Victor overthrown The arbiter of others' fate A suppliant for his own! Is it some yet imperial hope, That with such change can calmly cope? Or dread of death alone? To die a prince — or live a slave — Thy choice is most ignobly brave!
Էջ 72 - ... pouting and looking daggers, grievously offended by the absence of her lover, a parcel was brought in by a servant and delivered to the master of the house. He opened it, and to the astonishment of all, out fell a shirt ! Snatching up a little dirty scrap of paper which fell from the garment, the host read out the following exquisite morceau for the edification of the company. " Muster Wilkinson, " Sir. — Has Muster Howard,* owes me eighteen-pence, and has only got this one shirt, -which I...
Էջ 34 - ... boat, further on than his own, where he is disposed of. They are much more numerous than we are. I have not heard of more than about thirty families of Mooteeas, and the Lodahas are not much above two hundred men, but the Bongoos are very numerous, I have heard.
Էջ 72 - ... and, of course, dinnerless. In the middle of dinner at Mr. Wilkinson's that evening, while the guests were discussing the mysterious non-appearance of my hero, and the pretty Charlotte...
Էջ 114 - Because you do not believe that all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.