The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 13, No. 358, February 28, 1829 by Various
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chin, the smiles that win, the ruby lips, where the bee sips, &c. &c.;
the whole amount being transferred to their private account from the public stock. _Resignation_.--Giving up a place. _A Heathen_.--An infidel to the tenets of ton, a Goth; a monster; a vulgar wretch. One who eats twice of soup, swills beer, _takes_ wine, knows nothing about ennui, dyspepsia, or peristaltic persuaders, and does not play ecarté; a creature--nobody. _Vice_.--An instrument made use of by ladies in _netting_ for the purpose of securing their work. _A Martyr_.--A gentleman subject to the gout. _Temperate_.----Quiet, an epithet applied only to horses. _Bore_.--A country acquaintance, or relation, a leg of mutton, a hackney-coach, &c., children, or a family party. _Love_.--Admiration of a large fortune. _Courage_.--Shooting a fellow creature, perhaps a friend, from the fear of being thought a coward. _Christmas_.--That time of year when tradesmen, and boys from school, become troublesome. * * * * * |
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