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Page 49
... dinner is served , which interrupts the conversation for that time . The appearance of dinner , which consists of a variety of dishes , seems to diffuse new cheerfulness upon every face , so that he now expects the philosophical ...
... dinner is served , which interrupts the conversation for that time . The appearance of dinner , which consists of a variety of dishes , seems to diffuse new cheerfulness upon every face , so that he now expects the philosophical ...
Page 215
... dinner is to be followed by a reading of Bickerstaffe's new play . Among the guests are Goldsmith and Paul Hiffernan , a Grub Street protegé of the Purdon and Pilkington class . Hiffernan is an eccentric , drunken , idle creature , edu ...
... dinner is to be followed by a reading of Bickerstaffe's new play . Among the guests are Goldsmith and Paul Hiffernan , a Grub Street protegé of the Purdon and Pilkington class . Hiffernan is an eccentric , drunken , idle creature , edu ...
Page 236
... dinner board set for six or seven is made to accommodate twice that number . Nor is the want of seats the only difficulty . There is an equal want of knives , forks , plates , and glasses . In something of the same style is the ...
... dinner board set for six or seven is made to accommodate twice that number . Nor is the want of seats the only difficulty . There is an equal want of knives , forks , plates , and glasses . In something of the same style is the ...
Contents
A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD | 13 |
THE MISTAKES OF A NIGHT | 17 |
BURGERSDICIUS AND SMIGLECIUS | 25 |
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