The Ingoldsby Legends; Or, Mirth and Marvels, Volumen 2W. J. Widdleton, 1866 |
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Auto-da-fé bell Birchington Bloudie Jacke Bolton Hall call'd cold Count cried Dame dear declare deuce Devil Dol-drum e'en ev'ry Exciseman Gill fair fancy Father fear Fiddle-de-dee fill'd folks François Xavier Auguste Friar gentleman Ghost gone grace hand head heard heart Holy Ingoldsby Legends King Knight Lady laye a-thynkynge LEGEND look look'd Lord Malvoisie Miss Monks morning ne'er never nose o'er Old Nick once poor pray queer quoth Ralph de Diceto Rigmaree round Rupert Saint SAINT MEDARD Salisbury Plain scarce seem'd seen Shylock sigh sight Sir Alured Sir Ingoldsby Bray smile Smuggler Bill sort sound sure as fate tail tell thee There's thing Thomas à Becket THOMAS INGOLDSBY thou thought turn'd twas Uncle vex'd Washford ween word young
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