The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities — David Hume — John Shaqi
The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities
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│16│out of │of the said powder, _gratis_. And it │ │
│ │ │chanced that the first paper thereof │ ♃ ♂ ⊕ │
│17│tune │was bought, idly as it were, by an │ │
│ │ │old woman; and she, without meaning │ perhaps │
│18│shoot │to injure the inventor or his │ │
│ │ │remedy, but of her mere │ hot, │
│19│the │harmlessness, did, innocently as it │ │
│ │ │were, ask him whether, when she had │ │
│20│moon │caught the flea, and after she had │ ☍ ♈ ♀ ⚹ ♊ │
│ │ │got it as before described, if she │ │
│21│we │should crack it upon her nail, it │ or │
│ │ │would not be as well. Whereupon the │ │
│22│fly │ingenious projector was so │ perchance │
│ │ │dumbfounded by the question, that, │ │
│23│by │not knowing what to answer on the │ it may be │
│ │ │sudden, he said, with truth, to this │ │
│24│night │effect, that, without doubt, her way │ coolish; │
│ │ │would do, too. │ ♊ ♀ │
│25│rapid │ │ │
│ │ │ │ and if │
│26│flight │ │ │
│ │ │ │ it raineth │
│27│very │ │ │
│ │ │ │ not, │
│28│quickly │ │ │
│ │ │ │ it will │
│29│out of │ │ │
│ │ │ │ be dry. │
│30│sight │ │ │
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