Hints on the Nature and Management of DunsT.C. Newby, 1845 - 158 էջ |
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... reply : - " SIR , " I am instructed by Mr. John Bolster , Haberdasher , of New Bond Street , to apply to you for payment of £ 50 7s . 8d . , due to him for articles supplied to you in the way of his trade . Unless this sum be ...
... reply : - " SIR , " I am instructed by Mr. John Bolster , Haberdasher , of New Bond Street , to apply to you for payment of £ 50 7s . 8d . , due to him for articles supplied to you in the way of his trade . Unless this sum be ...
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... REPLY . " Saxe Mundham Hall . " Jan. 12 , 18— . " SIR , " In answer to your letter of the 10th inst . , respect- ing my son's account , I beg to say that I will not settle the said account . I have already paid his debts three times ...
... REPLY . " Saxe Mundham Hall . " Jan. 12 , 18— . " SIR , " In answer to your letter of the 10th inst . , respect- ing my son's account , I beg to say that I will not settle the said account . I have already paid his debts three times ...
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... reply from the smoke - man , in which he requests you to return the cigars if you do not approve of them , and to settle his account at the same time ; you are thus placed on the horns of a dilemma - viz . , you must either poison ...
... reply from the smoke - man , in which he requests you to return the cigars if you do not approve of them , and to settle his account at the same time ; you are thus placed on the horns of a dilemma - viz . , you must either poison ...
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... reply . The unfortunate Detrimental swore , stormed , and raved , but all was of no avail ; he even descended to the most abject supplications , but it was in vain . There she stood with the coveted garment in her hand , while he , like ...
... reply . The unfortunate Detrimental swore , stormed , and raved , but all was of no avail ; he even descended to the most abject supplications , but it was in vain . There she stood with the coveted garment in her hand , while he , like ...
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... reply , that it is of no earthly consequence , if you will be kind enough to give him a bill , made payable at your own convenience . Out comes the pocket - book from the monster's coat , the fatal paper is drawn forth from its recesses ...
... reply , that it is of no earthly consequence , if you will be kind enough to give him a bill , made payable at your own convenience . Out comes the pocket - book from the monster's coat , the fatal paper is drawn forth from its recesses ...
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.