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... ment . His birch was rarely used in canonical me- thod , but was generally stuck into the back part of the collar of the unfortunate culprit , who , with this * This was Taylor the occulist , spoken of in Boswell's life of Johnson , and ...
... ment . His birch was rarely used in canonical me- thod , but was generally stuck into the back part of the collar of the unfortunate culprit , who , with this * This was Taylor the occulist , spoken of in Boswell's life of Johnson , and ...
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... ment on those who should be found offending in the premises , and by taking measures to prevent a fur- ther repetition of the enormity . I have said , and with truth , that I was no promoter of mischief ; but I will not take upon me to ...
... ment on those who should be found offending in the premises , and by taking measures to prevent a fur- ther repetition of the enormity . I have said , and with truth , that I was no promoter of mischief ; but I will not take upon me to ...
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... ment between us , and there was not a boy in the school in whose welfare and competitions I took so decided an interest ; the ardor of which was in al- most perpetual requisition , from the circumstance of his being a champion in the ...
... ment between us , and there was not a boy in the school in whose welfare and competitions I took so decided an interest ; the ardor of which was in al- most perpetual requisition , from the circumstance of his being a champion in the ...
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... of Castor and Pollux , or of Pylades and Orestes . But the ce- ment which connected them , was scarcely so pure as that which had united those heroes of antiquity . It E could hardly be called friendship , but was rather a 41.
... of Castor and Pollux , or of Pylades and Orestes . But the ce- ment which connected them , was scarcely so pure as that which had united those heroes of antiquity . It E could hardly be called friendship , but was rather a 41.
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... ment , the alderman had no disposition to provoke further criticism by going on with the mittimus . The irregularities of these gay rakes were not more eccentric than diversified ; and the more ex- travagant they could render them , the ...
... ment , the alderman had no disposition to provoke further criticism by going on with the mittimus . The irregularities of these gay rakes were not more eccentric than diversified ; and the more ex- travagant they could render them , the ...
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