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Formerly , chastity was the honour of women , and good faith and integrity the honour of men : but now , a lady who ruins her family by punctually paying her loffes at play , and a gentleman who kills his belt friend in fome trifling ...
Formerly , chastity was the honour of women , and good faith and integrity the honour of men : but now , a lady who ruins her family by punctually paying her loffes at play , and a gentleman who kills his belt friend in fome trifling ...
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Сторінка 347 - Others may boast a single man to kill ; But I the blood of thousands daily spill. Let petty kings the names of parties know : Where'er I come, I slay both friend and foe. The swiftest horsemen my swift rage controls, And from their bodies drives their trembling souls.
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| Назва | A Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage ... Том 6 з серії A Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage |
| Видавець | C. Elliot, 1788 |
| Оригінал із | Гарвардський університет |
| Оцифровано | 25 трав. 2007 |
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