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On each of these cards a device is introduced , with an appropriate motto , or
epigram ; the point of which is answered , or explained , by the change which the
figure assumes during the rapid whirling of the card . " “ It may be very clever , ”
said ...
On each of these cards a device is introduced , with an appropriate motto , or
epigram ; the point of which is answered , or explained , by the change which the
figure assumes during the rapid whirling of the card . " “ It may be very clever , ”
said ...
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6 The epigram which accompanies it is not deficient in point , ” said Mr . Seymour
. “ The caprice of this watchman surpasses all bounds ; He ne ' er sits in his box ,
but when going his rounds : While he no sooner rests , ' tis a strange paradox !
6 The epigram which accompanies it is not deficient in point , ” said Mr . Seymour
. “ The caprice of this watchman surpasses all bounds ; He ne ' er sits in his box ,
but when going his rounds : While he no sooner rests , ' tis a strange paradox !
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... by the powers of a steamengine ; but the author of the present invention claims
for himself the exclusive merit of having first constructed a hand - mill , by which
puns and epigrams may be turned with as much ease as tunes are played on the
...
... by the powers of a steamengine ; but the author of the present invention claims
for himself the exclusive merit of having first constructed a hand - mill , by which
puns and epigrams may be turned with as much ease as tunes are played on the
...
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See ! see ! she revives , she opens her eyes , and throws her arms around the
neck of her frantic lover : truly , Mrs . Seymour , this is a most interesting toy , ”
said Mr . Twaddleton . Mr . Seymour here observed that he had written an
epigram to ...
See ! see ! she revives , she opens her eyes , and throws her arms around the
neck of her frantic lover : truly , Mrs . Seymour , this is a most interesting toy , ”
said Mr . Twaddleton . Mr . Seymour here observed that he had written an
epigram to ...
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Louisa received the epigram from the hands of her father , and read as follows : “
By turning round , ' tis said , that Orpheus lost his wife ; . Let him turn round again
, and she ' ll return to life . ” It could not be expected that Mr . Twaddleton should ...
Louisa received the epigram from the hands of her father , and read as follows : “
By turning round , ' tis said , that Orpheus lost his wife ; . Let him turn round again
, and she ' ll return to life . ” It could not be expected that Mr . Twaddleton should ...
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Página 132 - ... time that the axle describes a small one, therefore the power is increased in the same proportion as the circumference of the wheel is greater than that of the axle. If the velocity of the wheel is...
Página 81 - Gunpowder, hoping by a sudden movement to give his companion the slip; but the spectre started full jump with him. Away, then, they dashed through thick and thin, stones flying and sparks flashing at every bound. Ichabod's flimsy garments fluttered in the air as he stretched his long lank body away over his horse's head in the eagerness of his flight.
Página 190 - ... resolved to remove his body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently...